A Systems View Across Time and Space
Table 5 The number and share of respondents by scientific field
From: Examining the differences between the motivations of traditional and entrepreneurial scientists
Scientific fields | Traditional scientists | Entrepreneurial scientists | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | N | % | |
Biological sciences | 39 | 13.3 | 5 | 17.9 | 44 | 13.7 |
Physical sciences | 13 | 4.4 | 3 | 10.7 | 16 | 5.0 |
Dental medicine | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 |
Geography | 4 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1.2 |
Earth sciences | 14 | 4.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 4.3 |
Pharmaceutical sciences | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 2.5 |
Informatics | 35 | 11.9 | 4 | 14.3 | 39 | 12.1 |
Chemistry | 30 | 10.2 | 2 | 7.1 | 32 | 9.9 |
Environmental sciences | 10 | 3.4 | 1 | 3.6 | 11 | 3.4 |
Mathematics | 4 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1.2 |
Engineering | 64 | 21.8 | 7 | 25.0 | 71 | 22.0 |
Agriculture | 13 | 4.4 | 3 | 10.7 | 16 | 5.0 |
Theoretical medicine | 38 | 12.9 | 1 | 3.6 | 39 | 12.1 |
Clinical medicine | 21 | 7.1 | 2 | 7.1 | 23 | 7.1 |
Total | 294 | 100.0 | 28 | 100.0 | 322 | 100.0 |