Nobel Prize winners in Australia

2025 single-year list · 5 laureates, by prize and field

How many Nobel Prize winners in Australia are top-cited scientists?

5 Nobel laureates whose current affiliation is in Australia are in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the top 2% scientists list: 1 in physics, 1 in chemistry and 3 in physiology or medicine. 2 rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). Under each prize are the laureates’ main fields in the list, which can differ from the prize: pick a row to see its laureates ranked in the table of all authors.

Prize and fieldLaureatesTop 100kPrize yearsMost recent laureate
Physics112011Schmidt, Brian P. 2011
Physics & Astronomy112011Schmidt, Brian P. 2011
Chemistry102025Robson, Richard 2025
Chemistry102025Robson, Richard 2025
Physiology or Medicine311960–2005Marshall, Barry James 2005
Clinical Medicine311960–2005Marshall, Barry James 2005

5 Nobel laureates in Australia

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