| Table 2-5 |
| European and North American recipients of U.S. S&E doctorates, by field and region/country of origin: 1983–2003 |
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| |
Europea |
|
North America |
|
|
|
|
| Field |
Total |
Western |
Scandinavia |
Central and
Eastern |
|
Total |
Mexico |
Canada |
|
| All fields |
29,882 |
21,119 |
1,873 |
6,890 |
|
12,905 |
3,562 |
9,343 |
| S&E |
22,983 |
15,422 |
1,426 |
6,135 |
|
8,878 |
3,046 |
5,832 |
| Engineering |
4,807 |
3,281 |
266 |
1,260 |
|
1,465 |
680 |
785 |
| Science |
18,176 |
12,141 |
1,160 |
4,875 |
|
7,413 |
2,366 |
5,047 |
| Agricultural sciences |
694 |
536 |
61 |
97 |
|
779 |
527 |
252 |
| Biological sciences |
3,231 |
2,198 |
189 |
844 |
|
1,684 |
510 |
1,174 |
| Computer sciences |
1,071 |
688 |
64 |
319 |
|
232 |
72 |
160 |
| Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
905 |
642 |
76 |
187 |
|
335 |
142 |
193 |
| Mathematics |
2,351 |
1,204 |
104 |
1,043 |
|
456 |
167 |
289 |
| Medical/other life sciences |
511 |
419 |
53 |
39 |
|
523 |
84 |
439 |
| Physical sciences |
4,644 |
2,677 |
217 |
1,750 |
|
972 |
266 |
706 |
| Psychology |
894 |
733 |
81 |
80 |
|
828 |
88 |
740 |
| Social sciences |
3,875 |
3,044 |
315 |
516 |
|
1,604 |
510 |
1,094 |
| Non-S&E |
7,410 |
5,697 |
447 |
755 |
|
4,027 |
516 |
3,511 |
|
|
| |
aSee figure 2-23 for countries
included in Western Europe, Scandinavia, and Eastern Europe.
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 and Engineering Indicators 2006 |
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