Chinese Scholars in the United States

These data support a paper examining researcher mobility between China and the United States showing overall growth in mobility between the two nations. A review based upon a scholar’s change of address from China to the United States or vice versa reveals mobility patterns. Between 2009 and 2018, an overall upward trend is noted for incoming scholars from China, as well as upward trends in those returning to China. Within the United States, researchers flow across states, but they are less likely to leave the larger, more R&D-rich states like California, New York, or Massachusetts. Chinese researchers are more likely to locate based upon reputation of research institutions than overall research spending or defense research locations. Mobility has a positive impact on China-U.S. collaboration numbers and citations.本数据集为一项探究中美两国科研人员跨国流动的研究论文提供支撑，该研究表明两国间科研人员流动整体呈增长态势。基于学者从中国赴美国工作或反向流动的工作单位变更记录开展的梳理分析，可揭示科研人员的流动规律。2009年至2018年间，从中国赴美开展研究的学者规模整体呈上升趋势，同期归国返回中国的学者数量亦呈现增长态势。在美国国内，科研人员虽会跨州流动，但他们更倾向于留在加利福尼亚州、纽约州、马萨诸塞州等研发（Research and Development）资源富集的大州，而非离开这些地区。相较于以整体研发投入或国防科研布局作为选址依据，中国科研人员在选择工作地点时，更倾向于考量科研机构的学术声誉。科研人员跨国流动对中美两国间的学术合作频次与论文被引频次均具有积极影响。