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by Berobero 1968 days ago
> migrants to the US have twice as many [citation-weighted papers] as migrants to other countries, or four times as many as those who stay at home

Nitpicky, but... this is also only for IMO medalists (from 1980 to 2000) publishing papers in mathematics (up until 2017). It's pretty darned specific, even as it pertains to academics. Even as it pertains to mathematicians, it's a single snapshot of somewhat recent history.