Public Trust in Science: Global and U.S. Statistics
Public trust in science varies across countries, income groups, and political identities. These statistics show how confidence in scientists has changed and what relates to it.
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Public trust in science varies across countries, income groups, and political identities. These statistics show how confidence in scientists has changed and what relates to it.
Research data sharing is widely supported, but practical access, privacy, funding, and platform knowledge still shape how researchers share.
U.S. research doctorate statistics show changing fields, diverse participation, long completion timelines, varied funding, and distinct career outcomes.
Open access expanded sharply through 2023, with Gold publishing becoming the largest route while patterns varied by discipline, income group, and country.
A data-led overview of research and development investment, intensity, performing sectors, public funding, business R&D, and researcher patterns.
Key research integrity statistics show how questionable practices, weak transparency, and retractions affect confidence in the scientific record.
Survey and publication evidence shows how researchers view reproducibility, how often studies are replicated, and which practices and incentives remain limited.
International co-authorship has grown substantially, but collaboration rates vary widely by income group, region, and country.
Scientific retraction statistics show rising annual totals, varied causes, geographic differences, and persistent gaps in how corrected records are displayed.
A data-backed overview of the U.S. STEM workforce, including employment trends, wages, geography, education pathways, and worker representation.
Explore measured statistics on women’s participation in research, STEM education, science careers, and academic leadership.
A concise guide to NASA statistics, from FY 2024 funding requests and mission counts to the agency's workforce and major exploration programs.
A data-focused overview of research funding across U.S. sectors, OECD economies, federal agencies, NIH, and NIMH.
A data-focused overview of science funding, from global R&D investment and research capacity to U.S. federal obligations and DOE programs.
A data-led guide to the size and structure of the science journal ecosystem, including records, journals, citations, open access, and recent deposit activity.
PISA 2022 science results show how students performed across proficiency levels, countries, and education systems.
A fact-based overview of science publishing, from open-access growth and research integrity to global DOI infrastructure and publisher scale.
A concise statistical guide to science research investment, education results, publication support, patents, and worldwide R&D capacity.
A data-focused overview of scientific research activity, including publication output, R&D spending, patents, intellectual property, and researcher distribution.
Explore current U.S. scientist statistics, including pay, employment, occupational outlooks, doctoral education, and postdoctoral trends.