United States, Europe, and Asia: Diversity in Nobel Prize-Winning Affiliations

Abstract

. Johann Bauer is scientist and information specialist,

Disparities in funding for Nobel Prize awards in medicine and physiology across nationalities, races, and gender

“…This can create a positive feedback loop through which developing countries are increasingly recognized for the research they are performing, thus earning more funding, to allow for higher-quality research to be performed (Schlagberger et al, 2017).…”

“…Beyond increased ease of immigration for scientists, many of these disparities will require broader solutions to address, including increased international funding for institutions in developing regions to win. This can create a positive feedback loop through which developing countries are increasingly recognized for the research they are performing, thus earning more funding, to allow for higher‐quality research to be performed (Schlagberger et al, 2017).…”

“…Nobel laureates are funded by a range of sources with most coming from US governmental sources, such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which ranks as one of the principal institutions for funding work that would later go on to win a Nobel Prize (Tatsioni et al, 2010). Laureates predominantly performed their work in US‐based institutions, with Harvard University, the University of California at Berkeley, and AT&T Bell Labs in Murray Hill having a high proportion of winners, the latter for their contributions to the physics field (Schlagberger et al, 2017). The United Kingdom is the second leading country with Nobel Prize‐winning work, with the University of Cambridge as the premier institution (Schlagberger et al, 2017).…”

“…Laureates predominantly performed their work in US‐based institutions, with Harvard University, the University of California at Berkeley, and AT&T Bell Labs in Murray Hill having a high proportion of winners, the latter for their contributions to the physics field (Schlagberger et al, 2017). The United Kingdom is the second leading country with Nobel Prize‐winning work, with the University of Cambridge as the premier institution (Schlagberger et al, 2017). The will of Alfred Nobel, the benefactor of the Nobel Prize, specifically states that the award should not consider nationality (Gibney, 2019), yet this may result in implicit bias against nonwesternized countries.…”

“…The will of Alfred Nobel, the benefactor of the Nobel Prize, specifically states that the award should not consider nationality (Gibney, 2019), yet this may result in implicit bias against nonwesternized countries. In general, laureates have outstanding university education with work carried out at well‐renown research institutions (Schlagberger et al, 2017). Given that many racial and ethnic minorities remain underrepresented at high‐ranking institutions, we expected to see this reflected in disparities among Nobel Prize laureates (Estrada et al, 2016).…”