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 |
