| Table 2-14 | ||||||
| Asian recipients of U.S. S&E doctorates, by field and country/economy of origin: 1991–2011 | ||||||
| Field | Asia | China | India | South Korea | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All fields | 174,538 | 68,104 | 30,985 | 28,898 | 21,307 | |
| S&E | 150,963 | 63,341 | 27,787 | 22,400 | 16,997 | |
| Engineering | 54,831 | 20,823 | 12,144 | 8,779 | 7,294 | |
| Science | 96,132 | 42,518 | 15,643 | 13,621 | 9,703 | |
| Agricultural sciences | 5,296 | 1,804 | 727 | 831 | 630 | |
| Biological sciences | 27,276 | 14,326 | 4,760 | 2,746 | 2,753 | |
| Computer sciences | 8,400 | 3,312 | 2,346 | 1,017 | 855 | |
| Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences | 3,063 | 1,737 | 324 | 377 | 286 | |
| Mathematics | 7,356 | 4,068 | 782 | 1,017 | 639 | |
| Medical/other health sciences | 5,226 | 1,342 | 1,232 | 654 | 936 | |
| Physical sciences | 22,155 | 11,947 | 3,145 | 2,561 | 1,684 | |
| Psychology | 2,213 | 485 | 320 | 462 | 350 | |
| Social sciences | 15,147 | 3,497 | 2,007 | 3,956 | 1,570 | |
| Non-S&E | 23,575 | 4,763 | 3,198 | 6,498 | 4,310 | |
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NOTES: Data include permanent and temporary residents. Asia includes Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, China, Georgia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Spratly Islands, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam. SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, special tabulations (2012) of the Survey of Earned Doctorates, 2011. Science and Engineering Indicators 2014 |
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