Table 8-42
Academic S&E article output per 1,000 S&E doctorate holders in academia, by state: 1997, 2003, and 2008/06
 
  Academic S&E article output   S&E doctorate holders in academiaa   Academic articles/
1,000 academic doctorate holders
State 1997 2003 2008   1997 2003 2008   1997 2003 2008/06
 
EPSCoR states 16,096 17,479 19,506   41,750 42,890 44,410   386 408 439
Non-EPSCoR states 120,252 129,972 146,975   201,710 232,390 243,740   596 559 603
Average EPSCoR state value na na na   na na na   372 394 430
Average non-EPSCoR state value na na na   na na na   585 546 582
United States 137,598 148,722 167,852   245,670 277,970 290,730   560 535 577
Alabama 1,838 1,851 1,974   4,640 3,240 3,430   396 571 576
Alaska 160 195 285   450 600 580   356 325 492
Arizona 2,133 2,152 2,455   3,050 3,660 4,010   699 588 612
Arkansas 575 664 716   1,520 1,850 1,940   379 359 369
California 16,862 18,744 21,001   26,050 29,830 29,070   647 628 722
Colorado 2,408 2,615 2,855   4,550 5,320 5,540   529 492 515
Connecticut 2,692 2,748 3,070   4,000 4,490 4,770   673 612 644
Delaware 476 580 650   750 800 950   635 725 684
District of Columbia 1,083 1,061 1,106   2,210 2,690 2,580   490 394 429
Florida 3,976 4,551 5,678   6,850 8,710 9,590   580 523 592
Georgia 3,076 3,640 4,299   5,780 7,240 7,750   532 503 555
Hawaii 531 572 697   1,380 1,910 1,670   385 299 417
Idaho 287 305 360   780 1,190 1,490   368 257 242
Illinois 6,469 6,959 7,662   10,620 10,930 11,860   609 637 646
Indiana 2,862 3,022 3,645   4,680 5,810 6,190   612 520 589
Iowa 2,130 2,220 2,232   3,100 3,390 3,530   687 655 632
Kansas 1,134 1,235 1,292   2,260 2,380 2,600   502 519 497
Kentucky 1,320 1,434 1,604   3,040 3,320 3,610   434 432 444
Louisiana 1,810 1,759 1,753   3,580 3,570 3,470   506 493 505
Maine 238 267 285   1,340 1,150 1,210   178 233 236
Maryland 4,259 4,946 5,453   6,400 7,060 7,590   666 700 718
Massachusetts 8,762 9,445 10,834   11,810 14,630 14,980   742 646 723
Michigan 4,620 5,071 5,804   7,850 9,050 9,410   589 560 617
Minnesota 2,300 2,287 2,634   4,490 5,600 5,730   512 408 460
Mississippi 583 710 840   1,940 2,060 2,020   301 345 416
Missouri 3,032 3,122 3,443   5,770 5,770 5,750   526 541 599
Montana 256 363 396   1,020 1,090 1,230   251 333 322
Nebraska 983 991 1,115   2,360 1,880 1,900   417 527 587
Nevada 352 458 571   980 1,260 1,620   359 364 352
New Hampshire 579 627 683   1,130 1,360 1,270   512 461 538
New Jersey 2,952 3,150 3,326   5,290 6,160 6,500   558 511 512
New Mexico 782 792 835   2,450 2,960 2,220   319 268 376
New York 11,781 12,179 13,378   20,900 22,360 23,110   564 545 579
North Carolina 4,762 5,321 6,170   7,740 9,650 10,310   615 551 598
North Dakota 262 315 411   900 740 970   292 426 424
Ohio 4,900 5,088 5,635   9,750 10,620 10,620   503 479 531
Oklahoma 853 933 1,081   2,680 2,900 2,890   318 322 374
Oregon 1,550 1,648 1,972   2,690 3,690 3,620   576 447 545
Pennsylvania 7,756 8,260 9,419   12,150 15,650 16,210   638 528 581
Rhode Island 828 871 1,020   1,730 2,180 2,040   479 399 500
South Carolina 1,155 1,428 1,587   3,230 3,000 3,720   358 476 427
South Dakota 136 165 202   700 670 690   194 246 293
Tennessee 2,123 2,310 2,826   4,720 5,210 5,640   450 443 501
Texas 8,415 9,423 10,755   13,760 15,240 17,170   612 618 626
Utah 1,492 1,538 1,786   3,080 2,770 3,580   485 555 499
Vermont 369 383 475   1,140 1,100 1,050   324 349 453
Virginia 2,822 2,991 3,593   5,830 7,630 8,050   484 392 446
Washington 3,091 3,412 3,605   5,410 6,740 7,190   571 506 501
West Virginia 400 375 417   1,190 1,190 1,320   336 315 316
Wisconsin 3,025 3,129 3,445   5,390 5,180 5,970   561 604 577
Wyoming 189 204 255   560 490 520   337 417 490
                       
Puerto Rico 167 212 265   640 1,360 1,270   261 156 209
 

na = not applicable

EPSCoR = Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research

aCoefficients of variation for estimates of S&E doctorate holders in academia presented in appendix table 8-14.

NOTES: For explanation of EPSCoR and non-EPSCoR averages, see chapter introduction. Workforce represents employed component of civilian labor force and reported as annual data not seasonally adjusted. Most recent indicator values calculated using doctorate holder data for 2006 and publication data for 2008.

SOURCES: Thomson Reuters, Science Citation Index and Social Sciences Citation Index, http://thomsonreuters.com/products_services/science/; The Patent Board™; and National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Survey of Doctorate Recipients.

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