Thomson Reuters Citation Laureates

Thomson Reuters Citation Laureates
Awarded for	Outstanding contributions in Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, and Economics
Presented by	Thomson Reuters
Country	International
Reward	Recognition
First awarded	1989
Last awarded	2010
Currently held by	Various winners
Official website	Hall of Citation Laureates

Thomson Reuters Citation Laureates is a list of candidates considered likely to win the Nobel Prize in their respective field. The candidates are so named based on the impact of their published research. The list of awardees is announced annually prior to the Nobel Prize ceremonies of that year.

Overview

Thomson Reuters Citation Laureates was established in 1989. The list pertains to likely Nobel Prize winners in medicine, chemistry, physics, and economics. There appears to be a correlation between high citation rates for a published researcher and the award of prestigious accolades. Furthermore, citation rates disclose researchers furnishing instrumental contributions that advance the science of their respective field. Finally, choosing one tenth of one percent (0.1%) of the highest impact papers winnows the analysis to the topics and people most likely to be selected by Nobel selection committee. ^[1][2][3]

However, the selection process of the Nobel selection committee is more complex than the above. At least one from the list of Thomson Reuters Citation Laureates has won a Nobel Prize each year since 1989, except for 1993 and 1996.^[3][4]

The Thomson Reuters list are researchers who have been cited often in the previous two or more decades, "write multiple high-impact reports, and do so over many years."^[4]

External links

• Official website
• "Japan's Citation Laureates, 1981-98". Science Watch (for November/December 2000) (Tokyo: Thomson Reuters). 2008. http://archive.sciencewatch.com/nov-dec2000/sw_nov-dec2000_page1.htm. Retrieved 2011-09-08. 
• Grant, Bob (September 21, 2010). "Nobel hopefuls by the numbers". The Scientist: Magazine of Life Sciences (Faculty of 1000). http://classic.the-scientist.com/blog/display/57694/. Retrieved 2011-09-17. 

References

1. ^ Cressey, Daniel (September 22, 2010). "Nobel predictions proliferate". Nature News & Comment - news blog (Nature Publishing Group). http://blogs.nature.com/news/2010/09/nobel_predictions_proliferate.html. ".......coverage of research and science policy, brought to you by Nature’s news team" 
2. ^ "Twenty-one "Thomson Reuters Citation Laureates" Recognized for Their Contributions to the Advancement of Science". PR Newswire (Philidelphia and London: PR Newswire Association LLC.). 2010. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/thomson-reuters-predicts-nobel-laureates-103420389.html. Retrieved 2011-09-08. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Pendlebury, David (2010, 2011). "The Methodology Behind the Predictions" (Online access). Choosing Thomson Reuters Citation Laureates. Thomson Reuters. http://science.thomsonreuters.com/nobel/resources/method-essay/. Retrieved 2011-09-08. 
4. ^ ^{a b} Pendlebury, David (2010, 2011). "The Process and the Results" (Online access). Choosing Thomson Reuters Citation Laureates. Thomson Reuters. http://science.thomsonreuters.com/nobel/resources/process-essay/. Retrieved 2011-09-08. "Citation Laureates have been cited so often in the last two or more decades that these scientists typically rank in the top 0.1% in their research areas. Not only do Citation Laureates have stratospheric citation totals, they also typically write multiple high-impact reports, and do so over many years."