Contents

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Executive Summary

Introduction

Methodological Issues

Output Trends in Major S&E Publishing Centers

Trends in Influential Articles and Journals

The U.S. Academic Sector

Conclusion

Appendix Tables

Suggested Citation

List of Tables

List of Figures

List of Tables

Output Trends in Major S&E Publishing Centers

Table 1	Average annual growth in federal research funding and S&E article output (fractional counts), by field: 1986–2003
Table 2	Indicators of international collaboration for major S&E publishing centers: selected years, 1992–2003

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Trends in Influential Articles and Journals

Table 3	World share of highly cited S&E articles (fractional counts), by major S&E publishing center and percentile: 1992, 1997, and 2003
Table 4	Highly influential U.S. S&E articles (fractional counts), by field: selected years: 1996–2003
Table 5	Highly influential S&E articles (fractional counts) of major S&E publishing centers: selected years: 1996–2003

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The U.S. Academic Sector

Table 6	Average annual growth in U.S. academic S&E article output, by field: 1988–92 and 1992–2003
Table 7	Average annual growth in U.S. S&E article output (fractional counts), by sector: 1988–2003, 1988–92, and 1992–2003
Table 8	Carnegie institution type and administrative control of top 200 U.S. research universities
Table 9	Average annual growth in S&E article output (fractional counts) of top 200 U.S. research universities, by administrative control of institution and Carnegie institution type: 1988–2001, 1988–92, and 1992–2001
Table 10	Average annual growth in S&E article output (fractional counts) at departments of top 200 U.S. research universities, by field and National Research Council scholarly quality departmental rating: 1988–2001