Nobel laureates did not constitute a uniquely best population in science

Evidence

There are no grounds, based on history, for assuring the laureates constitute a unique population of the very best in science; even less so, to impute to them, as a class, the status of genius … The oft-repeated claim that the prize’s prestige has reflected the skill of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in picking the right winners simply does not hold up to inspection. — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 457

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Nobel Prizes reflect disciplinary politics and local context, not pure scientific merit — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 480; The Nobel economics prize was created to manufacture science-like prestige, not to honor it — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 475; A Nobel selection committee member admitted MPS overrepresentation in the prize — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 498

Broader Connections

• Nobel Prizes reflect disciplinary politics and local context, not pure scientific merit #corroborates (0.88) — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 480
• The Nobel economics prize was created to manufacture science-like prestige, not to honor it #expands (0.78) — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 475
• A Nobel selection committee member admitted MPS overrepresentation in the prize #corroborates (0.75) — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 498