Israel: share of postdoctoral researches in universities by field of research

In 2021, the share of postdoctoral research in Israeli universities in biological sciences accounted for almost a third of all research (32.7 percent). The physical sciences followed this field, with almost 20 percent. General arts and applied arts constituted Israel's least researched academic field, with only 0.5 percent of the research on this subject.

Share of postdoctoral researches in universities in Israel in 2021, by field of research

Characteristic	Share of postdoctoral researches
Biological sciences	32.7%
Physical sciences	19.6%
Engineering and architecture	12.3%
Mathematics, statistics and computer sciences	8.4%
General humanities sciences	6.9%
Social sciences	6.6%
Education and teaching training	2.8%
Agriculture	2.8%
Linguistics, literature and regional studies	1.9%
Allied health professions	1.6%
Law	1.6%
Medical studies	1.4%
Business and management sciences	0.9%
Art and applied art studies	0.5%

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Release date

January 2023

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Region

Israel

Survey time period

2021

Supplementary notes

The academic fields of research were compiled into 14 general fields.
- The data concerning medical studies does not include bio-medical studies. These were classified under Biological studies.
- In this statistic, biological studies include microbiology, biochemistry, biophysics, biotechnology and biomedical science.
- Engineering and architecture also compiles biomedical and biotechnological engineering, as well as bio-engineering, food engineering and biotechnology.

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