Book Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Alison Abbott
Summary: The neuroscientist, who has won a Nobel Prize, has been studying connections on a larger scale.
News Item
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Davide Castelvecchi, Katharine Sanderson
Summary: Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz, and Anne L'Huillier have been awarded for their research on ultra-short pulses of light, which has made it possible to study electrons in detail.
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Ivan Aranzales, Ho Fai Chan, Benno Torgler
Summary: Understanding the role of emotions in academia is challenging, but studying Nobel Prize winners can provide insights. We hypothesize that Nobel laureates who have waited longer for the award will experience stronger positive emotions upon receiving it. Analyzing banquet speeches, we find a robust positive correlation between waiting time and positive emotions.
Editorial Material
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Katherine E. Uyhazi, Jean Bennett
Summary: The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna for their groundbreaking discovery of the CRISPR/Cas9 genetic scissors, revolutionizing genome editing methods.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION
(2021)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Lolita Piersimoni, Marina Abd el Malek, Twinkle Bhatia, Julian Bender, Christin Brankatschk, Jaime Calvo Sanchez, Guy W. Dayhoff, Alessio Di Ianni, Jhonny Oscar Figueroa Parra, Dailen Garcia-Martinez, Julia Hesselbarth, Janett Koeppen, Luca M. Lauth, Laurin Lippik, Lisa Machner, Shubhra Sachan, Lisa Schmidt, Robin Selle, Ioannis Skalidis, Oleksandr Sorokin, Daniele Ubbiali, Bruno Voigt, Alice Wedler, Alan An Jung Wei, Peter Zorn, Alan Keith Dunker, Marcel Koehn, Andrea Sinz, Vladimir N. Uversky
Summary: Intrinsically disordered proteins and regions (IDPs and IDRs) are increasingly recognized in biology, and their importance is demonstrated by their involvement in Nobel Prize-winning discoveries. While the specific molecular functions of IDPs and IDRs are still being determined, their presence in various biological processes highlights their significance in biology.
CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Chunli Wei, Jiang Li, Dongbo Shi
Summary: To quantify revolutionary discoveries, a two-dimensional metric combining the consolidation-or-destabilization (CD) index with citation count is proposed. Through multivariate linear regression analysis on 164 Nobel prize-winning papers and 9,034 counterparts, significant differences were found between the two groups, with the Nobel prize-winning papers receiving approximately 880 more citations and having an average CD index 0.07 higher than the counterparts. The proposed metric proves to be reliable in measuring revolutionary science.
INFORMATION PROCESSING & MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yakub Sebastian, Chaomei Chen
Summary: The study applies the SVA model to investigate Nobel Prize winning papers, finding that they exhibit remarkable boundary-spanning traits and exert significant structural variations on existing intellectual space. SVA not only provides leading indicators for future Nobel Prize winning papers, but also broadens our understanding of prize-winning properties in academic publications.
Editorial Material
Toxicology
Edward J. Calabrese
Summary: In his Nobel Prize Lecture, Hermann J. Muller argued for a linear dose-response relationship for radiation-induced germ cell mutations, with no threshold. However, a newly discovered commentary revealed that Curt Stern advised Muller to remove reference to the flawed linear non-threshold (LNT) theory and encouraged him to consider the threshold supportive data of Ernst Caspari. This finding is of historical importance as Muller's Nobel Prize Lecture was influential in shaping the acceptance of the linearity model for radiation and chemical risk assessment.
ARCHIVES OF TOXICOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Linlin Zheng, Yenchun Jim Wu, Yuyi Li, Di Ye, Wenzhuo Li
Summary: This study explores the relationship between early growth experiences and personality traits of original innovation talents. The findings suggest that factors such as family democracy, family size, family function, and teaching democracy influence the sense of responsibility, extraversion, and openness of these talents. The results have important implications for enhancing the positive effects of early growing-up experiences on personality development.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jeffrey I. Seeman, Guillermo Restrepo
Summary: The solicitation of nominations has been the first step in the selection process of the Nobel Prizes in Chemistry since its inception in 1901. However, analysis of data from the Nobel Prize Nomination Archives reveals that nominations have not been the decisive factor in selecting the recipients of the award. Instead, nominations have served as a source of information for the committee, guiding future contenders and possibly influencing the selection through personal biases.
CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
(2023)
Editorial Material
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
[Anonymous]
Summary: This month's Focus issue highlights the contributions of the computational science community to Nobel Prizes in chemistry and physics.
NATURE COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Francesco Randi, Andrew M. Leifer
Summary: This paper investigates the time-dependent functional connectivity between neurons in the brain, using nonequilibrium Green's functions to describe the dynamic behavior of neuron networks. Through numerical calculations and examples inspired by Caenorhabditis elegans, the relationship between connectivity and response functions is demonstrated.
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
(2021)
Review
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Miroslaw Janowski, Anna Andrzejewska
Summary: Advances in mRNA engineering have played a crucial role in healthcare, particularly in vaccine research and supplementation of missing proteins. Furthermore, mRNA is expected to have applications in ex vivo cell engineering and genome editing.
MOLECULAR THERAPY-NUCLEIC ACIDS
(2022)
Article
Humanities, Multidisciplinary
Som Nath Ghimire, Smirti Neupane
Summary: This paper examines the narrative rhetoric and agency of Kailash Satyarthi in his Nobel Peace Prize lecture, focusing on the theme of children's freedom. His narrative serves as a persuasive rhetorical device, reinforcing his ethos as a champion of children's rights.
HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Lingzhi Chen, Yutao Sun, Cong Cao
Summary: This study explores the influence of academic impact, nominators' social identities, and the interaction between these factors on the chances of winning a Nobel Prize. The results show that academic impact and nominators' academic identity are the main determinants for a nominee to receive the award, and there are disciplinary differences in the influences of these factors.
