‘Visionary’ Fellow awarded Citation Laureate for research integrating nature and the economy
Annual recognition highlights researchers with Nobel Prize potential
A global scientific organisation has honoured a Fellow of St John’s College with a Citation Laureate in Economics.
Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta, Emeritus Professor, Frank Ramsey Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Cambridge, has been recognised by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) at intelligence firm Clarivate Plc ‘for integrating nature and its resources in the human economy’ in today’s announcement (19 September).
Emmanuel Thiveaud, Senior Vice President for Research and Analytics, Academia and Government at Clarivate, said: “The Citation Laureates programme is a tribute to the visionary minds driving innovation and societal impact across diverse fields of research. Their influence, evidenced by their extensive citation records, highlights the significant impact of their work on shaping future discoveries and contributions to societal progress.”
Sir Partha’s independent review on The Economics of Biodiversity, commissioned by the UK government, was published in 2021. In it, he called for changes in how we measure economic success to protect and enhance our prosperity and the natural world.
The Citation Laureates list is released by Clarivate each September and features four categories: Physiology or Medicine, Physics, Chemistry, and Economics.
Sir Partha is one of 22 ‘exceptional’ scientists and economists on the 2024 list. Spanning six countries, the Citation Laureates have demonstrated such groundbreaking impact in their fields that their work is considered of Nobel stature.
Eleven of this year's recipients are based in the United States, six in the United Kingdom, two in Switzerland, and one each in Germany, Israel and Japan. The laureates have made significant contributions to advancing other key areas including clean energy, nanotechnology, 3D protein structures, the economic impact of corruption, heart disease, molecular dynamics, quantum computing, genetic imprinting and condensed matter physics.
Mr Thiveaud added: “We are proud to spotlight these pioneering individuals whose work offers transformative potential.”
Since 2002, ISI experts have accurately forecast 75 Citation Laureates who have gone on to win Nobel Prizes, sometimes years later. This year’s Nobel Prize announcements will take place from 7-14 October.
Two more University of Cambridge researchers have been named as 2024 Citizen Laureates: Professor Wolfram Schultz, Professor of Neuroscience and Professorial Fellow at Churchill College, and Professor Azim Surani, Director of Germline and Epigenetics Research, Gurdon Institute, and Affiliated Professor at Cambridge Stem Cell Institute.
Published 19/9/2024