| Table 2-10 |
| European and North American recipients
of U.S. S&E doctorates, by field and region/country of origin:
1985–2000 |
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Europea |
|
North America |
|
|
|
|
| Field |
Total |
Western |
Scandinavia |
Eastern |
|
Total |
Mexico |
Canada |
|
| All fields |
21,525 |
15,840 |
1,386 |
4,299 |
|
9,423 |
2,501 |
6,922 |
| S&E |
16,123 |
11,277 |
1,023 |
3,823 |
|
6,075 |
2,077 |
3,998 |
| Physical
sciences |
3,281 |
2,040 |
163 |
1,078 |
|
725 |
187 |
538 |
Earth,
atmospheric, and
ocean sciences |
641 |
459 |
62 |
120 |
|
241 |
93 |
148 |
| Mathematics |
1,720 |
924 |
81 |
715 |
|
337 |
123 |
214 |
Computer/information
sciences |
756 |
520 |
57 |
179 |
|
172 |
52 |
120 |
| Engineering |
3,484 |
2,461 |
198 |
825 |
|
1,077 |
458 |
619 |
| Biological
sciences |
2,347 |
1,690 |
136 |
521 |
|
1,244 |
381 |
863 |
| Agricultural
sciences |
534 |
420 |
48 |
66 |
|
575 |
388 |
187 |
| Psychology/social
sciences |
3,360 |
2,763 |
278 |
319 |
|
1,704 |
395 |
1,309 |
| Non-S&Ea |
5,402 |
4,563 |
363 |
476 |
|
3,348 |
424 |
2,924 |
|
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aSee figure
2-28 for countries included in Western Europe, Scandinavia, and
Eastern Europe.
bIncludes medical and other life sciences.
NOTE: Foreign doctorate recipients include permanent and temporary
residents.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources
Statistics, Survey of Earned Doctorates, special tabulations, 2003. |
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| Science & Engineering Indicators
– 2004 |
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