Predictions for the 2024 chemistry prize highlight growing importance of AI and computational methods
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Rupali Dabas2024-09-20T09:24:00
Protein structure prediction, efficient simulations and clean energy among the fields tipped for recognition by chemistry’s top prize
With the 2024 chemistry Nobel prize just two weeks away, anticipation is reaching fever pitch among aficionados of the award. Analysts and online commentators have proposed a number of contenders for the prize, with favourites including molecular dynamics, clean energy and three-dimensional protein structure prediction.
Clarivate Analytics, Web of Science provider, has published its annual list of citation laureates – researchers whose work is among the top 0.01% of the most frequently cited publications, each having 2000 or more citations. The list includes 22 exceptional scientists and economists spanning six countries whose work has been considered deserving of a Nobel prize, according to analysis conducted by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI). Of these, six individuals have been selected as candidates for the chemistry prize.