The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded 115 times to 194 Nobel Prize laureates between 1901 and 2023. Frederick Sanger and Barry Sharpless have both been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry twice. This means that a total of 192 individuals have received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Click on the links to get more information.
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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024 will be announced on Wednesday 9 October, 11:45 CEST at the earliest.
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2023
“for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2022
“for the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2021
“for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020
“for the development of a method for genome editing”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019
“for the development of lithium-ion batteries”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2018
“for the directed evolution of enzymes”
“for the phage display of peptides and antibodies”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2017
“for developing cryo-electron microscopy for the high-resolution structure determination of biomolecules in solution”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2016
“for the design and synthesis of molecular machines”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2015
“for mechanistic studies of DNA repair”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2014
“for the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2013
“for the development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2012
“for studies of G-protein-coupled receptors”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2011
“for the discovery of quasicrystals”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2010
“for palladium-catalyzed cross couplings in organic synthesis”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2009
“for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2008
“for the discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein, GFP”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2007
“for his studies of chemical processes on solid surfaces”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2006
“for his studies of the molecular basis of eukaryotic transcription”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2005
“for the development of the metathesis method in organic synthesis”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2004
“for the discovery of ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2003
“for discoveries concerning channels in cell membranes”
“for the discovery of water channels”
“for structural and mechanistic studies of ion channels”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2002
“for the development of methods for identification and structure analyses of biological macromolecules”
“for their development of soft desorption ionisation methods for mass spectrometric analyses of biological macromolecules”
“for his development of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy for determining the three-dimensional structure of biological macromolecules in solution”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2001
“for their work on chirally catalysed hydrogenation reactions”
“for his work on chirally catalysed oxidation reactions”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2000
“for the discovery and development of conductive polymers”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1999
“for his studies of the transition states of chemical reactions using femtosecond spectroscopy”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1998
“for his development of the density-functional theory”
“for his development of computational methods in quantum chemistry”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1997
“for their elucidation of the enzymatic mechanism underlying the synthesis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP)”
“for the first discovery of an ion-transporting enzyme, Na+, K+ -ATPase”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1996
“for their discovery of fullerenes”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1995
“for their work in atmospheric chemistry, particularly concerning the formation and decomposition of ozone”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1994
“for his contribution to carbocation chemistry”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1993
“for contributions to the developments of methods within DNA-based chemistry”
“for his invention of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method”
“for his fundamental contributions to the establishment of oligonucleotide-based, site-directed mutagenesis and its development for protein studies”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1992
“for his contributions to the theory of electron transfer reactions in chemical systems”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1991
“for his contributions to the development of the methodology of high resolution nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1990
“for his development of the theory and methodology of organic synthesis”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1989
“for their discovery of catalytic properties of RNA”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1988
“for the determination of the three-dimensional structure of a photosynthetic reaction centre”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1987
“for their development and use of molecules with structure-specific interactions of high selectivity”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1986
“for their contributions concerning the dynamics of chemical elementary processes”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1985
“for their outstanding achievements in the development of direct methods for the determination of crystal structures”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1984
“for his development of methodology for chemical synthesis on a solid matrix”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1983
“for his work on the mechanisms of electron transfer reactions, especially in metal complexes”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1982
“for his development of crystallographic electron microscopy and his structural elucidation of biologically important nucleic acid-protein complexes”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1981
“for their theories, developed independently, concerning the course of chemical reactions”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1980
“for his fundamental studies of the biochemistry of nucleic acids, with particular regard to recombinant-DNA”
“for their contributions concerning the determination of base sequences in nucleic acids”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1979
“for their development of the use of boron- and phosphorus-containing compounds, respectively, into important reagents in organic synthesis”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1978
“for his contribution to the understanding of biological energy transfer through the formulation of the chemiosmotic theory”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1977
“for his contributions to non-equilibrium thermodynamics, particularly the theory of dissipative structures”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1976
“for his studies on the structure of boranes illuminating problems of chemical bonding”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1975
“for his work on the stereochemistry of enzyme-catalyzed reactions”
“for his research into the stereochemistry of organic molecules and reactions”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1974
“for his fundamental achievements, both theoretical and experimental, in the physical chemistry of the macromolecules”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1973
“for their pioneering work, performed independently, on the chemistry of the organometallic, so called sandwich compounds”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1972
“for his work on ribonuclease, especially concerning the connection between the amino acid sequence and the biologically active conformation”
“for their contribution to the understanding of the connection between chemical structure and catalytic activity of the active centre of the ribonuclease molecule”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1971
“for his contributions to the knowledge of electronic structure and geometry of molecules, particularly free radicals”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1970
“for his discovery of sugar nucleotides and their role in the biosynthesis of carbohydrates”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1969
“for their contributions to the development of the concept of conformation and its application in chemistry”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1968
“for the discovery of the reciprocal relations bearing his name, which are fundamental for the thermodynamics of irreversible processes”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1967
“for their studies of extremely fast chemical reactions, effected by disturbing the equilibrium by means of very short pulses of energy”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1966
“for his fundamental work concerning chemical bonds and the electronic structure of molecules by the molecular orbital method”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1965
“for his outstanding achievements in the art of organic synthesis”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1964
“for her determinations by X-ray techniques of the structures of important biochemical substances”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1963
“for their discoveries in the field of the chemistry and technology of high polymers”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1962
“for their studies of the structures of globular proteins”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1961
