Table 53. Doctorate-holding nonfaculty researchers in science, engineering, and health in all institutions, by detailed field and sex: 2016

Field Total Sex
Male Female
All surveyed fields 25,747 15,437 10,310
Science and engineering 19,095 12,119 6,976
Science 15,940 9,681 6,259
Agricultural sciences 767 445 322
Biological sciences 7,058 3,802 3,256
Anatomy 35 18 17
Biochemistry 701 401 300
Biology 622 342 280
Biometry and epidemiology 332 149 183
Biophysics 36 22 14
Botany and plant biology 258 150 108
Cell and molecular biology 713 413 300
Ecology 70 45 25
Entomology and parasitology 128 75 53
Genetics 504 271 233
Microbiology, immunology, and virology 919 475 444
Nutrition 160 50 110
Pathology 443 218 225
Pharmacology and toxicology 339 198 141
Physiology 623 321 302
Zoology 31 14 17
Biosciences nec 1,144 640 504
Communication 29 11 18
Computer sciences 470 345 125
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1,635 1,171 464
Atmospheric sciences 350 247 103
Geosciences 589 441 148
Ocean sciences 299 186 113
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences nec 397 297 100
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 120 26 94
Mathematics and statistics 213 157 56
Mathematics and applied mathematics 183 138 45
Statistics 30 19 11
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 727 493 234
Neurobiology and neuroscience 760 393 367
Physical sciences 2,735 2,173 562
Astronomy and astrophysics 487 382 105
Chemistry 881 638 243
Physics 1,293 1,099 194
Physical sciences nec 74 54 20
Psychology 456 182 274
Clinical psychology 50 11 39
Psychology, general 226 98 128
Psychology nec 180 73 107
Social sciences 970 483 487
Agricultural economics 42 26 16
Anthropology 82 44 38
Economics (except agricultural) 110 70 40
Geography 46 28 18
History and philosophy of science 11 8 3
Linguistics 17 5 12
Political science and government 345 157 188
Sociology 81 27 54
Sociology and anthropology 0 0 0
Social sciences nec 236 118 118
Engineering 3,155 2,438 717
Aerospace engineering 77 71 6
Agricultural engineering 55 38 17
Architecture 30 19 11
Biomedical engineering 311 203 108
Chemical engineering 297 216 81
Civil engineering 420 316 104
Electrical engineering 560 465 95
Engineering science, mechanics, and physics 188 141 47
Industrial and manufacturing engineering 162 138 24
Mechanical engineering 393 337 56
Metallurgical and materials engineering 353 267 86
Mining engineering 23 20 3
Nuclear engineering 29 20 9
Petroleum engineering 57 40 17
Engineering nec 200 147 53
Health 6,652 3,318 3,334
Clinical medicine 5,470 2,719 2,751
Anesthesiology 139 70 69
Cardiovascular science 243 139 104
Endocrinology 110 53 57
Gastroenterology 108 66 42
Hematology 118 57 61
Neurology 351 169 182
Obstetrics and gynecology 129 30 99
Oncology and cancer research 472 247 225
Ophthalmology 241 120 121
Otorhinolaryngology 80 38 42
Pediatrics 608 282 326
Preventive medicine and community health 559 211 348
Psychiatry 185 80 105
Pulmonary disease 139 69 70
Radiology 356 224 132
Surgery 442 262 180
Clinical medicine nec 1,190 602 588
Other health 1,182 599 583
Communication disorders sciences 66 29 37
Dental sciences 88 45 43
Nursing science 61 16 45
Pharmaceutical sciences 332 206 126
Veterinary sciences 279 125 154
Other health nec 356 178 178