Facts to consider when analyzing the references of Nobel Prize scientific background

Abstract

Although the overall analysis of the citations received by Nobel laureates in the scientific background of their Nobel Prize gives an overview of how and when Nobel-awarded discoveries have been achieved and published, it will be interesting to consider the number of mentions of each work co-authored by a Nobel winner in his Nobel Prize scientific background, the works co-authored by Nobel laureates and listed in Further Reading section of Nobel Prize scientific background, the author rank of Nobel laureates in papers cited in Nobel Prize scientific background and the citation and co-citation networks of the research works of Nobel winners to give in-depth explanations of the dynamics of Nobel Prize discoveries.