Field |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
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All R&D fieldsa | 47,535,201 | 49,645,341 | 51,590,017 | 54,113,750 | 57,288,415 | 61,253,743 | 65,276,179 | 65,729,338 | 67,014,807 | 67,154,642 |
Science | 39,030,577 | 40,663,615 | 41,977,651 | 43,914,300 | 46,214,473 | 49,032,201 | 51,960,292 | 51,918,706 | 52,625,229 | 52,768,749 |
Computer sciences | 1,404,105 | 1,443,055 | 1,430,660 | 1,471,454 | 1,600,447 | 1,639,054 | 1,741,463 | 1,821,305 | 2,068,772 | 1,927,356 |
Environmental sciences | 2,554,468 | 2,601,097 | 2,681,473 | 2,798,750 | 2,923,404 | 2,991,852 | 3,152,405 | 3,171,932 | 3,196,119 | 3,248,721 |
Atmospheric sciences | 460,020 | 507,583 | 446,184 | 423,055 | 416,826 | 429,354 | 481,103 | 476,584 | 493,252 | 500,950 |
Earth sciences | 919,718 | 897,499 | 910,886 | 950,631 | 1,019,429 | 1,085,000 | 1,140,515 | 1,166,656 | 1,162,905 | 1,158,537 |
Oceanography | 812,061 | 839,504 | 992,484 | 1,051,136 | 1,077,634 | 1,021,856 | 1,049,967 | 1,025,656 | 1,051,301 | 1,071,595 |
Environmental sciences, nec | 362,669 | 356,511 | 331,919 | 373,928 | 409,515 | 455,642 | 480,820 | 503,036 | 488,661 | 517,639 |
Life sciences | 27,604,138 | 28,803,658 | 29,805,328 | 31,192,916 | 32,778,944 | 34,948,346 | 37,330,178 | 37,193,535 | 37,569,149 | 37,921,244 |
Agricultural sciences | 2,656,770 | 2,796,961 | 2,913,260 | 2,995,518 | 3,055,512 | 2,986,456 | 3,117,446 | 3,301,537 | 3,354,055 | 3,373,268 |
Biological sciences | 8,843,679 | 9,049,032 | 9,207,593 | 9,760,099 | 10,146,059 | 10,935,508 | 11,845,022 | 11,601,482 | 11,680,405 | 11,703,597 |
Medical sciences | 14,877,626 | 15,805,806 | 16,553,616 | 17,254,161 | 18,229,453 | 19,267,742 | 20,398,316 | 20,330,157 | 20,455,692 | 20,686,408 |
Life sciences, nec | 1,226,063 | 1,151,859 | 1,130,859 | 1,183,138 | 1,347,920 | 1,758,640 | 1,969,394 | 1,960,359 | 2,078,997 | 2,157,971 |
Mathematical sciences | 494,282 | 532,832 | 573,070 | 619,854 | 546,915 | 594,244 | 640,300 | 674,209 | 670,773 | 657,578 |
Physical sciences | 3,702,783 | 3,813,770 | 3,863,269 | 3,931,833 | 4,282,795 | 4,622,928 | 4,781,723 | 4,722,689 | 4,648,291 | 4,616,578 |
Astronomy | 454,354 | 469,955 | 467,604 | 539,112 | 578,406 | 573,229 | 583,843 | 706,543 | 558,508 | 566,910 |
Chemistry | 1,371,984 | 1,414,311 | 1,460,415 | 1,486,721 | 1,582,562 | 1,750,222 | 1,783,208 | 1,748,576 | 1,705,020 | 1,724,364 |
Physics | 1,596,290 | 1,611,248 | 1,615,766 | 1,606,997 | 1,869,890 | 1,998,131 | 2,121,591 | 1,998,776 | 2,097,193 | 2,055,773 |
Physical sciences, nec | 280,155 | 318,256 | 319,484 | 299,003 | 251,937 | 301,346 | 293,081 | 268,794 | 287,570 | 269,531 |
Psychology | 825,009 | 875,641 | 872,547 | 925,069 | 972,319 | 1,078,311 | 1,158,534 | 1,179,538 | 1,128,410 | 1,140,755 |
Social sciences | 1,684,610 | 1,706,003 | 1,803,115 | 1,949,741 | 2,080,953 | 1,996,863 | 2,064,064 | 2,053,313 | 2,169,559 | 2,210,253 |
