No. 116/2024

Concentrated in the north: where are the most Nobel Prize winners and the universities heading the relevant rankings to be found? 11 9 2 3 EUROPE NORTH AFRICA MIDDLE EAST SOUTH AFRICA AUSTRALIA FRANCE SWITZERLAND NOBEL PRIZES ACCORDING TO REGION This map summarises the Nobel Prize winners in chemistry, physics and medicine/ physiology as well as the holders of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences according to region of origin as of 2023. Known as the Nobel Prize in Economics, it has been awarded by the National Bank of Sweden since 1968. Overall, the so-called Global North is clearly dominant. Too little diversity in selecting prize winners is one point of criticism recently levelled against the traditional prizes, whether in relation to gender distribution or regional and ethnic origin. THE TOP 25 UNIVERSITIES This map presents the regional distribution of the universities that took the top 25 positions in the 2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities. Here, too, the Global North is dominant; only China has a university in the top 25. Known as the ShanghaiRanking, it is one of the best-known international rankings and compares publications, citation rates and prestigious awards. The credibility and methodology of such university rankings comes in for considerable criticism. But they are still very influential in the international locational competition as well as the distribution of public research funding. 1 1 4 369 UNITED KINGDOM 31 1 CHINA ASIA 17 HUMBOLDT KOSMOS 116/2024