Table 3.
Description of columns and variables available in the country dataset20 table for international migration rates data per country and year combination.
| Column name | Description |
|---|---|
| year | year |
| countrycode | ISO country code |
| padded_population_of_researchers | Population of researchers after 2 years backward filling (padding) is applied |
| number_of_inmigrations | Number of in-migrating scholars |
| number_of_outmigrations | Number of out-migrating scholars |
| netmigration | Net migration count |
| outmigrationrate | Out-migration rate standardized by population of scholars |
| inmigrationrate | In-migration rate standardized by population of scholars |
| netmigrationrate | Net migration rate standardized by population of scholars |
| iso2code | Country ISO 2 letter code |
| iso3code | Country ISO 3 letter code |
| countryname | Country name |
| region | World Bank region |
| incomelevel | World Bank income level |
| avg_paddedpop | Average padded population of scholars |
| gdp_per_capita | Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita |
| population | Population of the country from World Bank |
Each row includes one pair of country and year, and the next columns provide information from OpenAlex and Scopus.