Table 53. Doctorate-holding nonfaculty researchers in science, engineering, and health in all institutions, by detailed field and sex: 2014
| Field |
Nonfaculty researchers |
Sex |
| Male |
Female |
| All surveyed fields |
23,706 |
14,314 |
9,392 |
| Science and engineering |
17,419 |
11,126 |
6,293 |
| Science |
14,674 |
8,977 |
5,697 |
| Agricultural sciences |
616 |
352 |
264 |
| Biological sciences |
6,841 |
3,687 |
3,154 |
| Anatomy |
87 |
50 |
37 |
| Biochemistry |
708 |
414 |
294 |
| Biology |
587 |
331 |
256 |
| Biometry and epidemiology |
324 |
138 |
186 |
| Biophysics |
57 |
34 |
23 |
| Botany and plant biology |
236 |
124 |
112 |
| Cell and molecular biology |
611 |
359 |
252 |
| Ecology |
52 |
39 |
13 |
| Entomology and parasitology |
100 |
69 |
31 |
| Genetics |
402 |
225 |
177 |
| Microbiology, immunology, and virology |
822 |
415 |
407 |
| Nutrition |
166 |
60 |
106 |
| Pathology |
506 |
251 |
255 |
| Pharmacology and toxicology |
427 |
226 |
201 |
| Physiology |
507 |
275 |
232 |
| Zoology |
24 |
12 |
12 |
| Biosciences nec |
1,225 |
665 |
560 |
| Communication |
34 |
17 |
17 |
| Computer sciences |
450 |
359 |
91 |
| Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
1,500 |
1,079 |
421 |
| Atmospheric sciences |
325 |
247 |
78 |
| Geosciences |
571 |
425 |
146 |
| Ocean sciences |
315 |
183 |
132 |
| Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences nec |
289 |
224 |
65 |
| Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
59 |
19 |
40 |
| Mathematics and statistics |
221 |
172 |
49 |
| Mathematics and applied mathematics |
195 |
153 |
42 |
| Statistics |
26 |
19 |
7 |
| Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
661 |
455 |
206 |
| Neurobiology and neuroscience |
666 |
336 |
330 |
| Physical sciences |
2,445 |
1,954 |
491 |
| Astronomy and astrophysics |
416 |
337 |
79 |
| Chemistry |
940 |
686 |
254 |
| Physics |
1,003 |
862 |
141 |
| Physical sciences nec |
86 |
69 |
17 |
| Psychology |
411 |
157 |
254 |
| Clinical psychology |
23 |
6 |
17 |
| Psychology, general |
219 |
90 |
129 |
| Psychology nec |
169 |
61 |
108 |
| Social sciences |
770 |
390 |
380 |
| Agricultural economics |
29 |
16 |
13 |
| Anthropology |
90 |
50 |
40 |
| Economics (except agricultural) |
66 |
44 |
22 |
| Geography |
54 |
40 |
14 |
| History and philosophy of science |
9 |
5 |
4 |
| Linguistics |
12 |
3 |
9 |
| Political science and government |
285 |
132 |
153 |
| Sociology |
56 |
20 |
36 |
| Sociology and anthropology |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Social sciences nec |
169 |
80 |
89 |
| Engineering |
2,745 |
2,149 |
596 |
| Aerospace engineering |
43 |
33 |
10 |
| Agricultural engineering |
55 |
37 |
18 |
| Architecture |
5 |
4 |
1 |
| Biomedical engineering |
322 |
211 |
111 |
| Chemical engineering |
276 |
207 |
69 |
| Civil engineering |
313 |
244 |
69 |
| Electrical engineering |
459 |
383 |
76 |
| Engineering science, mechanics, and physics |
192 |
144 |
48 |
| Industrial and manufacturing engineering |
90 |
76 |
14 |
| Mechanical engineering |
438 |
372 |
66 |
| Metallurgical and materials engineering |
279 |
225 |
54 |
| Mining engineering |
8 |
6 |
2 |
| Nuclear engineering |
34 |
27 |
7 |
| Petroleum engineering |
63 |
46 |
17 |
| Engineering nec |
168 |
134 |
34 |
| Health |
6,287 |
3,188 |
3,099 |
| Clinical medicine |
5,098 |
2,603 |
2,495 |
| Anesthesiology |
143 |
76 |
67 |
| Cardiovascular science |
271 |
144 |
127 |
| Endocrinology |
118 |
49 |
69 |
| Gastroenterology |
96 |
47 |
49 |
| Hematology |
165 |
77 |
88 |
| Neurology |
329 |
150 |
179 |
| Obstetrics and gynecology |
121 |
39 |
82 |
| Oncology and cancer research |
511 |
274 |
237 |
| Ophthalmology |
231 |
118 |
113 |
| Otorhinolaryngology |
68 |
32 |
36 |
| Pediatrics |
420 |
198 |
222 |
| Preventive medicine and community health |
546 |
236 |
310 |
| Psychiatry |
169 |
77 |
92 |
| Pulmonary disease |
99 |
49 |
50 |
| Radiology |
336 |
230 |
106 |
| Surgery |
430 |
269 |
161 |
| Clinical medicine nec |
1,045 |
538 |
507 |
| Other health |
1,189 |
585 |
604 |
| Communication disorders sciences |
68 |
29 |
39 |
| Dental sciences |
82 |
45 |
37 |
| Nursing science |
56 |
11 |
45 |
| Pharmaceutical sciences |
347 |
210 |
137 |
| Veterinary sciences |
250 |
109 |
141 |
| Other health nec |
386 |
181 |
205 |
