All surveyed fields |
10,946 |
10,976 |
11,210 |
11,773 |
11,865 |
12,276 |
12,419 |
12,567 |
Science and engineering |
7,993 |
8,235 |
8,516 |
9,008 |
9,191 |
9,482 |
9,685 |
9,857 |
Science |
6,397 |
6,571 |
6,840 |
7,272 |
7,435 |
7,661 |
7,862 |
7,999 |
Agricultural sciences |
383 |
388 |
393 |
438 |
453 |
445 |
456 |
462 |
Biological sciences |
2,083 |
2,101 |
2,092 |
2,175 |
2,227 |
2,279 |
2,306 |
2,352 |
Anatomy |
70 |
67 |
65 |
60 |
59 |
58 |
49 |
51 |
Biochemistry |
181 |
183 |
178 |
182 |
183 |
185 |
181 |
181 |
Biology |
275 |
271 |
260 |
273 |
274 |
269 |
269 |
270 |
Biometry and epidemiology |
95 |
105 |
117 |
126 |
136 |
149 |
169 |
187 |
Biophysics |
36 |
37 |
35 |
35 |
36 |
38 |
36 |
37 |
Botany |
71 |
69 |
67 |
67 |
68 |
67 |
65 |
67 |
Cell/ molecular biology |
177 |
180 |
181 |
192 |
205 |
216 |
219 |
221 |
Ecology |
46 |
51 |
47 |
44 |
41 |
42 |
41 |
43 |
Entomology and parasitology |
40 |
39 |
39 |
42 |
40 |
40 |
38 |
39 |
Genetics |
98 |
101 |
102 |
106 |
108 |
108 |
109 |
114 |
Microbiology, immunology, and virology |
237 |
234 |
225 |
229 |
225 |
222 |
226 |
225 |
Nutrition |
131 |
128 |
120 |
121 |
121 |
124 |
119 |
116 |
Pathology |
118 |
107 |
106 |
113 |
116 |
117 |
111 |
111 |
Pharmacology |
152 |
151 |
150 |
154 |
158 |
160 |
161 |
159 |
Physiology |
120 |
123 |
139 |
160 |
163 |
160 |
165 |
163 |
Zoology |
27 |
27 |
27 |
22 |
20 |
18 |
19 |
22 |
Biological sciences, nec |
209 |
228 |
234 |
249 |
274 |
306 |
329 |
346 |
Communicationb |
ne |
ne |
119 |
142 |
156 |
167 |
182 |
186 |
Computer sciences |
394 |
409 |
401 |
417 |
422 |
439 |
437 |
442 |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
375 |
382 |
374 |
387 |
388 |
407 |
409 |
416 |
Atmospheric sciences |
33 |
38 |
40 |
42 |
42 |
51 |
54 |
52 |
Geosciences |
205 |
208 |
206 |
212 |
215 |
211 |
211 |
214 |
Ocean sciences |
57 |
59 |
57 |
59 |
59 |
65 |
62 |
66 |
Earth/ atmospheric/ ocean sciences, nec |
80 |
77 |
71 |
74 |
72 |
80 |
82 |
84 |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciencesa |
ne |
ne |
61 |
71 |
81 |
87 |
95 |
95 |
Mathematical sciences |
419 |
424 |
418 |
447 |
450 |
450 |
452 |
451 |
Mathematics and applied mathematics |
327 |
329 |
321 |
338 |
339 |
335 |
341 |
340 |
Statistics |
92 |
95 |
97 |
109 |
111 |
115 |
111 |
111 |
Multidisciplinary/ interdisciplinary studiesa |
ne |
ne |
117 |
191 |
226 |
302 |
313 |
340 |
Neurosciencea |
na |
na |
44 |
63 |
84 |
107 |
163 |
165 |
Physical sciences |
606 |
610 |
608 |
627 |
640 |
664 |
669 |
679 |
Astronomy |
41 |
43 |
43 |
46 |
46 |
49 |
51 |
53 |
Chemistry |
288 |
289 |
289 |
294 |
297 |
295 |
299 |
301 |
Physics |
250 |
251 |
252 |
260 |
262 |
270 |
273 |
278 |
Physical sciences, nec |
27 |
27 |
24 |
27 |
35 |
50 |
46 |
47 |
Psychology |
643 |
669 |
657 |
685 |
662 |
657 |
659 |
663 |
Clinical psychology |
145 |
143 |
143 |
145 |
151 |
149 |
146 |
143 |
Psychology, general |
192 |
191 |
188 |
194 |
189 |
180 |
178 |
179 |
Psychology, nec |
306 |
335 |
326 |
346 |
322 |
328 |
335 |
341 |
Social sciences |
1,494 |
1,588 |
1,556 |
1,629 |
1,646 |
1,657 |
1,721 |
1,748 |
Agricultural economics |
57 |
56 |
54 |
53 |
55 |
52 |
48 |
47 |
Anthropology (cultural/ social) |
142 |
147 |
148 |
151 |
155 |
155 |
158 |
159 |
Economics (except agricultural) |
194 |
194 |
198 |
215 |
218 |
215 |
214 |
220 |
Geography |
105 |
105 |
105 |
