The Nobel “Pride” Phenomenon (von Zedtwitz et al. 2025) | FT50 RP

English Podcast Start at 00:00:00Bengali Podcast Start at 00:13:59Hindi Podcast Start at 00:34:50Referencevon Zedtwitz, M., Gutmann, T., & Engelmann, P. (2024). The Nobel “Pride” Phenomenon: An analysis of Nobel Prize discoveries and their recognition. Research Policy, 54(1), 105150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2024.105150‌Youtube Channel⁠https://www.youtube.com/@weekendresearcher⁠Connect over linkedinhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/mayukhpsm/Welcome back to 🎙️ Revise and Resubmit — the podcast where brilliant research meets irresistible storytelling! 🌍✨Today, we’re diving into a paper that peels away the polish of prestige and looks deep into the glittering world of scientific glory. 🧠🏆 The study is titled “The Nobel ‘Pride’ Phenomenon: An analysis of Nobel Prize discoveries and their recognition”, authored by Max von Zedtwitz, Tobias Gutmann, and Pascal Engelmann — and published in the prestigious FT50 Journal, Research Policy, by Elsevier. 🏛️This paper isn’t just about prizes; it’s about how power, place, and prestige intertwine. The authors trace 653 Nobel discoveries from 1901 to 2024, meticulously mapping where they were born, where they blossomed, and where they were finally crowned. 🌐 The results? Astonishing. Over 80% of Nobel-winning discoveries came from just five countries! And one-third of laureates were in a different country or institution when they received their award — proof that science travels faster than recognition itself. 🚀They call it the “Nobel Pride Phenomenon” — that swelling of institutional and national ego when the laureate’s halo shines a bit too far from where the real work began. It’s data-driven, daring, and oddly poetic — a mirror held up to the world’s most coveted symbol of excellence.But here’s the question we leave you with today 🤔💭 — when recognition becomes a race, who really wins — the scientist, the institution, or the story we tell about them?A huge thank you to Max von Zedtwitz, Tobias Gutmann, and Pascal Engelmann, and to the publisher Elsevier, for bringing this fascinating work to light in Research Policy — one of the world’s most respected FT50 journals. 🙏📚Before you go — don’t forget to subscribe to 🎧 Revise and Resubmit on Spotify, and follow our YouTube channel Weekend Researcher 📺 for more stories where academia gets personal. We’re also streaming on Amazon Prime and Apple Podcast — because great research deserves a bigger audience. 🚀💡