2026Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prize refers to a set of prestigious international awards established in accordance with the 1895 will of Alfred Nobel. The original prizes include Physics, Chemistry, Peace, Physiology or Medicine, and Literature, and are awarded to individuals who have made the “greatest benefit to humankind” in these fields. In addition, the Prize in Economic Sciences, established in 1968 by the Sveriges Riksbank, is awarded to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the field of economics.
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NO.Award RecipientInstitutionSource LinkCitationCategory
1Francis HalzenUniversity of Wisconsin–Madisonhttps://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2026/halzen/facts/for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical originNobel Prize in Physics
2Michael WoodfordColumbia Universityhttps://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/economic-sciences/2026/woodford/facts/for microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilisationSveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
3Robert E. HallStanford Universityhttps://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/economic-sciences/2026/hall/facts/for microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilisationSveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
4Navi Pillayhttps://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2026/pillay/facts/for her efforts to promote peace and international lawNobel Peace Prize
5Georg NagelUniversity of Würzburghttps://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2026/nagel/facts/for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogeneticsNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
6Anne Carsonhttps://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/2026/carson/facts/for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literatureNobel Prize in Literature
7Karl DeisserothHoward Hughes Medical Institute;Stanford Universityhttps://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2026/deisseroth/facts/for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogeneticsNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
8Peter HegemannHumboldt University of Berlinhttps://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2026/hegemann/facts/for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogeneticsNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
9Henri B. KaganUniversité Paris-Sudhttps://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2026/kagan/facts/for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesisNobel Prize in Chemistry
10Kenso SoaiTokyo University of Sciencehttps://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2026/soai/facts/for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesisNobel Prize in Chemistry
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