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China topped predictions of future impact in a Nature survey of 2,300 respondents worldwide. But few of the respondents (who were mostly from the United States and Europe) would move there.
Canada
21%
United
States
87%
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50%
France
25%
Germany
47%
Brazil
4%
Africa
1%
India
4%
China
12%
Japan
27%
Australia
18%
Other Latin
America
1%
Other
Europe
27%
Other
Asia
3%
Nature’s survey asked respondents how important various factors would be in making a decision about working abroad.
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China topped predictions of future impact in a Nature survey of 2,300 respondents worldwide. But few of the respondents (who were mostly from the US and Europe) would move there.
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