Faculty international mobility enhances research and citations

A Times Higher Education summary on research productivity and number of citations of publications reflects that British faculty are more mobile than those in other countries and benefit as a result of their networks and associations. The pattern of faculty in the U.K. being more mobile is likely one of the outcomes of past colonial presence but it may also relate to the economic benefits that they receive from working outside of the U.K. - lower cost of living and no taxes in the U.K. Countries interested in expanding their academic reach will need to look at all the factors that contribute to international mobility and its relation to standard measures of productivity.