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Comprehensive and Special Analytical Reports on Science and Engineering
1. Assessing Fundamental Science
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Document History: Posted:  July 9, 1996. 

2. Science and Engineering Indicators 2016
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Document History: Posted:  February 2, 2016. 

3. Science and Engineering Indicators: 2014
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Public Comment: Updated 5 March 2014. This release includes the State Data Tool, which provides a wealth of information on science and technology infrastructure by state and allows in-depth exploration of these data. Tables and figures provided in Science and Engineering Indicators 2014 are also now available for download in Excel and image formats.
Document History: Posted:  February 6, 2014. 

Data Brief
4. Postdocs at Federally Funded Research and Development Centers: Fall 2021
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Document History: Posted:  November 1, 2022. 

InfoBrief
5. 2011 Data Show U.S. Business R&D Highly Concentrated by State and Metropolitan Location
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Document History: Posted:  August 27, 2014. 

6. A Quarter of College Graduates and About Half of Doctorate Holders in Science and Engineering Occupations Were R&D Workers in 2019
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Document History: Posted:  September 29, 2022. 

7. A Snapshot of Business R&D Employment in the United States
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Document History: Posted:  October 31, 2016. 

8. Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Science, Engineering, and Health Graduate Enrollment: U.S. Part-Time Enrollment Increases as Full-Time Temporary Visa Holder Enrollment Declines
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Document History: Posted:  April 6, 2022. 

9. Baccalaureate Origins of U.S. Research Doctorate Recipients
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Document History: Posted:  March 16, 2022. 

10. Baccalaureate Origins of U.S.-trained S&E Doctorate Recipients
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Document History: Posted:  April 22, 2013. 

11. Baccalaureate Origins of Underrepresented Minority Research Doctorate Recipients
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Document History: Posted:  August 3, 2022. 

12. Business R&D Performance in the United States Increased in 2011
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Document History: Posted:  September 19, 2013. 

13. Business R&D Performance in the United States Increases Over 6% to $323 Billion in 2013
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Document History: Posted:  August 20, 2015. 

14. Business R&D Performance in the United States Reached $400 Billion in 2017, a 6.8% Increase from 2016
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Document History: Posted:  September 27, 2019. 

15. Business R&D Performance in the United States Tops $300 Billion in 2012
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Document History: Posted:  October 28, 2014. 

16. Business R&D Performed in the United States Reached $356 Billion in 2015
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Document History: Posted:  August 28, 2017. 

17. Businesses Performed 60% of Their U.S. R&D in 10 Metropolitan Areas in 2018
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Document History: Posted:  June 17, 2021. 

18. Businesses Reported an 11.8% Increase to Nearly a Half Trillion Dollars for U.S. R&D Performance During 2019
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Document History: Posted:  November 19, 2021. 

19. Businesses Spent $341 Billion on R&D Performed int he United States in 2014
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Document History: Posted:  August 25, 2016. 

20. Businesses Spent $375 Billion on R&D Performance in the United States in 2016
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Document History: Posted:  September 25, 2018. 

21. Businesses Spent Over a Half Trillion Dollars for R&D Performance in the United States During 2020, a 9.1% Increase Over 2019
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Document History: Posted:  October 4, 2022. 

22. Characteristics of College Graduates, with a Focus on Veterans
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Document History: Posted:  October 22, 2018. 

23. Characteristics of the College-Educated Population and the Science and Engineering Workforce in the United States
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Document History: Posted:  April 6, 2015. 

24. Counts of Postdoctoral Appointees in Science, Engineering, and Health Rise with Reporting Improvements
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Document History: Posted:  September 23, 2013. 

25. Defining Postdocs in the Survey of Graduate Students and Postdocs (GSS): Institution Responses to the Postdoc Definitional Questions in the GSS 2010-16
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Document History: Posted:  May 5, 2021. 

26. Demographic Characteristics of Postdoctoral Researchers at Federally Funded Research and Development Centers: 2010-17
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Document History: Posted:  February 13, 2019. 

27. Differences in Master's and Doctoral Enrollment in Science, Engineering, and Health in 2017
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Document History: Posted:  May 21, 2019. 

28. Driven by Stimulus Funding, Federal R&D Obligations Increased 18% in 2020; Largest Year-to-Year Change since 1963
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Document History: Posted:  March 24, 2022. 

29. Early Career Doctorates in Context
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Document History: Posted:  April 26, 2021. 

30. Employment and Educational Characteristics of Scientists and Engineers
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Document History: Posted:  January 8, 2013.