Jack W. Plunkett is CEO & Publisher of Plunkett Research, Ltd., a Houston-based provider of market research and industry information in printed and electronic formats. Plunkett Research provides analysis, statistics and other vital data on all major industry sectors, from InfoTech to Retailing to Banking and Internet of Things. Plunkett's client list includes 10,000 leading corporations, universities and government agencies worldwide. Plunkett's products are distributed electronically through subscriptions to its online service, and around the globe by major distributors, including ThomsonReuters.Jack Plunkett is the author of numerous books, including the gold medal-winning The Next Boom: What you absolutely, positively have to know about the world between now and 2025. Plunkett is frequently interviewed as an expert source by publications such as Time magazine, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Investor's Business Daily, media outlets such as NPR's Marketplace, ABC, and Marketwatch, as well as local and regional newspapers and national columnists. Plunkett received an Academic Book of the Year Award for his Plunkett's Health Care Industry Almanac, and he was a regional finalist in the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards sponsored by EY.
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Introduction 1 How to Use This Book 3 Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting the Engineering & Research Industry 7 1) Major Trends Affecting the Engineering & Research Industry 7 2) Introduction to the Engineering & Research Industry 8 3) A Short History of U.S. Industrial Research & Development 10 4) R&D Expands in Chinese Research Parks/Patent Filings Soar 10 5) Outsourcing and Offshoring of Research, Development and Engineering Grow Along With Globalization 11 6) Original Design Manufacturing (ODM) Adds Value to Contract Electronics Manufacturing 12 7) The State of the Biotechnology Industry Today 13 8) Nations Compete Fiercely in Biotech Development 16 9) Globalization and Worldwide Collaboration Fuel the Research Efforts of Major Corporations 17 10) Number of Patent Applications Remains High/Patent Laws Change 17 11) Industrial Robots and Factory Automation Advance Through Artificial Intelligence (AI) 19 12) Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Power Research Continues/Fuel Cell Cars Enter Market 20 13) Electric Cars (EVs) and Plug-in Hybrids (PHEVs) Spur Changes at Auto Makers 21 14) Major Technology Research in Batteries/Massive Investments in Battery Factories and Power Storage 23 15) Supercomputing Hits 1,742 Petaflops 24 16) Superconductivity Provides Advanced Electricity Distribution Technology 25 17) Private, Reusable Rockets Launch Commercial Satellites and Serve Both the U.S. Military & NASA 26 18) Technology Discussion-Synthetic Biology 27 19) The Future of Transportation and Supply Chains: Massive Investments in Infrastructure & Mobility Services 28 20) HPTP Thermoplastics, Thermoset and Engineered Plastics Enable Advanced Products/ Nanocomposites Offer the Ultimate in Advanced Materials 30 21) Artificial Intelligence (AI), Deep Learning and Machine Learning Advance into Commercial Applications, Including Health Care and Robotics 31 22) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Enables Efficiencies and Accelerated Innovation in R&D 32 23) The Future of Space Commercialization and Private Rocket Launch Services 32 Chapter 2: Engineering & Research Industry Statistics 35 Engineering & Research Industry Statistics and Market Size Overview 36 Quarterly Engineering & Research Industry Revenues, U.S.: 2025 37 Engineering & Scientific Research & Development Services: Estimated Sources of Revenue, U.S.: 2019-2023 38 Federal R&D Funding by Character of Work and Facilities and Equipment, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2024-2026 39 Federal R&D Budget & Distribution by Agency, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2024-2026 40 Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for National Defense, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2024-2026 41 Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for Health and Human Services, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2024-2026 42 Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for Space Flight, Research & Supporting Activities, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2025-2026 43 NASA Budget Appropriations & Projections: 2025-2031 44 Federal R&D & R&D Funding for Basic Research, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2024-2026 45 Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for Agriculture, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2024-2026 46 Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for Transportation, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2024-2026 47 Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for Energy, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2024-2026 48 U.S. Department of Energy Funding for Science & Energy Programs: 2025-2027 49 U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) Budget: Fiscal Years 2024-2026 50 NSF Budget by Appropriation (Dollars in Millions), Fiscal Years 2025-2027 51 Research Funding for Biological Sciences, U.S. National Science Foundation: Fiscal Years 2025-2027 52 Research Funding for Engineering, U.S. National Science Foundation: Fiscal Years 2025-2027 53 Top 30 U.S. Patent Recipient Organizations: 2024 54 The U.S. Drug Discovery & Approval Process 55 Employment in Engineering Occupations by Business Type, U.S.: 2022 - 2026 56 Employment in Life & Physical Science Occupations by Business Type, U.S.: May 2025 57 Chapter 3: Important Engineering & Research Industry Contacts 59 (Addresses, Phone Numbers and Internet Sites) Chapter 4: THE ENGINEERING & RESEARCH 500: Who They Are and How They Were Chosen 97 Index of Companies Within Industry Groups 98 Alphabetical Index 112 Index of Headquarters Location by U.S. State 116 Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country 119 Individual Data Profiles on Each of THE ENGINEERING & RESEARCH 500 123 Additional Indexes Index of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities 614 Index by Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations 616 A Short Engineering & Research Industry Glossary 633