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Genius Cliques: Mapping out the Nobel Network

2023/09/27 by Milán Janosov, Janosov, Milan
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Decision Sciences · Physics and Astronomy · #Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks #scientometrics and bibliometrics research #Complex Network Analysis Techniques

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2309.15610

Abstract

In this short piece, I delved into the connections of Nobel laureates by applying Network Science methods to and public data collected from Wikipedia. I uncovered the existence of a central "giant component" in the Nobel laureate network, highlighting the core-periphery structure and the disparity in visibility among laureates. I explored the dominance of laureates in the fields of science and humanities, revealing a polarization that contradicts the trend of interdisciplinary research. Furthermore, it the finding sheds light on the underrepresentation of female laureates in certain Nobel Prize categories.

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