诺贝尔生理学或医学奖获得者科学产出年龄特征分析

Scientific analysis on features of ages of Nobel Prize laureates in physiology and medicine

1981-2005年诺贝尔生理学或医学奖55位获得者科学产出年龄特征显示：个人最大、最小和平均获奖年龄均呈现逐渐增高趋势；个人平均获奖年龄为60．76岁，个人平均获奖研究年龄为42．56-46．66岁；SCI论文数高峰年龄平均51．00岁，SCI论文被引次数高峰年龄平均47．71岁，SCI论文期刊影响因子高峰年龄平均48．62岁；SCI论文、SCI论文被引次数和SCI论文期刊影响因子高峰年龄平均数与获奖研究年龄的差值分别为4．34-8．34年、1．05-5．05年和1．96-5．96年。

Our study on the features of the ages of the 55 Nobel Prize winners in physiology and medicine from 1981 to 2005 showed that there was an increasing tendency in the age when they won the prize in the following three aspects ： the oldest, the youngest and the average age of individuals. The average age of the prize winners in physiology and medicine was 60.76 years old. Their prime ages for research work were from 42.56-46.66 years old. The peak ages for scientific output on the basis of SCI number of papers, the times of citation and influence factor of the journals were 51.00, 47.71 and 48.62 years on the average. The average D-value of the age at which they won the Nobel Prize and the peak age of SCI papers published, the times of SCI papers cited and the influence factor of the journals were 4.34-8.34, 1.05-5.05 and 1.96-5.96 years respectively.