Analysis for Science Librarians of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics: Climate, Spin Glass, and Complex Systems

ABSTRACT

The 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Syukuro Manabe (one-fourth), Klaus Hasselmann (one-fourth), and Giorgio Parisi (half). This scientist profile provides a brief overview of the research that was awarded the prize in the context of each laureate’s life and provides a citation analysis that describes their top papers, authorship habits, and noteworthy publications.

KEYWORDS:

• Citation analysis
• climate modeling
• Giorgio Parisi
• Klaus Hasselmann
• Nobel Prize in Physics
• spin glass
• Syukuro Manabe

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