Table 126. Federal obligations for applied research, by detailed field of science and engineering: FYs 1998–2008
(Dollars in millions)
| Field |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
| All fields |
15,309.3 |
16,083.9 |
18,900.8 |
22,755.6 |
24,338.4 |
26,320.4 |
27,237.1 |
26,597.9 |
26,951.1 |
27,227.8 |
26,739.7 |
| Computer sciences and mathematics |
1,131.4 |
1,245.7 |
1,407.3 |
1,652.8 |
1,632.0 |
1,552.2 |
1,710.3 |
1,754.9 |
1,606.7 |
1,652.1 |
1,639.8 |
| Computer sciences |
979.6 |
1,077.8 |
1,196.6 |
1,437.2 |
1,406.3 |
1,322.3 |
1,432.7 |
1,499.0 |
1,316.9 |
1,369.4 |
1,319.2 |
| Mathematics |
83.3 |
91.3 |
124.3 |
108.0 |
76.4 |
93.2 |
138.7 |
144.1 |
150.5 |
147.5 |
137.8 |
| Other computer sciences and mathematics |
68.4 |
76.6 |
86.5 |
107.6 |
149.3 |
136.7 |
138.9 |
111.9 |
139.3 |
135.2 |
182.8 |
| Engineering |
4,301.0 |
4,623.7 |
4,582.2 |
6,285.5 |
6,410.0 |
6,492.0 |
6,594.7 |
6,252.5 |
6,314.2 |
6,359.8 |
6,239.5 |
| Aeronautical engineering |
1,311.2 |
1,278.0 |
1,141.1 |
2,060.3 |
1,827.0 |
1,476.5 |
1,336.6 |
958.6 |
986.5 |
734.0 |
660.8 |
| Astronautical engineering |
563.2 |
554.4 |
426.3 |
718.9 |
692.6 |
643.0 |
597.8 |
421.2 |
418.6 |
297.2 |
256.1 |
| Chemical engineering |
137.9 |
148.0 |
143.9 |
138.9 |
139.2 |
256.4 |
250.2 |
217.0 |
227.0 |
244.8 |
234.0 |
| Civil engineering |
208.3 |
259.7 |
179.5 |
240.5 |
256.1 |
288.5 |
274.7 |
217.1 |
285.2 |
337.9 |
361.8 |
| Electrical engineering |
425.4 |
513.1 |
567.7 |
642.8 |
595.6 |
723.7 |
691.3 |
820.9 |
830.3 |
781.1 |
825.1 |
| Mechanical engineering |
142.9 |
140.8 |
195.9 |
190.4 |
176.7 |
202.2 |
212.3 |
247.0 |
227.7 |
259.5 |
226.6 |
| Metallurgy and materials engineering |
310.9 |
306.9 |
400.3 |
489.7 |
492.8 |
502.7 |
445.2 |
518.2 |
438.6 |
519.9 |
630.7 |
| Other engineering |
1,201.3 |
1,422.9 |
1,527.4 |
1,803.9 |
2,229.9 |
2,399.1 |
2,786.6 |
2,852.5 |
2,900.2 |
3,185.3 |
3,044.6 |
| Environmental sciences |
1,533.2 |
1,479.5 |
1,490.3 |
1,588.6 |
1,585.0 |
1,841.4 |
1,718.7 |
1,536.5 |
1,581.1 |
1,442.7 |
1,391.5 |
| Atmospheric sciences |
519.2 |
505.5 |
387.3 |
516.4 |
479.4 |
591.3 |
532.9 |
441.5 |
500.7 |
380.9 |
361.3 |
| Geological sciences |
212.1 |
248.1 |
209.6 |
273.2 |
248.9 |
263.1 |
222.5 |
203.2 |
209.3 |
211.2 |
214.5 |
| Oceanography |
273.8 |
272.7 |
308.1 |
278.7 |
357.6 |
403.9 |
356.5 |
340.4 |
329.4 |
350.9 |
355.1 |
| Other environmental sciences |
528.1 |
453.3 |
585.3 |
520.4 |
499.1 |
583.0 |
606.9 |
551.4 |
541.8 |
499.6 |
460.6 |
| Life sciences |
