64 Citation Laureates appointed by the Institute for Scientific Information have later received a Nobel Prize
London, United Kingdom, September 21, 2022: Clarivate Plc (NYSE: CLVT), a leading global provider of trusted information and insights to accelerate the pace of innovation, today named 20 world-class researchers from four countries Citation Laureates™. These are researchers whose work is considered “pinnacle” according to an analysis by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI)™, part of Clarivate.
Contributions from this year’s Citation Laureates include transformative research on breast and ovarian cancer, flexible “electronic skin”, the economics of happiness and well-being, and more. Fourteen of the awardees work at leading academic institutions in the United States, three in Japan, two in the United Kingdom and one in Germany.
Each year since 2002, ISI analysts have used Web of Science™ publication and citation data to identify influential researchers in Nobel Prize-winning research areas: physiology or medicine, physics, chemistry and economics. Of approximately 55 million articles and procedures indexed in the Web of Science since 1970, only approximately 7,600 (0.01%) have been cited 2,000 times or more. Citation Laureates are identified and selected from the authors of this group of articles. They are individuals whose research publications are widely cited and whose contributions to their fields have been highly influential, even transformative.
In early October 2022, the Nobel Assembly will vote on awarding science’s highest honor. While this annual rite fuels speculation around the world, Clarivate is the only organization that uses quantitative data alongside the qualitative assessment to provide valuable insights into who might be selected. To date, 64 Citation Laureates listed in the Hall of Citation Laureates have received a Nobel Prize.
The Citation Laureates 2022 are:
physiology or medicine |
Masato HasegawaHead of the Department of Brain and Neurosciences, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo, Japan, and For the identification of TDP-43, a pathologic signature of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), and for other contributions to neurodegenerative disease research |
Mary Claire KingProfessor of Medicine and Genomics, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA To demonstrate inherited susceptibility to breast and ovarian cancer and to discover the role played by mutations in the BRCA1 gene |
Stuart H Orkin, David G. Nathan Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigators For basic research on the genetic basis of blood diseases and for the further development of gene therapy for sickle cell anemia and beta-thalassemia |
physics |
Immanuel Bloch, Scientific Director, Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics, Garching, Germany; Professor of Experimental Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany For pioneering research on quantum many-body systems using ultracold atomic and molecular gases, paving the way to quantum simulations of “artificial solids”. |
Stephen R. Quake, Research Director, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Redwood City, California, United States; Lee Otterson Professor of Bioengineering and Applied Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA For contributions to the physics of fluid phenomena on the nanoliter scale |
Takashi TaniguchiFellow and Director of the International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Japan, and For the production of high-quality hexagonal boron nitride crystals, the availability of which enabled a revolution in the study of the electronic behavior of two-dimensional materials |
Chemistry |
Zhenan BaoKK Lee Professor of Chemical Engineering, Director, Stanford Wearable Electronics Initiative (eWEAR), Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA For the development of novel biomimetic applications of organic and polymeric electronic materials, including flexible “electronic skins” |
Bonnie L Bassler, Squibb Professor of Molecular Biology and Chair of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, United States; and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator and For studying the regulation of gene expression in bacteria by quorum sensing, a chemical communication system |
Daniel G. NoceraPatterson Rockwood Professor of Energy, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA For fundamental experimental and theoretical contributions to proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) and its application in energy science and biology |
Business |
Daron AcemogluInstitute Professor, Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, and For an in-depth analysis of the role of political and economic institutions in shaping national development |
Samuel Bowles, Research Professor and Director of the Behavioral Sciences Program, Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States; Professor Emeritus, Department of Economics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States, and For providing evidence and models that expand our understanding of economic behavior to include not only self-interest but also reciprocity, altruism and other forms of social cooperation |
Richard A EasterlinUniversity Professor Emeritus of Economics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States, and For pioneering contributions to the economics of happiness and subjective well-being |
David Pendlebury, Head of Research Analysis at ISI, said: “The impact of this year’s Citation Laureates is immense, representing transformative and groundbreaking research. It is an honor to recognize and celebrate their work, which Clarivate considers to be of the finest class. We anticipate that some of these research elite will go on to receive a Nobel Prize, once again demonstrating the strong connection between their impressive citation record and their influence on peers.”
Commenting on his recognition as a Citation Laureate, E. Peter Greenberg, Professor of Microbiology at the University of Washington School of Medicine, said, “Scientific endeavors are not about people and personalities, but about discovery and advancement. We stand on the shoulders of others. I was therefore pleasantly surprised to have been selected as a Citation Laureate, as the honor differs from others in that it recognizes the impact of one’s publications. I was on the ground floor of something that was thriving and what we released caught the attention of our colleagues. This reflects an active field of dynamic researchers and teams who publish and reference our work, and it’s quite nice for me to have witnessed the development of our field.”
To learn more about the list methodology and to view our Hall of Citation Laureates, please visit our website.
# # #
Notes for editors
David Pendlebury, Head of Research Analysis at Clarivate’s Institute for Scientific Information, is available for an interview.
About Clarivate
Clarivate™ is a global leader in solutions that accelerate the pace of innovation. Our bold mission is to help clients solve some of the world’s most complex problems by providing actionable information and insights that transform the time from new ideas to life-changing inventions in science and government, life sciences and healthcare, professional services and… Consumers shorten goods, manufacturing & technology. We help clients discover, protect and commercialize their inventions by leveraging our proven subscription and technology-based solutions coupled with deep domain expertise. Visit clarivate.com for more information.
media contact
Rebecca Krahenbuehl
External Communications Manager (Academia and Government)
[email protected]