Economics | 324,685 | 339,800 | 349,313 | 398,730 | 379,720 | 350,086 | 387,251 | 383,803 | 407,035 | 428,736 |
Political sciences | 323,053 | 317,044 | 348,310 | 339,294 | 368,887 | 374,503 | 370,343 | 390,228 | 426,605 | 425,716 |
Sociology | 370,468 | 399,697 | 397,748 | 403,226 | 408,444 | 420,284 | 432,804 | 459,419 | 480,613 | 503,889 |
Social sciences, nec | 666,404 | 649,462 | 707,744 | 808,491 | 923,902 | 851,990 | 873,666 | 819,863 | 855,306 | 851,912 |
Sciences, nec | 761,182 | 887,559 | 948,189 | 1,024,683 | 1,028,696 | 1,160,603 | 1,091,625 | 1,102,185 | 1,174,156 | 1,046,264 |
Engineering | 6,743,373 | 7,095,085 | 7,517,262 | 7,957,504 | 8,648,525 | 9,324,604 | 10,031,879 | 10,283,173 | 10,735,342 | 10,973,790 |
Aeronautical and astronautical engineering | 445,170 | 385,254 | 471,097 | 537,251 | 613,828 | 635,234 | 667,757 | 662,444 | 689,553 | 662,656 |
Bioengineering and biomedical engineering | 419,625 | 477,119 | 539,137 | 601,908 | 648,099 | 744,124 | 818,229 | 872,669 | 884,993 | 952,682 |
Chemical engineering | 505,975 | 560,005 | 598,944 | 655,603 | 695,842 | 821,040 | 913,332 | 903,101 | 909,962 | 906,562 |
Civil engineering | 787,548 | 858,346 | 862,260 | 924,620 | 980,451 | 1,106,723 | 1,208,042 | 1,232,414 | 1,296,871 | 1,255,698 |
Electrical engineering | 1,581,700 | 1,615,996 | 1,636,983 | 1,704,953 | 1,844,482 | 2,049,832 | 2,206,026 | 2,310,804 | 2,408,774 | 2,476,925 |
Mechanical engineering | 935,302 | 1,048,506 | 1,126,726 | 1,162,428 | 1,243,910 | 1,458,707 | 1,555,662 | 1,548,933 | 1,647,626 | 1,507,713 |
Metallurgical and materials engineering | 612,016 | 643,244 | 632,941 | 646,523 | 688,225 | 703,914 | 738,047 | 757,132 | 812,117 | 1,197,702 |
Engineering, nec | 1,456,037 | 1,506,615 | 1,649,174 | 1,724,218 | 1,933,688 | 1,805,030 | 1,924,784 | 1,995,676 | 2,085,446 | 2,013,852 |
Non-S&Ea | 1,761,251 | 1,886,641 | 2,095,104 | 2,241,946 | 2,425,417 | 2,896,938 | 3,284,008 | 3,527,459 | 3,654,236 | 3,412,103 |
Business and management | 220,187 | 247,335 | 276,280 | 329,931 | 343,916 | 368,461 | 400,258 | 443,072 | 475,941 | 483,013 |
Communications, journalism, and library science | 75,582 | 84,784 | 90,832 | 89,203 | 107,484 | 129,906 | 153,727 | 159,930 | 148,940 | 166,904 |
Education | 766,416 | 819,004 | 905,247 | 868,830 | 915,976 | 994,073 | 1,118,850 | 1,232,313 | 1,218,028 | 1,242,490 |
Humanities | 192,309 | 217,263 | 241,683 | 246,713 | 255,289 | 262,678 | 312,881 | 339,910 | 388,062 | 399,310 |
Law | 63,118 | 69,387 | 74,809 | 90,907 | 107,966 | 98,064 | 124,763 | 131,529 | 173,608 | 148,440 |
Social work | 87,344 | 89,993 | 93,540 | 123,984 | 138,283 | 177,329 | 194,659 | 199,318 | 212,181 | 224,582 |
Visual and performing arts | 42,135 | 46,100 | 46,155 | 59,285 | 72,867 | 66,419 | 77,328 | 84,596 | 87,917 | 95,775 |
Non-S&E, nec | 314,019 | 312,774 | 366,448 | 432,965 | 483,636 | 800,008 | 901,542 | 936,791 | 949,559 | 651,589 |