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Kumi Okuwada is a leading researcher in science and technology policy, with a focus on the international mobility of highly skilled personnel and its implications for research ecosystems. Her work critically examines how the movement of graduate students and researchers shapes the competitiveness and structure of national innovation systems. Okuwada’s most cited study, "An empirical study of graduate student mobility underpinning research universities" (2012, 30 citations), addresses a critical gap in policy-making by providing much-needed statistical evidence on international graduate student flows, demonstrating how these movements directly influence the development of research universities. She further advanced this field with a comparative analysis of researcher mobility in robotics, computer vision, and electron devices (2011, 13 citations), offering quantitative insights into sector-specific brain circulation. By combining rigorous data analysis with policy relevance, Okuwada’s contributions help governments and institutions understand the dynamics of talent flow, making her work essential for anyone studying the globalization of science and higher education.
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