Scholar
Guy J. Abel
Google Scholar ID: MqztgqsAAAAJ
University of Hong Kong
Citations & Impact
Citations
3,510
H-index
24
i10-index
45
Publications
20
Co-authors
0
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Published paper: 'Bilateral international migration flow estimates for 200 countries' in Scientific Data, which discusses methods for estimating bilateral migration flows between all origin-destination country pairs based on migrant stock data published by the World Bank and United Nations. Recently, he has also been involved in multiple studies on the globalization of international migration, the impact of drought on internal migration, the Migration Intersections Grid framework, and a multidimensional global migration model.
Research Experience
- Currently based in the Department of Sociology at the University of Hong Kong. Previously, he has worked in the Asian Demographic Research Institute at Shanghai University, the Vienna Institute of Demography in the Austrian Academy of Sciences, and the ESRC Centre for Population Change and S3RI at the University of Southampton.
Education
- PhD in Social Statistics and Demography, 2009, University of Southampton; MSc in Social Statistics (Distinction), 2005, University of Southampton; MSc in Statistics (Distinction), 2003, University of Kent.
Background
- A statistical demographer working predominantly with migration data to better predict past and future movement patterns and gain a richer understanding of how migration varies by core demographic variables such as age, sex, and education. This website contains posts mainly related to his research, including some information on his publications and use of R, including packages he developed.
Miscellany
- Interests include Statistical Demography, Migration, and R programming.
Co-authors