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Discovery: R&D Activity and Research Publications
Figure DISC-1 .
U.S. R&D, by performing sector: 1953-2023
U.S. R&D, by performing sector: 1953-2023
Figure DISC-2 .
U.S. R&D, by source of funds: 1953-2023
U.S. R&D, by source of funds: 1953-2023
Figure DISC-3 .
Total U.S. R&D expenditures, by performer sector, with long- and short-term growth rates: 1993‒2023
Total U.S. R&D expenditures, by performer sector, with long- and short-term growth rates: 1993‒2023
Figure DISC-4 .
Ratio of U.S. R&D to GDP, by funding source: 1953-2023
Ratio of U.S. R&D to GDP, by funding source: 1953-2023
Figure DISC-5 .
U.S. R&D expenditures, shares by performing sector: 1953-2023
U.S. R&D expenditures, shares by performing sector: 1953-2023
Figure DISC-6 .
U.S. R&D, by type and funding source: 2023
U.S. R&D, by type and funding source: 2023
Figure DISC-7 .
U.S. R&D expenditures, shares by funding sector: 1953-2023
U.S. R&D expenditures, shares by funding sector: 1953-2023
Figure DISC-8 .
Total U.S. R&D expenditures, by source of funds, with long- and short-term growth rates: 1993‒2023
Total U.S. R&D expenditures, by source of funds, with long- and short-term growth rates: 1993‒2023
Figure DISC-9 .
Industry share of U.S. business R&D, by top R&D-performing industries: 2019-22
Industry share of U.S. business R&D, by top R&D-performing industries: 2019-22
Figure DISC-10 .
Academic R&D expenditures, by source of funds: FYs 1953-2023
Academic R&D expenditures, by source of funds: FYs 1953-2023
Figure DISC-11 .
Federal and nonfederal funding of academic basic research: FYs 1979-2023
Federal and nonfederal funding of academic basic research: FYs 1979-2023
Figure DISC-12 .
Federal and nonfederal funding of academic experimental development and applied research: FYs 2010-23
Federal and nonfederal funding of academic experimental development and applied research: FYs 2010-23
Figure DISC-13 .
Academic R&D spending, by field: FYs 2013, 2018, and 2023
Academic R&D spending, by field: FYs 2013, 2018, and 2023
Figure DISC-14 .
Federally and nonfederally funded academic R&D spending, by field: FYs 2013, 2018, and 2023
Federally and nonfederally funded academic R&D spending, by field: FYs 2013, 2018, and 2023
Figure DISC-15 .
Federally financed academic R&D expenditures, by agency and field: FY 2023
Federally financed academic R&D expenditures, by agency and field: FY 2023
Figure DISC-16 .
Federal obligations for research, by agency and major S&E field: FY 2023
Federal obligations for research, by agency and major S&E field: FY 2023
Figure DISC-17 .
GERD and GERD-to-GDP ratio, by selected region, country, or economy: 2022 or most recent year
GERD and GERD-to-GDP ratio, by selected region, country, or economy: 2022 or most recent year
Figure DISC-18 .
Gross domestic expenditures on R&D, by selected region, country, or economy: 2000-22
Gross domestic expenditures on R&D, by selected region, country, or economy: 2000-22
Figure DISC-19 .
Share of global GERD, by selected region, country, or economy: 2000, 2010, and 2022
Share of global GERD, by selected region, country, or economy: 2000, 2010, and 2022
Figure DISC-20 .
GERD as a share of GDP, by selected region, country, or economy: 1990-2022
GERD as a share of GDP, by selected region, country, or economy: 1990-2022
Figure DISC-21 .
Share of total R&D expenditures, by selected industry and selected region, country, or economy: 2021
Share of total R&D expenditures, by selected industry and selected region, country, or economy: 2021
Figure DISC-22 .
S&E publications, by selected region, country, or economy and rest of world: 2002-23
S&E publications, by selected region, country, or economy and rest of world: 2002-23
Figure DISC-23 .
Distribution of national S&E research portfolios across S&E fields, by selected region, country, or economy: 2023
Distribution of national S&E research portfolios across S&E fields, by selected region, country, or economy: 2023
Figure DISC-24 .
Index of U.S. publications, by S&E field: 2010-23
Index of U.S. publications, by S&E field: 2010-23
Figure DISC-25 .
U.S. business sector publications coauthored with academic, government, and foreign institutions: 2008 and 2023
U.S. business sector publications coauthored with academic, government, and foreign institutions: 2008 and 2023
Figure DISC-26 .
S&E publications in the top 1% most-cited journal articles as a share of all S&E journal articles, by selected region, country, or economy: 2006-22
S&E publications in the top 1% most-cited journal articles as a share of all S&E journal articles, by selected region, country, or economy: 2006-22
Figure DISC-27 .
S&E publications in the top 1% most-cited journal articles as a share of all journal articles for selected S&E fields, by selected region, country, or economy: 2022
S&E publications in the top 1% most-cited journal articles as a share of all journal articles for selected S&E fields, by selected region, country, or economy: 2022
Figure DISC-28 .
International coauthorship of S&E publications for the 15 largest producing regions, countries, or economies of S&E publications: 2023
International coauthorship of S&E publications for the 15 largest producing regions, countries, or economies of S&E publications: 2023
Figure DISC-29 .
Selected leading regions, countries, or economies with publications with international coauthors: 2002-23
Selected leading regions, countries, or economies with publications with international coauthors: 2002-23
Figure DISC-30 .
U.S. international S&E publications with coauthor(s) from the United Kingdom and Asian countries: Selected years, 2003-23
U.S. international S&E publications with coauthor(s) from the United Kingdom and Asian countries: Selected years, 2003-23
Figure DISC-A .
Domestic business R&D paid for by the company and others and performed by the company in the biotechnology focus area, by selected industry: 2018-22
Domestic business R&D paid for by the company and others and performed by the company in the biotechnology focus area, by selected industry: 2018-22
Figure DISC-B .
Biotechnology-related S&E articles, by selected region, country, or economy and rest of world: 2002-23
Biotechnology-related S&E articles, by selected region, country, or economy and rest of world: 2002-23
Figure DISC-C .
Semiconductor-related S&E articles, by selected region, country, or economy and rest of world: 2002-23
Semiconductor-related S&E articles, by selected region, country, or economy and rest of world: 2002-23
Figure DISC-D .
Semiconductors collaboration network, by selected region, country, or economy pairs: 2002-23
Semiconductors collaboration network, by selected region, country, or economy pairs: 2002-23
Figure SADISC-1 .
Filtered and unfiltered publications in Scopus, by year: 2008-23
Filtered and unfiltered publications in Scopus, by year: 2008-23
Figure SADISC-2 .
Impact of removing low-quality publications from Scopus, by selected region, country, or economy: 2008-23
Impact of removing low-quality publications from Scopus, by selected region, country, or economy: 2008-23
Figure SADISC-3 .
Impact of removing low-quality publications from Scopus, by field of science: 2008-23
Impact of removing low-quality publications from Scopus, by field of science: 2008-23
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