Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine who received the Prize between 1969 and 2011 are compared to a matched group of scientists to examine productivity, impact, coauthorship and international collaboration patterns embedded within research networks. After matching for research domain, h-index, and year of first of publication, we compare bibliometric statistics and network measures. We fin...

This essay concludes a two-part examination of 102 highly cited papers and books in the life sciences, 1945-1954. In this patt, the five moat-cited works are featured, along with some highlights and key developmen~ of the decade-notably, work in endocrinology, protein structures, and wparation techniques. The contributions of Nobel laureates from this era are also examined. As in several previo...

Of the past 25 winners of the Nobel Prize in Literature, only 9 wrote their masterpieces in English; the remaining 16 laureates wrote in other native languages. Many of their works were eventually translated into English, which was probably necessary for international recognition and the attention of the Swedish Nobel Prize committee. The translators faced the arduous task of transferring the s...

We set out to assess the relative age effect (RAE) on UK Nobel laureates in physics, chemistry and physiology or medicine. The academic year of the UK begins in September; therefore, children in one classroom may have an entire year’s difference in age (i.e. children born in September and those born in August of different years). This relative age difference could cause a disadvantage in the yo...