National and organizational patterns of Nobel laureate careers in physiology/medicine, physics, and chemistry
Year: 2022
Type: article
Abstract: This paper examines the distribution of Nobel laureates in Physiology/Medicine, Physics, and Chemistry across countries and research organizations. We provide basic information about where future laureates received their education and/or conducted their research, then present heat maps depicting country and organizational specialization patterns. In addition, we identify the organizational ultra-elite in science: universities and research institutes that show continuously above-average numbers of future laureates, typically in one career phase. Furthermore, we identify those universities and research institutes that have undergone considerable growth (or decline) in their capabilities for highly innovative research. Also, we compare country-specific profiles with those at the organizational level. Our findings are interpreted in the light of findings from comparative-historical studies.
Source: Scientometrics
Authors: Thomas Heinze, Joel Emanuel Fuchs
Institution: University of Wuppertal
Language: English
Subfield: Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty
Field: Decision Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $2,780
Funder: Bergische Universität Wuppertal
OpenAlex ID: W4210747178