TABLE 118. Federal obligations for basic research, by detailed field of science and engineering: FYs 2002–12
(Dollars in millions)
Field
Preliminary
2011
2012
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
23,668.3
24,751.4
26,120.7
27,140.3
26,584.6
26,865.8
27,154.0
32,873.1
31,795.3
29,060.8
30,664.8
1,833.3
684.1
426.0
427.0
296.1
1,899.5
668.1
461.9
442.2
327.3
2,022.9
726.8
482.0
452.6
361.5
1,966.1
743.6
470.3
431.1
321.1
1,849.5
666.3
444.6
416.5
322.2
1,727.8
583.6
426.8
436.9
280.5
1,593.1
523.2
303.0
433.6
333.3
2,142.9
650.5
429.7
549.2
513.5
1,787.4
596.9
332.6
471.6
386.3
1,708.4
NA
NA
NA
NA
1,922.1
NA
NA
NA
NA
14,024.1
9,244.8
530.6
8,379.7
334.5
3,361.0
1,418.3
14,765.3
11,323.8
528.3
10,471.5
324.0
2,919.1
522.3
14,490.0
8,055.6
503.7
7,222.8
329.1
5,477.2
957.1
15,247.6
8,458.2
511.2
7,608.0
339.0
5,702.7
1,086.7
14,934.4
8,558.4
514.3
7,699.8
344.3
5,454.4
921.7
15,643.5
8,959.3
532.9
8,075.5
350.8
5,504.0
1,180.2
15,557.4
9,121.5
494.7
8,258.7
368.2
5,314.3
1,121.5
17,587.2
10,598.1
531.4
9,600.1
466.6
5,747.6
1,241.5
17,748.3
10,424.3
571.4
9,417.4
435.4
5,786.9
1,537.1
15,671.7
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
16,192.0
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
998.7
636.9
325.6
36.2
1,120.2
730.5
359.8
30.0
1,239.1
712.2
479.1
47.9
1,228.4
658.1
542.5
27.8
1,208.2
670.9
518.6
18.7
1,293.5
708.3
561.0
24.2
1,407.4
733.8
645.0
28.6
1,861.4
978.1
804.3
79.0
1,663.2
873.6
716.6
73.0
1,592.4
NA
NA
NA
1,849.3
NA
NA
NA
3,405.9
603.3
748.8
1,861.7
192.0
3,454.0
696.0
748.6
1,820.6
188.8
3,662.6
765.4
776.0
1,904.5
216.7
3,738.7
778.4
764.0
1,995.9
200.4
3,515.5
686.9
720.7
1,910.8
197.1
3,544.5
592.6
732.8
2,012.3
206.8
3,403.1
482.5
725.8
1,986.6
208.2
4,121.0
617.7
835.4
2,370.4
297.5
3,984.1
504.2
827.7
2,377.0
275.1
3,734.1
NA
NA
NA
NA
4,083.6
NA
NA
NA
NA
Psychology
Biological aspects
Social aspects
Psychological sciences, nec
464.6
7.8
4.8
452.0
543.8
10.6
4.1
529.2
979.2
0.9
5.0
973.2
1,040.1
0.3
4.3
1,035.5
944.9
0.7
4.9
939.3
978.8
1.5
5.4
972.0
936.0
0.5
6.6
928.9
1,100.5
1.9
18.5
1,080.0
1,129.2
10.1
18.4
1,100.8
993.3
NA
NA
NA
1,009.0
NA
NA
NA
Social sciences
Anthropology
Economics
Political science
Sociology
Social sciences, nec
361.7
15.2
45.3
5.7
19.5
276.0
352.8
12.7
48.2
6.0
48.7
237.1
419.3
12.9
48.0
6.7
48.6
303.1
391.4
15.2
51.3
10.5
17.9
296.5
381.0
14.1
46.3
11.0
19.2
290.3
361.3
15.3
52.3
8.5
40.8
244.3
330.0
15.2
43.7
16.5
14.0
240.6
426.0
27.7
45.7
13.0
33.3
306.1
358.9
24.3
44.4
9.6
29.5
251.1
378.4
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
377.0
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Other sciences, nec
715.2
702.7
1,035.9
1,227.5
1,386.5
686.4
1,190.9
2,227.9
1,633.0
1,465.0
1,554.3
1,864.9
330.1
68.1
62.3
46.5
213.0
1,913.1
255.8
59.5
71.5
51.1
226.3
2,271.7
304.2
67.1
68.6
55.6
199.6
2,300.5
317.7
72.9
66.8
62.2
212.6
2,364.6
242.7
57.8
67.6
67.4
205.1
2,629.9
195.1
43.8
109.0
123.6
246.4
2,736.0
149.5
32.0
111.6
126.2
221.4
3,406.2
185.3
35.3
167.6
185.5
297.4
3,491.1
151.3
31.6
142.7
155.2
295.0
3,517.5
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
3,677.6
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
All fields
Environmental sciences
Atmospheric sciences
Geological sciences
Oceanography
Environmental sciences, nec
Life sciences
Biological and agricultural sciences
Agricultural sciences
Biological sciences (excluding environmental biology)
Environmental biology
Medical sciences
Life sciences, nec
Mathematics and computer sciences
Computer sciences
Mathematics
Mathematics and computer sciences, nec
Physical sciences
Astronomy
Chemistry
Physics
Physical sciences, nec
Engineering
Aeronautical engineering
Astronautical engineering
Chemical engineering
Civil engineering
Electrical engineering
TABLE 118. Federal obligations for basic research, by detailed field of science and engineering: FYs 2002–12
(Dollars in millions)
Field
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Mechanical engineering
89.2
96.3
89.6
Metallurgy and materials engineering
507.8
581.0
592.0
Engineering, nec
547.8
571.7
895.0
NA = not available; data collected for this table were not recorded at that level in that particular fiscal year.
76.7
665.9
825.7
70.5
811.4
842.1
77.6
959.9
874.5
65.8
993.2
1,036.2
84.3
1,112.6
1,338.3
80.3
1,091.4
1,543.7
Preliminary
2011
2012
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
nec = not elsewhere classified.
NOTES: Because of rounding, detail may not add to total. Between FY 2006 and FY 2007, National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) R&D obligations decreased for two reasons: (1) in FY 2007 NASA
excluded projects that were operational in nature that were not excluded in FY 2006, which accounts for $850 million of decrease; and (2) there was overall decrease in obligations between FY 2006 and FY 2007, which
accounts for remainder of decrease. In FY 2010 NASA resumed reporting International Space Station obligations as R&D plant.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation/National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development.