5,704.2 |
6,225.3 |
7,915.7 |
10,221.8 |
11,452.7 |
13,007.0 |
13,238.5 |
12,880.2 |
12,993.3 |
13,820.1 |
13,361.5 |
| Agricultural sciences |
390.3 |
424.9 |
449.2 |
496.0 |
517.1 |
517.7 |
583.1 |
583.0 |
593.9 |
606.5 |
525.6 |
| Biological sciences (excluding environmental biology) |
2,053.6 |
2,240.7 |
3,888.9 |
4,427.7 |
6,118.8 |
8,172.0 |
5,869.1 |
5,743.6 |
5,991.1 |
6,354.2 |
6,184.4 |
| Environmental biology |
407.6 |
440.4 |
426.4 |
419.0 |
444.4 |
393.8 |
340.8 |
360.0 |
342.3 |
406.4 |
489.9 |
| Medical sciences |
2,603.9 |
2,844.7 |
2,540.0 |
3,776.6 |
3,066.4 |
3,241.2 |
5,421.5 |
5,159.4 |
5,137.8 |
5,286.7 |
5,073.0 |
| Other life sciences |
248.8 |
274.6 |
611.2 |
1,102.6 |
1,306.0 |
682.3 |
1,023.9 |
1,034.2 |
928.2 |
1,166.3 |
1,088.6 |
| Physical sciences |
1,268.3 |
976.4 |
1,317.3 |
1,273.6 |
1,577.4 |
1,567.6 |
1,548.6 |
1,755.0 |
1,835.6 |
1,591.6 |
1,669.5 |
| Astronomy |
25.2 |
39.4 |
86.3 |
109.0 |
148.2 |
175.8 |
155.4 |
106.5 |
105.5 |
63.3 |
45.4 |
| Chemistry |
301.5 |
260.3 |
459.8 |
288.1 |
432.9 |
389.3 |
415.0 |
433.5 |
405.7 |
417.1 |
422.6 |
| Physics |
552.0 |
528.1 |
641.0 |
699.5 |
759.6 |
679.6 |
694.0 |
1,045.4 |
1,091.0 |
926.9 |
982.4 |
| Other physical sciences |
389.6 |
148.5 |
130.3 |
177.0 |
236.6 |
322.9 |
284.1 |
169.6 |
233.4 |
184.3 |
219.2 |
| Psychology |
279.0 |
285.3 |
808.9 |
449.0 |
441.3 |
560.6 |
875.6 |
851.6 |
802.4 |
859.1 |
804.8 |
| Biological aspects |
14.3 |
5.8 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
2.8 |
12.7 |
5.0 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
21.2 |
| Social aspects |
84.6 |
56.7 |
41.7 |
54.3 |
47.7 |
46.5 |
46.6 |
42.3 |
36.0 |
31.4 |
12.2 |
| Other psychological sciences |
180.1 |
222.8 |
764.7 |
391.5 |
390.8 |
501.5 |
824.0 |
807.3 |
764.1 |
825.3 |
771.4 |
| Social sciences |
581.3 |
608.3 |
742.4 |
730.2 |
621.3 |
673.0 |
670.3 |
705.8 |
742.9 |
785.9 |
647.0 |
| Anthropology |
4.7 |
4.9 |
1.9 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
| Economics |
188.9 |
171.2 |
197.7 |
191.5 |
182.1 |
186.2 |
156.7 |
164.6 |
156.3 |
197.7 |
168.6 |
| Political science |
15.6 |
15.4 |
17.5 |
13.6 |
12.7 |
12.5 |
12.0 |
22.2 |
33.6 |
32.7 |
12.7 |
| Sociology |
77.4 |
74.7 |
78.8 |
77.6 |
76.6 |
76.0 |
71.5 |
52.2 |
124.9 |
176.8 |
81.2 |
| Other social sciences |
294.8 |
342.1 |
446.5 |
446.0 |
348.7 |
396.5 |
428.0 |
463.9 |
427.1 |
377.9 |
382.2 |
| Other sciences nec |
510.9 |
639.6 |
636.6 |
554.1 |
618.8 |
626.6 |
880.5 |
861.4 |
1,074.9 |
716.7 |
986.2 |
