What does the literature says about international mobility and its impacts on different spheres of academic careers?

Ana Maria Nunes Gimenez; Ana Maria Carneiro; Luiza Maria Capanema Bezerra; Carlos Eduardo Fredo; Carolina Mendes Bento Ferreira; Larissa Aparecida Prevato Lopes

doi:10.1590/SciELOPreprints.17070

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Ana Maria Nunes Gimenez State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6187-0718
- Conceptualization
- Methodology
- Supervision
- Writing – Original Draft Preparation
- Writing – Review & Editing
Ana Maria Carneiro State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6688-1881
- Conceptualization
- Writing – Original Draft Preparation
- Writing – Review & Editing
Luiza Maria Capanema Bezerra Agronomical Institute of Campinas https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5906-4645
- Conceptualization
- Methodology
- Writing – Review & Editing
- Writing – Original Draft Preparation
Carlos Eduardo Fredo Instituto de Economia Agrícola https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2792-6853
- Data Curation
- Formal Analysis
- Writing – Review & Editing
Carolina Mendes Bento Ferreira State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6215-5876
- Writing – Review & Editing
- Writing – Original Draft Preparation
- Conceptualization
Larissa Aparecida Prevato Lopes State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5586-5189
- Data Curation
- Writing – Review & Editing
- Writing – Original Draft Preparation

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/SciELOPreprints.17070

Keywords:

academic career, international mobility, impacts of academic mobility, scientific migration

Abstract

Given the growing strategic importance of international mobility for funding agencies and higher education institutions, this study presents a mapping review of scientific articles published from 2013 to 2022 and indexed in the Scopus and Web of Science databases. Its aim is to identify the predominant themes, the geographical and temporal patterns of knowledge production in this field, the methodologies employed, and the main research gaps. The analysis involved a careful selection of articles, followed by an examination of abstracts and full texts, thematic categorization, and data interpretation. The results show that, despite the hegemony of Global North countries as centers of knowledge production and as preferred destinations for international mobility, new actors—namely China, India, Singapore, and South Korea—have been reshaping the global landscape. Nevertheless, there remains limited research on gender and racial inequalities, pointing to gaps that may inform future studies.

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Author Biographies

Ana Maria Nunes Gimenez, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP)

Bachelor’s degree in Legal Sciences from the Methodist University of Piracicaba (Unimep). Ph.D. in Science and Technology Policy from the University of Campinas (Unicamp). Associate researcher at the Laboratory of Studies on Research Organization and Innovation (Lab-GEOPI/Unicamp).

Ana Maria Carneiro, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP)

Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences from the Federal University of Goiás. Ph.D. in Science and Technology Policy from the University of Campinas (Unicamp). Researcher at the Center for Public Policy Studies (NEPP) at Unicamp.

Luiza Maria Capanema Bezerra, Agronomical Institute of Campinas

Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Centro Universitário do Triângulo (UNIT). Ph.D. in Science and Technology Policy from the University of Campinas (Unicamp). Researcher at the Agronomic Institute (IAC).

Carlos Eduardo Fredo, Instituto de Economia Agrícola

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from the Institute of Computing at the University of Campinas (Unicamp). Master’s degree in Science and Technology Policy from the University of Campinas (Unicamp). Researcher at the Institute of Agricultural Economics (IEA).

Carolina Mendes Bento Ferreira, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP)

Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations from Faculdade Cásper Líbero. Ph.D. candidate in the Graduate Program in Science and Technology Policy at the University of Campinas (Unicamp).

Larissa Aparecida Prevato Lopes, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP)

Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Campinas (Unicamp). Ph.D. candidate in the Graduate Program in Science and Technology Policy at the University of Campinas (Unicamp).