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... view into one field of science and its publishing, and what it has produced over that 50 year period. Maybe two, if you were lucky enough to find publishable results in an allied field. Three distinct fields of study would be unlikely, but still would offer a fairly narrow view. Presuming you do have some experience, though, what defines the "top talent" that you mention? The more the myth of "top talent" coming from overseas is pushed, it seems the more the willingness of politicians in the US to fund inadequately the education and research needed to produce that "top talent" here in the US. After all, why would they want to pay for something here when they can invite an equivalent "worker" in for less of a financial outlay? Sure, there are smart people across the globe, and some might well make breakthroughs in various fields, but if the US government treated education and research properly by funding it sufficiently, there would be more than enough talent here to maintain that leadership. (Take the SSC as a case in point if your scope of experience allows it.)