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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. 

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4. 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. 

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

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

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

8. 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. 

9. 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. 

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

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

12. 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. 

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

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

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

16. 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. 

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

18. 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. 

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

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

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

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

23. Employment Decisions of U.S. and Foreign Doctoral Graduates: A Comparative Study
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Document History: Posted:  December 4, 2014. 

24. Employment of Postdoctoral Researchers at Federally Funded R&D Centers Declined in 2013
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Document History: Posted:  December 16, 2014. 

25. Examining Different Industry Classification Methods for Business R&D
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Document History: Posted:  September 4, 2019. 

26. Extramural R&D Funding by U.S.-Located Businesses Nears $30 Billion in 2011
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Document History: Posted:  July 22, 2014. 

27. Federal Budget Authority for R&D Continued to Move Upward in FYs 2015 and 2016, with a Further Increase Proposed for FY 2017
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Document History: Posted:  November 30, 2016. 

28. Federal Budget Authority for R&D Declines in FYs 2012 and 2013; Increase Proposed for 2014
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Document History: Posted:  January 14, 2014. 

29. Federal Budget Authority for R&D in FY 2014 Rises Slightly Above the FY 2013 Level; Extent of Increase in FY 2015 Uncertain
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Document History: Posted:  November 17, 2014. 

30. Federal Budget Authority for R&D in FYs 2014 and 2015 Turns Modesty Upward, but Extent of Increase in FY 2016 Uncertain
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Document History: Posted:  November 23, 2015.