We’re in awe every day of the research community. You do incredible things. And the Nobel Prize is one of the many moments to celebrate big achievements.

The Nobel Prize recognizes significant progress that’s been made in the world, and importantly brings science into public discussion. We’re proud to count several of our authors among this year’s Nobel Laureates and are excited to follow what they do next.

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THE NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE 2021

David Julius (USA)

Ardem Patapoutian (Lebanon)

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2021 is awarded jointly to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian " for their discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch" (Nobel, 2021). Our ability to sense heat, cold, and touch is essential for survival and underpins our interaction with the world around us. In our daily lives we take these sensations for granted, but how are nerve impulses initiated so that temperature and pressure can be perceived? This question has been solved by this year’s Nobel Prize laureates.

Both laureates have contributed articles to Wiley journals, including: The FASEB Journal, Protein Science, Journal of Comparative Neurology, and European Journal of Neuroscience.

 

THE NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS 2021

Syukuro Manabe (Japan)

Klaus Hasselmann (Germany)

Giorgio Parisi (Italy)

The 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics was jointly awarded to three prominent scientists: Giorgio Parisi, Syukuro Manabe, and Klaus Hasselman. For more than 50 years, Manabe and Hasselman have led the way regarding human-driven climate change, helping the world’s understanding through their use of predictive modeling.

Giorgio Parisi, a physicist from Italy, has made many significant contributions to the field of materials research, and is now being honored with the Nobel for his “discovery of the interplay of disorder and fluctuations in physical systems from atomic to planetary scales" (Nobel, 2021). Together, the three recipients of this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics have helped us to better understand not only the world we live in today but also what we can expect from our world tomorrow.

This year’s Laureates have contributed to numerous Wiley journals, including Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans and Geophysical Research Letters. A special collection of papers by Manabe and Hasselmann has been curated by AGU.

 

THE NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY 2021

Benjamin List (Germany)

David MacMillan (UK)

Benjamin List and David MacMillan were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2021 for their work on asymmetric organocatalysis. It has enabled new, efficient methods to produce drugs, materials, and other compounds in greener and inexpensive ways.

Both laureates are Wiley-published authors in journals including Angewandte Chemie, and books such as Organic Chemistry – Breakthroughs and Perspectives. List and MacMillan are also members of the Academic Advisory Board of Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis.

A special collection of the laureates’ work and related reading is available on Wiley Online Library.

 

THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE 2021

Abdulrazak Gurnah (Zanzibar)

The Nobel Prize in Literature 2021 was awarded to accomplished novelist, Abdulrazak Gurnah, “for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents” (Nobel, 2021).

 

THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE 2021

Maria Ressa (Philippines)

Dmitry Muratov (Russia)

The Nobel Peace Prize 2021 was jointly awarded to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for safeguarding freedom of expression which is foundational for democracy and lasting peace.

 

THE SVERIGES RIKSBANK PRIZE IN ECONOMIC SCIENCE IN MEMORY OF ALFRED NOBEL

David Card (Canada)

Joshua Angrist (USA)

Guido Imbens (The Netherlands)

This years’ awardees in Economic Sciences are shared between three Laureates who provided new insights about the labor market. They demonstrated that it is possible to draw conclusions about cause and effect from natural experiments.

One half of the prize is awarded to David Card “for his empirical contributions to labor economics” (Nobel, 2021). The other half has been jointly awarded to Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens “for their methodological contributions to the analysis of causal relationships” (Nobel, 2021). Their approach has spread to other fields and revolutionized empirical research.

The Laureates have contributed to numerous Wiley journals including Canadian Journal of Economics, Economic Inquiry, Economics & Politics, and Journal of Applied Econometrics. Imbens is also the editor for Econometrica.

 

Congratulations to this year’s Nobel Laureates, and to their wider teams (at work and at home!) who help make the achievements possible.

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