National Science Foundation - Where Discoveries Begin

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. Academic Institutions of Minority Faculty with Science, Engineering, and Health Doctorates
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Document History: Posted:  October 11, 2011. 

7. Air Force Revises Development Data for FY 2000-07
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Document History: Posted:  January 4, 2011. 

8. ARRA Increased Federal Research and Development and R&D Plant Obligations by $19.2 Billion for FY 200910
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Document History: Posted:  May 1, 2012. 

9. ARRA Provided $5.9 Billion in Federal Science and Engineering Obligations to Universities and Colleges in FY 2009
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Document History: Posted:  June 15, 2012. 

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

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

12. 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. 

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

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

15. Business Use of Intellectual Property Protection Documented in NSF Survey
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Document History: Posted:  February 21, 2012. 

16. Businesses Concentrate Their R&D in a Small Number of Geographic Areas in the United States
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Document History: Posted:  September 4, 2012. 

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

18. 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. 

19. Collaboration in Academic R&D: A Decade of Growth in Pass-Through Funding
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Document History: Posted:  August 2, 2012. 

20. Community Colleges: Playing an Important Role in the Education of Science, Engineering, and Health Graduates
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Document History: Posted:  June 27, 2011. 

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

22. Diversity in Science and Engineering Employment in Industry
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Document History: Posted:  March 29, 2012. 

23. Diversity in the Federal Science and Engineering Workforce
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Document History: Posted:  January 4, 2011. 

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

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

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

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

28. 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. 

29. 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. 

30. 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.