Reports & Data | Diversity in Extramural Programs

Reports & Data

This website contains references to many published resources. Links to all of the reports and data can be found on this page.

NIH Commissioned Reports

NIH has commissioned and supported a number of reports over the years to examine diversity in the biomedical research workforce. Below are a few of these reports:

Advisory Committee to the Director Next Generation Researchers Initiative Working Group Report (2018)
Advisory Committee to the Director Working Group on Diversity, 2018 Recommendations: Moving Forward, Report from Center of Scientific Workforce Diversity, NIH (2018)
The Next Generation of Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences Researchers: Breaking Through, Report from The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (2018)
Strategies to Enhance Diversity in the Physician Scientist Workforce,Responses to RFI (NOT-OD-16-027) (2016)
Measuring Diversity of the National Institutes of Health-Funded Workforce. Academic Medicine, Vol.91, No.8 (2016)
Innovation, Diversity, and the SBIR/STTR Programs, The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Workshop Summary (2015)
National Institutes of Health Addresses the Science of Diversity. PNAS, Vol.121, No.40 (2015)
NIH Advisory Committee to the Director Physician-Scientist Workforce Working Group Report (2014)
NIH Advisory Committee to the Director Biomedical Research Workforce Working Group Report (2012)
Draft Report of the NIH Advisory Committee to the Director Working Group on Diversity in the Biomedical Research Workforce (2012)
Weaving a Richer Tapestry in Biomedical Science. Science 6045:940-941 (2011)
Sex Differences in Application, Success, and Funding Rates for NIH Extramural Programs. Academic Medicine 86(6): 759-767 (2011)
A Data-Based Assessment of Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States, Report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2011)
Expanding Underrepresented Minority participation: Americas Science and Technology Talent at the Cross Roads, Report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2011)

Reports Related to Diversity in the Scientific Workforce

Many organizations, including the National Science Foundation and National Academies of Science, have devoted substantial resources to understand the scientific workforce and publish data and reports on scientific workforce diversity.

Women, Minorities and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering, The National Science Foundation (2019)
Minority Serving Institutions: America’s Underutilized Resource for Strengthening the STEM Workforce, Report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2018)
NIH Research: Action Needed to Ensure Workforce Diversity Strategic Goals Are Achieved, Report from U.S. Government Accountability Office (2018)
Sexual Harassment of Women: Climate, Culture, and Consequences in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Report from The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2018)
The State of Women in Academic Medicine: The Pipeline and Pathways to Leadership (2015-2016)
Expectations of Brilliance Underlie Gender Distributions Across Academic Disciplines. Science 347: 262-265 (2015)
NSF’s Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering (CEOSE) Biennial Report (2013-2014)
Keeping Our Faculty of Color Symposium (2013)
Enhancing Faculty Diversity at Community Colleges: A Practical Solution for Advancing the Completion Agenda. Focus on Colleges, Universities & Schools 7(1) (2013)
Colloquy on Minority Males in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, Report from The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (2012)
Race, Ethnicity, and NIH Research Awards. Science 6045:1015-1019 (2011)
Gender Differences at Critical Transitions in the Careers of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Faculty, Report from The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2010)
Rising Above the Gathering Storm Two Years Later: Accelerating Progress Toward a Brighter Economic Future. Summary of a Convocation from The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2009)
Making the Difference: Applying a Logic of Diversity. Academy of Management 21:6-20 (2007)
The Future of Disability in America Report from The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2007)
Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future. Summary from The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2007)
• Beyond Bias and Barriers: Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering,, Report from The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2007)
Biological, Social, and Organizational Components of Success for Women in Academic Science and Engineering: Workshop Report from The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2006)
NIH Investigators and Trainees Reports
AAMC Diversity and Faculty Development Digest

Diversity-Related Abstracts & Search Strategies

NIH commissioned a literature review to better understand the impact of diversity in the scientific community. The database below contains summaries of the literature and can be sorted using keywords or by using other filters.

Search Diversity Related Abstracts Search Strategies

Finding publications on diversity in the scientific workforce can be easy—if you know the terms to use. The NIH Library provides search strategies for PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science.

Search Strategies for Conducting Research on Diversity

Short Report: Diversity in Business Research

Short Report: Diversity in Medical Research

Data Sources

Many Federal agencies maintain robust data repositories that capture trends in diversity, the scientific workforce, and the US population. A number of these sources are found below:

NIH Outcomes

National Science Foundation (NSF)

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