| Table 2-13 |
| European and North American recipients of U.S. S&E doctorates, by field and region/country of origin: 1989–2009 |
| |
| |
Europea |
|
North America |
| Field |
All countries |
Western |
Scandinavia |
Central/Eastern |
|
All countries |
Canada |
Mexico |
| |
| All fields |
38,644 |
24,433 |
2,151 |
12,060 |
|
15,275 |
10,943 |
4,283 |
| S&E |
29,988 |
17,852 |
1,632 |
10,504 |
|
10,802 |
7,193 |
3,589 |
| Engineering |
5,876 |
3,741 |
291 |
1,844 |
|
1,859 |
1,035 |
824 |
| Science |
24,112 |
14,111 |
1,341 |
8,660 |
|
8,943 |
6,158 |
2,765 |
| Agricultural sciences |
828 |
606 |
59 |
163 |
|
854 |
266 |
588 |
| Biological sciences |
4,534 |
2,753 |
258 |
1,523 |
|
2,109 |
1,513 |
589 |
| Computer sciences |
1,621 |
868 |
75 |
678 |
|
337 |
235 |
101 |
| Earth/atmospheric/ocean sciences |
1,075 |
720 |
80 |
275 |
|
375 |
236 |
138 |
| Mathematics |
2,957 |
1,305 |
105 |
1,547 |
|
526 |
330 |
195 |
| Medical/other life sciences |
700 |
531 |
76 |
93 |
|
638 |
540 |
96 |
| Physical sciences |
6,068 |
2,956 |
220 |
2,892 |
|
1,164 |
873 |
289 |
| Psychology |
1,124 |
823 |
114 |
187 |
|
962 |
873 |
84 |
| Social sciences |
5,205 |
3,549 |
354 |
1,302 |
|
1,978 |
1,292 |
685 |
| Non-S&E |
8,656 |
6,581 |
519 |
1,556 |
|
4,473 |
3,750 |
694 |
| |
aSee figure 2-20 notes for countries included in Western Europe, Scandinavia, and Central/Eastern Europe.
NOTE: Includes permanent and temporary residents.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, special tabulations (2010) of Survey of Earned Doctorates.
Science and Engineering Indicators 2012 |
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