Table 53. Doctorate-holding nonfaculty researchers in science, engineering, and health in all institutions, by detailed field and sex: 2015
| Field |
Total |
Sex |
| Male |
Female |
| All surveyed fields |
25,292 |
15,249 |
10,043 |
| Science and engineering |
18,596 |
11,865 |
6,731 |
| Science |
15,667 |
9,568 |
6,099 |
| Agricultural sciences |
747 |
438 |
309 |
| Biological sciences |
6,948 |
3,750 |
3,198 |
| Anatomy |
52 |
24 |
28 |
| Biochemistry |
697 |
406 |
291 |
| Biology |
624 |
338 |
286 |
| Biometry and epidemiology |
405 |
177 |
228 |
| Biophysics |
36 |
24 |
12 |
| Botany and plant biology |
241 |
133 |
108 |
| Cell and molecular biology |
648 |
377 |
271 |
| Ecology |
63 |
47 |
16 |
| Entomology and parasitology |
134 |
79 |
55 |
| Genetics |
460 |
254 |
206 |
| Microbiology, immunology, and virology |
797 |
389 |
408 |
| Nutrition |
188 |
66 |
122 |
| Pathology |
444 |
232 |
212 |
| Pharmacology and toxicology |
399 |
213 |
186 |
| Physiology |
533 |
288 |
245 |
| Zoology |
27 |
13 |
14 |
| Biosciences nec |
1,200 |
690 |
510 |
| Communication |
31 |
17 |
14 |
| Computer sciences |
459 |
348 |
111 |
| Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
1,754 |
1,239 |
515 |
| Atmospheric sciences |
323 |
237 |
86 |
| Geosciences |
598 |
431 |
167 |
| Ocean sciences |
405 |
244 |
161 |
| Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences nec |
428 |
327 |
101 |
| Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
74 |
15 |
59 |
| Mathematics and statistics |
235 |
176 |
59 |
| Mathematics and applied mathematics |
188 |
148 |
40 |
| Statistics |
47 |
28 |
19 |
| Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
630 |
434 |
196 |
| Neurobiology and neuroscience |
718 |
372 |
346 |
| Physical sciences |
2,701 |
2,161 |
540 |
| Astronomy and astrophysics |
422 |
325 |
97 |
| Chemistry |
902 |
665 |
237 |
| Physics |
1,099 |
930 |
169 |
| Physical sciences nec |
278 |
241 |
37 |
| Psychology |
472 |
182 |
290 |
| Clinical psychology |
40 |
9 |
31 |
| Psychology, general |
213 |
89 |
124 |
| Psychology nec |
219 |
84 |
135 |
| Social sciences |
898 |
436 |
462 |
| Agricultural economics |
44 |
26 |
18 |
| Anthropology |
77 |
39 |
38 |
| Economics (except agricultural) |
72 |
48 |
24 |
| Geography |
48 |
35 |
13 |
| History and philosophy of science |
11 |
8 |
3 |
| Linguistics |
20 |
6 |
14 |
| Political science and government |
338 |
143 |
195 |
| Sociology |
76 |
33 |
43 |
| Sociology and anthropology |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Social sciences nec |
212 |
98 |
114 |
| Engineering |
2,929 |
2,297 |
632 |
| Aerospace engineering |
67 |
59 |
8 |
| Agricultural engineering |
70 |
48 |
22 |
| Architecture |
6 |
5 |
1 |
| Biomedical engineering |
289 |
179 |
110 |
| Chemical engineering |
264 |
195 |
69 |
| Civil engineering |
364 |
280 |
84 |
| Electrical engineering |
492 |
413 |
79 |
| Engineering science, mechanics, and physics |
184 |
147 |
37 |
| Industrial and manufacturing engineering |
150 |
123 |
27 |
| Mechanical engineering |
425 |
372 |
53 |
| Metallurgical and materials engineering |
295 |
227 |
68 |
| Mining engineering |
20 |
17 |
3 |
| Nuclear engineering |
26 |
20 |
6 |
| Petroleum engineering |
56 |
42 |
14 |
| Engineering nec |
221 |
170 |
51 |
| Health |
6,696 |
3,384 |
3,312 |
| Clinical medicine |
5,494 |
2,794 |
2,700 |
| Anesthesiology |
128 |
73 |
55 |
| Cardiovascular science |
314 |
178 |
136 |
| Endocrinology |
128 |
60 |
68 |
| Gastroenterology |
87 |
49 |
38 |
| Hematology |
139 |
70 |
69 |
| Neurology |
384 |
181 |
203 |
| Obstetrics and gynecology |
123 |
39 |
84 |
| Oncology and cancer research |
503 |
283 |
220 |
| Ophthalmology |
233 |
120 |
113 |
| Otorhinolaryngology |
65 |
33 |
32 |
| Pediatrics |
636 |
299 |
337 |
| Preventive medicine and community health |
628 |
258 |
370 |
| Psychiatry |
149 |
63 |
86 |
| Pulmonary disease |
93 |
44 |
49 |
| Radiology |
373 |
238 |
135 |
| Surgery |
381 |
223 |
158 |
| Clinical medicine nec |
1,130 |
583 |
547 |
| Other health |
1,202 |
590 |
612 |
| Communication disorders sciences |
67 |
26 |
41 |
| Dental sciences |
93 |
42 |
51 |
| Nursing science |
40 |
7 |
33 |
| Pharmaceutical sciences |
378 |
223 |
155 |
| Veterinary sciences |
312 |
135 |
177 |
| Other health nec |
312 |
157 |
155 |
