Honoring the 2024 Nobel Laureates with free access to their research

Editor’s note: This article will be continually updated with information about the newly announced Nobel Prize winners and access to their research.

In the coming days, the 2024 Nobel Laureates are being recognized for their outstanding contributions to science. Winning the Nobel Prize represents decades of probing research that has had a profound impact on humanity. These groundbreaking discoveries reinforce the role of research as a driver of progress.

Over the years, the Laureates have not only expanded the frontiers of knowledge — they have set a high standard for research integrity that enables future generations to build on their research with confidence. Their results are not only innovative and impactful but also reproducible and verifiable. Their meticulous attention to detail and adherence to rigorous scientific methods have ensured that their findings are robust and reliable, laying a solid foundation for further exploration and discovery. Their work serves as a beacon for aspiring researchers, emphasizing the importance of ethical conduct and integrity in scientific inquiry.

The Laureates are among the thousands of researchers worldwide who collaborate across borders and disciplines, sharing their diverse perspectives to solve complex problems. By upholding the principles of transparency and accountability in their research, they have demonstrated a commitment to fostering a research ecosystem that can be trusted.

The prize also serves as a reminder of the importance of peer-reviewed research that withstands scrutiny. At Elsevier, we’re proud to highlight that most of the Nobel Laureates in science and economics have published in our journals and books — 221 out of 222 since the year 2000, according to a Scopus analysis — and some have also served as editors, editorial board members or reviewers.

The rigor and integrity they bring to their work can help reinforce the confidence in research that is so important to societal progress.

To honor this year’s Nobel Laureates and the community that made their breakthroughs possible, we are bringing together a selection of their most cited papers published with Elsevier. We are confident that their work will, in turn, empower today’s scientists to make further discoveries.

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine opens in new tab/window was awarded jointly to Victor Ambros opens in new tab/window of UMass Chan Medical School and Gary Ruvkun opens in new tab/window of Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital “for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation.”

Drs Ambros and Ruvkun have published extensively with Cell Press opens in new tab/window. In fact, their prize-winning research was published in Cell opens in new tab/window in 1993. Editor-In-Chief Dr John Pham commented on its far-reaching impact:

Dr Salvatore Fabbiano, Editor-in-Chief of Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism opens in new tab/window, said their seminal work “has expanded our understanding of the complex network of transcriptional regulation and cross-talk communication involved in pathophysiological conditions spanning from diabetes to cancer.”

Dr Duc Le, Editor-in-chief of Med opens in new tab/window, added:

Their research has significantly advanced our understanding of cellular homeostasis, shed light on the implications of microRNA dysregulation in diseases, and offered new insights for therapeutic development. This prestigious recognition is a testament to their exceptional contributions to biomedical science.

Dr Ruvkun has also published in Elsevier’s Developmental Biology opens in new tab/window and served as an editor and board member.

Nobel Prize in Physics

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics opens in new tab/window has been jointly awarded to John J Hopfield opens in new tab/window of Princeton University and Geoffrey E Hinton opens in new tab/window of the University of Toronto “for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks.”

Using tools from physics — and inspired by the workings of the brain — they developed methods that formed the foundation of today’s machine learning. Their research spans the realms of physics, biophysics and computer science, and they published in a variety Elsevier journals and books.

As Dr Vasanthi Jayaraman, Editor-in-Chief of Biophysical Journal opens in new tab/window, published by Cell Press on behalf of the Biophysical Society, commented:

Nobel Prize in Chemistry

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry opens in new tab/window has been awarded to David Baker opens in new tab/window of the University of Washington, Seattle “for computational protein design” and the other half jointly to Demis Hassabis opens in new tab/window and John M Jumper opens in new tab/window of Google DeepMind, London “for protein structure prediction.”

They have published their research in various Elsevier journals, including the Journal of Molecular Biology opens in new tab/window and various Cell Press titles, including Cell opens in new tab/window, Neuron opens in new tab/window and Structure opens in new tab/window. And once again, their research crossed disciplines.

Prof Michael F Summers opens in new tab/window, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Molecular Biology, explained the massive impact of Baker’s research:

Dr Vasanthi Jayaraman, Editor-in-Chief of Biophysical Journal opens in new tab/window, published by Cell Press on behalf of the Biophysical Society, said: “This has been a great week recognizing and celebrating discoveries in Biophysics.”

In congratulating the Laureates on behalf of her journal colleagues, she wrote:

Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences opens in new tab/window in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2024 was awarded jointly to Daron Acemoglu opens in new tab/window of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Simon Johnson opens in new tab/window of MIT and James A Robinson opens in new tab/window of the University of Chicago “for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity.”

The Laureates have published in various Elsevier titles. Dr Nathanial Hendren opens in new tab/window, lead co-editor of the Journal of Public Economics opens in new tab/window and Professor of Economics at MIT, commented:

Contributors

The following Elsevier colleagues contributed to this story: Christopher Tancock, Aline Schneider, Alex Walker, Lauren Manges, Jennie Giles, Manon Burger, Louise Glenn, Adriian Klinkenberg, Danie Descoteaux, Rob van Daalen, Bethan Keall, Jason Mitchell, Kay Tancock, Anburaj Thangaraj, Sethuraman Vairavan and Lipsa Panda.