Abstract
Science and Technology Indicators 2014 Summary
Main Parts
Chapter 1: R&D expenditure
Chapter 2: R&D personnel
Chapter 3: Higher Education
Chapter 4: The output of R&D
Chapter 5: Science, technology and innovation
Supplemental chapter: Indicators for the regions
Statistical Reference
Main Parts Table of Contents
Chapter 1: R&D expenditure
1.1 International comparison of R&D expenditure in each country
1.1.1 R&D expenditure trends in each country
1.1.2 Trend of R&D expenditure by sector in each country
(1) Definitions of funding and performing sectors in R&D expenditure
(2) Funding sectors and performing sectors for R&D expenditures in selected countries
(3) Changes in R&D expenditures in performing sectors in selected countries
1.2 Government budgets
1.2.1 GBAORD in each country
1.2.2 Ratio of R&D expenditure funded by the government in each country
1.2.3 GBAORD (the government budget appropriations for S&T) in Japan
1.3 R&D expenditure by sector
1.3.1 R&D expenditure in the public organization sector
(1) R&D expenditure in the public organization sector for each country
(2) R&D expenditure in Japan's public organization sector
1.3.2 R&D expenditure in the business enterprise sector
(1) R&D expenditure in the business enterprise sector for each country
(2) By-industry R&D expenditures in selected countries
(3) R&D expenditure per turnover amount in the business enterprise sector
(4) Direct and indirect government support for business enterprises
1.3.3 R&D expenditure in the university and college sector
(1) Researchers in the universities and colleges sector in each country
(2) Structure of source of funds for R&D expenditure in the universities and colleges sector in selected countries
(3) Funding structure for universities and colleges R&D expenditures by form of institution in Japan and the U.S.
(4) Comparison of share of R&D expenditures in total operating costs at Japanese and U.S. universities and colleges
(5) R&D expenditure in the universities and colleges sector in Japan
(6) R&D expenditure by item of expense in the universities and colleges sector for Japan
1.4 R&D expenditure by type of R&D
1.4.1 R&D expenditure by type of R&D
1.4.2 Basic research in each country
Chapter 2: R&D personnel
2.1 International comparison of the number of researchers in each country
2.1.1 Methods for measuring the number of researchers in each country
2.1.2 Trends in the numbers of researchers in each country
2.1.3 Trends in the proportion of the number of researchers by sector in each selected country
(1) Breakdown of each country's researchers by sector
(2) Researchers with doctoral degrees in Japan
2.1.4 Female researchers in each country
2.1.5 Mobility of researchers
(1) Birthplaces of doctoral degree holders in the U.S.
(2) Percentage of postdoctoral fellows who are foreign nationals
(3) Mobility of Japanese researchers between sectors
2.2 Researchers by sector
2.2.1 Researchers in the public organizations sector
(1) Researchers in public organizations in each country
(2) Researchers in the public organizations sector in Japan
2.2.2 Researchers in the business enterprises sector
(1) Researchers in the business enterprises sector in each country
(2) Researchers by industry in each country
(3) Density of the number of researchers against the total number of employees by industry for Japan
