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Chapter 8. State Indicators

Research and Development Outputs

Academic Science and Engineering Article Output per 1,000 S&E Doctorate Holders in Academia



Findings

  • Between 2001 and 2010, the number of scientific and engineering articles published by academia increased from 141,000 to 154,000 and the number of S&E doctorate holders in academia increased from 251,000 to 300,000.
  • In 2010, the value of this indicator across the states ranged from 255 to 705 S&E articles per 1,000 S&E doctorate holders in academia.
  • The publication rate for academic S&E doctorate holders in states in the top quartile of this indicator was nearly twice as high as for states in the bottom quartile. The average indicator value for Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) states was considerably lower than the average indicator value for non-EPSCoR states.


Description

The volume of peer-reviewed articles per 1,000 academic S&E doctorate holders is an approximate measure of their contribution to scientific knowledge. Publications are only one measure of academic productivity, which includes trained personnel, patents, trademarks, copyrights, and other outputs. A high value on this indicator shows that the S&E faculty in a state’s academic institutions are generating a high volume of publications relative to other states. Academic institutions include 2-year colleges, 4-year colleges and universities, medical schools, and university-affiliated research centers.

Publication counts are based on the number of articles that appear in a set of journals tracked by Thomson Reuters in the Science Citation Index and Social Sciences Citation Index. Academic article output is based on the most recent journal set; data for earlier years may differ slightly from previous publications due to changes in the journal set. Articles with authors from different institutions were counted fractionally. For instance, for a publication with authors at N institutions, each institution would be credited with 1/N of the article.

S&E doctorates include those in the biological, agricultural, or environmental life sciences; computer, physical, and social sciences; mathematics; psychology; engineering; and health fields. S&E doctorate data are estimates and exclude those with doctorates from foreign institutions and those older than the age of 75. Estimates for states with smaller populations of S&E doctorate holders are generally less precise than estimates for states with larger populations. Data for S&E doctorate holders in academia are presented by employment location.


Data Table

Table 8-49
Academic science and engineering article output per 1,000 S&E doctorate holders in academia, by state: 2001, 2006, and 2010
 
Academic S&E
article output 		S&E doctorate
holders in academia 		Academic S&E articles/1,000
S&E doctorate holders
in academia
State 2001 2006 2010 2001 2006 2010 2001 2006 2010
 
EPSCoR states 15,686 17,489 16,921 37,300 40,500 41,000 421 432 413
Non-EPSCoR states 123,090 136,312 135,402 208,500 233,600 254,000 590 584 533
Average EPSCoR state value na na na na na na 402 423 403
Average non-EPSCoR state value na na na na na na 570 563 515
 
United States 140,601 155,818 154,331 250,600 278,900 300,400 561 559 514
Alabama 1,851 1,868 1,688 3,000 3,300 3,600 617 566 469
Alaska 184 215 245 500 600 700 368 358 350
Arizona 2,082 2,333 2,342 3,200 3,800 3,900 651 614 601
Arkansas 585 713 616 1,600 1,900 2,000 366 375 308
California 17,440 19,566 19,781 25,100 27,600 31,800 695 709 622
Colorado 2,536 2,694 2,673 4,800 5,300 5,600 528 508 477
Connecticut 2,632 2,949 2,910 4,200 4,500 5,200 627 655 560
Delaware 535 604 572 800 800 900 669 755 636
District of Columbia 1,047 1,077 1,044 2,500 2,300 2,300 419 468 454
Florida 4,043 5,029 5,152 7,800 9,000 10,700 518 559 481
Georgia 3,372 3,862 4,084 6,300 7,400 8,400 535 522 486
Hawaii 515 569 595 1,500 1,600 1,600 343 356 372
Idaho 300 356 321 900 1,400 1,200 333 254 268
Illinois 6,598 7,153 7,089 10,600 11,400 12,200 622 627 581
Indiana 2,891 3,291 3,415 5,600 6,100 6,700 516 540 510
Iowa 2,068 2,099 1,980 3,200 3,500 3,900 646 600 508
Kansas 1,194 1,172 1,241 2,200 2,600 2,500 543 451 496
Kentucky 1,291 1,509 1,415 3,200 3,600 3,500 403 419 404
Louisiana 1,733 1,782 1,770 3,300 3,400 3,000 525 524 590
Maine 221 301 280 1,100 1,200 1,100 201 251 255
Maryland 4,786 5,158 4,922 5,800 7,200 7,900 825 716 623
Massachusetts 9,167 10,073 9,945 12,900 14,300 14,100 711 704 705
Michigan 4,833 5,328 5,549 8,700 9,300 10,200 556 573 544
Minnesota 2,289 2,410 2,483 5,300 5,600 6,000 432 430 414
Mississippi 669 816 805 2,000 2,000 1,900 335 408 424
Missouri 3,111 3,165 3,202 5,600 5,600 6,300 556 565 508
Montana 317 412 348 800 1,200 1,300 396 343 268
Nebraska 972 1,076 977 1,900 1,800 2,100 512 598 465
Nevada 414 521 491 1,300 1,600 1,400 318 326 351
New Hampshire 582 715 638 1,200 1,200 1,600 485 596 399
New Jersey 2,896 3,201 2,977 5,400 6,000 6,300 536 534 473
New Mexico 754 839 753 2,800 2,100 2,300 269 400 327
New York 11,722 12,468 12,075 20,200 21,800 23,700 580 572 509
North Carolina 4,932 5,590 5,740 8,600 9,900 10,400 573 565 552
North Dakota 263 371 369 700 1,000 1,100 376 371 335
Ohio 4,857 5,339 4,969 9,800 10,100 10,100 496 529 492
Oklahoma 862 973 1,020 2,800 2,800 3,300 308 348 309
Oregon 1,497 1,835 1,648 3,100 3,500 3,500 483 524 471
Pennsylvania 7,941 8,756 8,723 13,300 15,800 16,000 597 554 545
Rhode Island 840 894 971 1,700 2,000 1,600 494 447 607
South Carolina 1,299 1,453 1,509 2,900 3,500 3,600 448 415 419
South Dakota 124 154 196 600 700 700 207 220 280
Tennessee 2,178 2,574 2,555 4,700 5,500 6,000 463 468 426
Texas 8,709 9,884 9,842 13,600 16,600 19,300 640 595 510
Utah 1,509 1,734 1,692 3,000 3,500 3,500 503 495 483
Vermont 400 451 410 1,000 1,000 900 400 451 456
Virginia 2,896 3,161 3,332 6,500 7,600 8,400 446 416 397
Washington 3,217 3,381 3,216 6,200 7,000 7,200 519 483 447
West Virginia 375 428 425 1,100 1,300 1,300 341 329 327
Wisconsin 2,888 3,279 3,106 5,000 5,700 6,700 578 575 464
Wyoming 184 237 230 600 500 500 307 474 460
 
Puerto Rico 185 254 271 1,000 1,300 1,500 185 195 181
 

na = not applicable.

EPSCoR = Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research.

NOTE: For an explanation of EPSCoR and non-EPSCoR averages, see the chapter introduction.

SOURCES: The Patent Board™ special tabulations (2013) from Thomson Reuters, Science Citation Index and Social Sciences Citation Index http://thomsonreuters.com/products_services/science/; National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Doctorate Recipients (various years).

Science and Engineering Indicators 2014


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