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Nobel prize winners in endocrinology‐ demographic, racial and sexual disparities
Author(s) -
Waghela Pari,
Knox Taylor,
Chakraborty Sanjoy,
Chakraborty Tandra
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.2021.35.s1.01647
Subject(s) - honor , ethnic group , political science , sociology , medicine , law , computer science , operating system
Endocrinology is a field of medical science related to hormone release, mechanism, and associated diseases. The Nobel prize is the world's most prestigious award, and it is considered an international honor. The first Nobel Prize in physiology and medicine was awarded in 1909, and since then, around 23 Nobel prizes were awarded to the different Nobel laureates in the field of Endocrinology. This research has compiled the contribution and discoveries of each Nobel laureates in the field of Endocrinology. We have used a custom world map tool to understand the distribution of Nobel prizes within the world and each state of the United States. The work further projects to the ethnic and sexual disparities among Nobel prize winners. The United States is the country with the highest number of Nobel prize awards 19 in endocrinology. There is no scientist from the minority group who has received the prize in this category. Of the 33 number of prizes received, only 3 women have received the award from 1901 year. Therefore, the work signifies the importance of social disparities in society, even at the highest recognition level. A broader and inclusive perspective needs to be developed to combat systemic racism and sexism in the community.