|
FIELD |
1981
% |
1986
% |
1992
% |
1998
% |
| Physics |
US 31.95
EU 29.64
AP 15.31 |
US
31.84
EU 30.88
AP 17.62 |
EU
32.83
US 30.63
AP 23.08 |
EU
37.34
AP 28.95
US 25.72 |
| Chemistry |
US
31.70
EU 24.53
AP 19.73 |
EU
31.56
US 25.75
AP 19.92 |
EU
34.34
US 24.81
AP 22.00 |
EU
37.47
AP 26.73
US 22.33 |
| Materials
Science |
US
31.49
EU 28.25
AP 15.08 |
US
28.09
EU 27.11
AP 20.48 |
US
31.81
EU 28.74
AP 27.03 |
AP
33.01
EU 32.36
US 25.02 |
| Engineering |
US
42.42
EU 27.99
AP 15.00 |
US
41.98
EU 27.18
AP 17.57 |
US
40.93
EU 27.65
AP 20.47 |
US
32.76
EU 31.63
AP 27.96 |
| Astrophysics |
US
53.55
EU 33.43
AP 8.41 |
US
46.64
EU 35.34
AP 14.07 |
US
47.26
EU 41.16
AP 13.90 |
EU
52.86
US 44.06
AP 16.17 |
| Computer
Science |
US
50.13
EU 31.04
AP 9.98 |
US
47.60
EU 33.57
AP 10.54 |
US
44.96
EU 32.82
AP 16.64 |
US
41.01
EU 33.03
AP 25.90 |
| Mathematics |
US
46.74
EU 35.14
AP 10.47 |
US
42.79
EU 36.88
AP 10.99 |
US
43.56
EU 39.15
AP 14.06 |
EU
42.56
US 35.09
AP 18.11 |
| Geosciences |
US
44.96
EU 23.16
AP 12.54 |
US
40.47
EU 26.80
AP 14.21 |
US
38.40
EU 30.62
AP 14.26 |
US
38.57
EU 38.13
AP 17.78 |
| Clinical
Medicine |
US
43.29
EU 37.10
AP 7.89 |
US
41.68
EU 37.78
AP 8.94 |
US
40.37
EU 39.47
AP 12.15 |
EU
41.43
US 37.62
AP 15.91 |
| Molecular
Biology |
US
44.98
EU 33.39
AP 10.25 |
US
43.23
EU 35.55
AP 10.78 |
US
47.23
EU 37.00
AP 12.31 |
US
47.60
EU 38.48
AP 15.46 |
| Neuroscience |
US
54.44
EU 27.17
AP 7.58 |
US
49.65
EU 30.78
AP 9.32 |
US
48.96
EU 34.55
AP 11.41 |
US
44.77
EU 38.90
AP 14.57 |
| Biology
& Biochemistry |
US
40.82
EU 32.93
AP 14.33 |
US
39.46
EU 34.70
AP 15.14 |
US
41.06
EU 34.48
AP 17.65 |
EU
38.92
US 38.70
AP 19.51 |
| Microbiology |
US
39.55
EU 34.05
AP 13.59 |
US
37.29
EU 35.50
AP 14.78 |
EU
38.94
US 38.48
AP 17.78 |
EU
43.28
US 34.47
AP 19.12 |
| Pharmacology |
EU
37.22
US 35.02
AP 13.96 |
EU
39.10
US 33.63
AP 16.37 |
EU
39.35
US 32.25
AP 20.57 |
EU
38.87
US 30.97
AP 24.29 |
| Immunology |
US
53.25
EU 32.50
AP 8.53 |
US
50.27
EU 34.94
AP 9.75 |
US
47.22
EU 38.54
AP 13.10 |
US
46.24
EU 40.36
AP 15.36 |
| Ecology/Environment |
US
50.20
EU 23.45
AP 11.84 |
US
48.49
EU 24.34
AP 12.99 |
US
43.73
EU 29.26
AP 14.60 |
US
38.62
EU 35.88
AP 15.87 |
| Agricultural
Sciences |
US
35.65
EU 26.78
AP 22.83 |
US
32.98
EU 27.94
AP 23.14 |
US
29.20
EU 28.03
AP 28.67 |
EU
36.83
US 25.77
AP 25.38 |
|
SOURCE:
ISI's National
Science Indicators, 1981-98
|