The researcher who developed induced pluripotent stem cells, the
biochemist who invented DNA microarrays, and the immunologist who
discovered dendritic cells are just a few of the scientists whose
citation records are robust enough to attract a Nobel Prize this year,
according to Thomson Reuters, the company that manages the Web of
Science citation indexing tool -- brainchild of The Scientist founder Eugene Garfield. The company released their 2010 Nobel Prize predictions today (21st September).For
the past 8 years, Thomson Reuters, has thrown its hat into the ring,
publishing the names of "Citation Laureates" -- a list of researchers
that are potential recipients of that year's Nobel Prizes, based on an
analysis of 30 years of citation counts. Thomson Reuters citation
analyst David Pendlebury performs these calculations, and is in charge
of putting the list together every year. "I'm always hopeful, and yet
I'm usually surprised if we get any right because of the statistical
improbability of doing this," he said of the exercise. "Ultimately what
were trying to do is show that there is a meaning to citations in the
literature and they correspond to subjective measure of quality and
esteem in science."
To read the full, original article click on this link: Nobel hopefuls by the numbers - The Scientist - Magazine of the Life Sciences
Author: Bob Grant