2.2.3 Researchers in the universities and colleges sector
(1) Researchers in the universities and colleges sector in each country
(2) Researchers in the universities and colleges sector in Japan
(3) Greater diversity in the alma maters of university teachers
2.3 Research assistants
2.3.1 Status of research assistants in each country
2.3.2 Status of research assistants in the universities and colleges sector in Japan
(1) Breakdown of the number of research assistants
(2) Number of research assistants per researcher
(3) Number of research assistants per teacher
Chapter 3: Higher Education
3.1 The status of the number of students in Japan's education institutions
3.2 The status of students in higher education institutions
3.2.1 New enrollment of undergraduates
3.2.2 New enrollment in master's programs in graduate schools
3.2.3 New enrollment in doctoral programs in graduate schools
3.2.4 Female enrollment
3.2.5 Mature students in higher education institutions
3.3 Career options for students in Natural sciences and Engineering
3.3.1 The status of employment and continuing education among students of Natural sciences and Engineering
(1) Career options of college graduates
(2) Career options of persons who complete master's programs
(3) Career options of people who complete doctoral programs
3.3.2 The employment status of students of Natural sciences and Engineering by industry classification
(1) College graduates entering employment
(2) Master's degree program graduates entering employment
(3) Doctoral graduates entering employment
3.3.3 The employment status of Natural sciences and Engineering students
(1) College graduates entering employment
(2) Master's degree program graduates entering employment
(3) Doctoral graduates entering employment
3.4 International comparison of degree holders
3.4.1 International comparison of the number of bachelor's degrees, master's degrees and doctorates degrees awarded
(1) Number of bachelor's degrees awarded per 1 million population
(2) Number of master's degrees awarded per 1 million population
(3) Number of doctoral degrees awarded per 1 million population
3.4.2 Doctoral degrees awarded in Japan
3.5 Foreign students in institutions of higher education
3.5.1 Foreign graduate students in Japan and the U.S.
3.5.2 Foreign students in institutions of higher education in selected countries
Chapter 4: The output of R&D
4.1 Scientific Papers
4.1.1 Quantitative and qualitative changes in research activities in the world
(1) The change in the numbers of papers
(2) Changes in the style of the production of papers in the world and selected countries
4.1.2 A comparison of research activities by country
(1) Method for quantifying scientific research capability at the country level
(2) Time-series comparison of number of papers, number of adjusted top 10% papers, and number of adjusted top 1% papers by country/region
(3) Time-series trends in share of number of papers, share of number of adjusted top 10% papers,
and share of number of adjusted top 1% papers in the selected countries
4.1.3 Characteristics of the research activities of selected countries
(1) International field balance in the world
(2) Field balances of the selected countries
(3) Field balances of selected countries in the world
Technical Notes: Regarding modification of the paper analysis method
4.2 Patents
4.2.1 The patent applications in the world
(1) The number of patent applications in the world
(2)The situation of patent applications in main countries
4.2.2 International comparison of number of patent applications using patent families
4.2.3 Number of patent families, single-country applications and number of applications and number of patent families in each country/region
4.2.4 Technology field characteristics of patent applications of the selected countries
(1) Technology field balance in all patent families
(2) Technology field balances in the selected countries
(3) Technology field balances of the selected countries in the world
4.2.5 Destinations of patent family applications
Technical Notes: Patent family analysis
Chapter 5: Science, technology and innovation
5.1 Technology trade
5.1.1 International comparison of technology trade
5.1.2 The Technology Trade of Japan
(1) Technology trade by industry classification
(2) Technology trade by industry classification and partner
5.2 High-technology industry trade and medium high-technology industry trade
(1) High-technology industry trade
(2) Medium high-technology industry trade
5.3 Trademark applications and trilateral patent families
5.4 The relationship between R&D and innovation
(1) International comparison of shares of companies that achieved process innovation
(2) R&D by companies that achieved innovation in Japan
5.5 Total Factor Productivity (TFP)
Supplemental chapter: Indicators for the regions
1. The number of graduate students in national, public and private universities and colleges
2. The number of papers (all fields)
3. The number of papers (the field of Life sciences)
4. The number of papers (fields other than Life sciences)
5. The balance of papers between Life sciences fields and fields other than Life sciences
6. The number of patent applications
7. The number of inventors
Column
R&D expenditure by business enterprises--recovery from the global economic crisis
An international comparison of changes in R&D expenditure
Circumstances of researchers who hold doctorates in American and Japanese business enterprises
Ranking of the medal count in the International Science Olympiad
R&D trends by business enterprise size and business category when viewed from the standpoint of patent applications
- Deepening patent analysis using NISTEP's enterprise name dictionary -
A look at university-initiated patents
Changes in the TFP index
Statistical Reference
Statistical Reference A Population of the main countries
Statistical Reference B Labor force population of the main countries
Statistical Reference C Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the main countries
(A) National Currencies
(B) OECD Purchasing Power Parity Equivalent
Statistical Reference D Gross Domestic Product (GDP) deflator of the main countries
Statistical Reference E Purchasing Power Parity of the main countries