111 |
113 |
114 |
115 |
115 |
History and philosophy of science |
33 |
33 |
30 |
32 |
30 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
Linguistics |
75 |
79 |
74 |
80 |
80 |
79 |
82 |
83 |
Political science/ public administration |
379 |
397 |
390 |
387 |
389 |
396 |
452 |
459 |
Sociology |
181 |
185 |
183 |
194 |
200 |
203 |
204 |
203 |
Sociology and anthropology |
22 |
22 |
20 |
17 |
16 |
12 |
10 |
10 |
Social sciences, nec |
306 |
370 |
354 |
389 |
390 |
406 |
413 |
427 |
Engineering |
1,596 |
1,664 |
1,676 |
1,736 |
1,756 |
1,821 |
1,823 |
1,858 |
Aerospace engineering |
57 |
58 |
58 |
56 |
58 |
62 |
60 |
61 |
Agricultural engineering |
38 |
38 |
38 |
37 |
36 |
36 |
43 |
41 |
Architecturea |
na |
na |
58 |
79 |
82 |
83 |
58 |
55 |
Biomedical engineering |
110 |
116 |
117 |
128 |
137 |
143 |
139 |
141 |
Chemical engineering |
147 |
149 |
149 |
150 |
148 |
148 |
146 |
148 |
Civil engineeringa |
269 |
290 |
243 |
247 |
251 |
257 |
248 |
253 |
Electrical engineering |
261 |
271 |
270 |
272 |
265 |
266 |
280 |
285 |
Engineering science/ engineering physics |
38 |
37 |
37 |
40 |
43 |
47 |
56 |
61 |
Industrial/ manufacturing engineering |
169 |
172 |
170 |
168 |
157 |
161 |
163 |
163 |
Mechanical engineering |
190 |
196 |
196 |
198 |
203 |
210 |
206 |
212 |
Metallurgical/ materials engineering |
115 |
117 |
119 |
125 |
129 |
129 |
141 |
144 |
Mining engineering |
21 |
19 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
19 |
19 |
18 |
Nuclear engineering |
23 |
26 |
24 |
25 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
Petroleum engineering |
19 |
19 |
19 |
18 |
17 |
18 |
18 |
19 |
Engineering, nec |
139 |
156 |
160 |
175 |
187 |
216 |
219 |
229 |
Health |
2,953 |
2,741 |
2,694 |
2,765 |
2,674 |
2,794 |
2,734 |
2,710 |
Clinical medicine |
1,937 |
1,739 |
1,693 |
1,767 |
1,757 |
1,888 |
1,888 |
1,859 |
Anesthesiology |
88 |
72 |
72 |
68 |
65 |
64 |
60 |
56 |
Cardiology |
56 |
46 |
46 |
54 |
52 |
57 |
63 |
61 |
Endocrinology |
56 |
49 |
50 |
53 |
51 |
53 |
50 |
49 |
Gastroenterology |
53 |
46 |
45 |
45 |
44 |
50 |
48 |
46 |
Hematology |
53 |
43 |
43 |
42 |
41 |
41 |
41 |
40 |
Neurologya |
178 |
177 |
127 |
122 |
117 |
112 |
82 |
75 |
Obstetrics/ gynecology |
83 |
68 |
67 |
68 |
69 |
72 |
71 |
66 |
Oncology/ cancer research |
94 |
91 |
91 |
94 |
101 |
110 |
114 |
111 |
Ophthalmology |
69 |
57 |
56 |
55 |
58 |
63 |
62 |
64 |
Otorhinolaryngology |
55 |
45 |
46 |
44 |
44 |
45 |
47 |
45 |
Pediatrics |
95 |
86 |
86 |
84 |
85 |
100 |
106 |
103 |
Preventive medicine/ community health |
204 |
213 |
219 |
239 |
244 |
276 |
301 |
313 |
Psychiatry |
99 |
84 |
81 |
81 |
75 |
83 |
80 |
80 |
Pulmonary disease |
51 |
42 |
42 |
45 |
46 |
43 |
44 |
41 |
Radiology |
112 |
98 |
97 |
100 |
106 |
110 |
107 |
106 |
Surgery |
206 |
176 |
173 |
171 |
168 |
172 |
172 |
164 |
Clinical medicine, nec |
385 |
346 |
352 |
402 |
391 |
437 |
440 |
439 |
Other health |
1,016 |
1,002 |
1,001 |
998 |
917 |
906 |
846 |
851 |
Dental sciences |
79 |
86 |
93 |
92 |
98 |
100 |
103 |
98 |
Nursing |
197 |
178 |
178 |
171 |
149 |
131 |
131 |
131 |
Pharmaceutical sciences |
93 |
91 |
95 |
103 |
105 |
107 |
112 |
109 |
Communication disorders sciences |
167 |
169 |
170 |
166 |
154 |
151 |
153 |
154 |
Veterinary sciences |
79 |
73 |
86 |
84 |
86 |
96 |
87 |
87 |
Other health, nec |
401 |
405 |
379 |
382 |
325 |
321 |
260 |
272 |