R&D expenses are found in a company's income statement which can be found in:
You can also obtain this information from Compustat in WRDS (helpful if you need to historical figures or are working with large data sets/lists of tickers):
In WRDS, go to Compustat - Capital IQ-->North America Daily-->Fundamentals Annual.
Next, choose your dates and enter your company in Company Code.
Under Variable Types, scroll down to XRD - Research and Development Expense.
Select Submit Request.
For a broader look at company R&D and/or rankings, see:
National Science Foundation - R&D Activity Data series
European Commission - Economics of Industrial Research and Innovation R&D Monitor
See also (in print):
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