“for his research on the carbon dioxide assimilation in plants”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1960
“for his method to use carbon-14 for age determination in archaeology, geology, geophysics, and other branches of science”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1959
“for his discovery and development of the polarographic methods of analysis”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1958
“for his work on the structure of proteins, especially that of insulin”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1957
“for his work on nucleotides and nucleotide co-enzymes”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1956
“for their researches into the mechanism of chemical reactions”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1955
“for his work on biochemically important sulphur compounds, especially for the first synthesis of a polypeptide hormone”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1954
“for his research into the nature of the chemical bond and its application to the elucidation of the structure of complex substances”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1953
“for his discoveries in the field of macromolecular chemistry”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1952
“for their invention of partition chromatography”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1951
“for their discoveries in the chemistry of the transuranium elements”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1950
Otto Diels and
Kurt Alder
“for their discovery and development of the diene synthesis”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1949
“for his contributions in the field of chemical thermodynamics, particularly concerning the behaviour of substances at extremely low temperatures”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1948
“for his research on electrophoresis and adsorption analysis, especially for his discoveries concerning the complex nature of the serum proteins”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1947
“for his investigations on plant products of biological importance, especially the alkaloids”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1946
“for his discovery that enzymes can be crystallized”
“for their preparation of enzymes and virus proteins in a pure form”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1945
“for his research and inventions in agricultural and nutrition chemistry, especially for his fodder preservation method”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1944
“for his discovery of the fission of heavy nuclei”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1943
“for his work on the use of isotopes as tracers in the study of chemical processes”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1942
“No Nobel Prize was awarded this year. 1/3 of the prize money was allocated to the main fund and 2/3 was allocated to the special fund of this prize section”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1941
“No Nobel Prize was awarded this year. 1/3 of the prize money was allocated to the main fund and 2/3 was allocated to the special fund of this prize section”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1940
“No Nobel Prize was awarded this year. 1/3 of the prize money was allocated to the main fund and 2/3 was allocated to the special fund of this prize section”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1939
“for his work on sex hormones”
“for his work on polymethylenes and higher terpenes”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1938
“for his work on carotenoids and vitamins”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1937
“for his investigations on carbohydrates and vitamin C”
“for his investigations on carotenoids, flavins and vitamins A and B2”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1936
“for his contributions to our knowledge of molecular structure through his investigations on dipole moments and on the diffraction of X-rays and electrons in gases”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1935
“in recognition of their synthesis of new radioactive elements”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1934
“for his discovery of heavy hydrogen”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1933
“No Nobel Prize was awarded this year. 1/3 of the prize money was allocated to the main fund and 2/3 was allocated to the special fund of this prize section”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1932
“for his discoveries and investigations in surface chemistry”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1931
“in recognition of their contributions to the invention and development of chemical high pressure methods”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1930
“for his researches into the constitution of haemin and chlorophyll and especially for his synthesis of haemin”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1929
“for their investigations on the fermentation of sugar and fermentative enzymes”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1928
“for the services rendered through his research into the constitution of the sterols and their connection with the vitamins”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1927
“for his investigations of the constitution of the bile acids and related substances”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1926
“for his work on disperse systems”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1925
“for his demonstration of the heterogenous nature of colloid solutions and for the methods he used, which have since become fundamental in modern colloid chemistry”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1924
“No Nobel Prize was awarded this year. The prize money was allocated to the Special Fund of this prize section”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1923
“for his invention of the method of micro-analysis of organic substances”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922
“for his discovery, by means of his mass spectrograph, of isotopes, in a large number of non-radioactive elements, and for his enunciation of the whole-number rule”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1921
“for his contributions to our knowledge of the chemistry of radioactive substances, and his investigations into the origin and nature of isotopes”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1920
“in recognition of his work in thermochemistry”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1919
“No Nobel Prize was awarded this year. The prize money was allocated to the Special Fund of this prize section”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1918
“for the synthesis of ammonia from its elements”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1917
“No Nobel Prize was awarded this year. The prize money was allocated to the Special Fund of this prize section”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1916
“No Nobel Prize was awarded this year. The prize money was allocated to the Special Fund of this prize section”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1915
“for his researches on plant pigments, especially chlorophyll”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1914
“in recognition of his accurate determinations of the atomic weight of a large number of chemical elements”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1913
“in recognition of his work on the linkage of atoms in molecules by which he has thrown new light on earlier investigations and opened up new fields of research especially in inorganic chemistry”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1912
“for the discovery of the so-called Grignard reagent, which in recent years has greatly advanced the progress of organic chemistry”
“for his method of hydrogenating organic compounds in the presence of finely disintegrated metals whereby the progress of organic chemistry has been greatly advanced in recent years”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1911
“in recognition of her services to the advancement of chemistry by the discovery of the elements radium and polonium, by the isolation of radium and the study of the nature and compounds of this remarkable element”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1910
“in recognition of his services to organic chemistry and the chemical industry by his pioneer work in the field of alicyclic compounds”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1909
“in recognition of his work on catalysis and for his investigations into the fundamental principles governing chemical equilibria and rates of reaction”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1908
“for his investigations into the disintegration of the elements, and the chemistry of radioactive substances”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1907
“for his biochemical researches and his discovery of cell-free fermentation”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1906
“in recognition of the great services rendered by him in his investigation and isolation of the element fluorine, and for the adoption in the service of science of the electric furnace called after him”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1905
“in recognition of his services in the advancement of organic chemistry and the chemical industry, through his work on organic dyes and hydroaromatic compounds”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1904
“in recognition of his services in the discovery of the inert gaseous elements in air, and his determination of their place in the periodic system”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1903
“in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered to the advancement of chemistry by his electrolytic theory of dissociation”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1902
“in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by his work on sugar and purine syntheses”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1901
“in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by the discovery of the laws of chemical dynamics and osmotic pressure in solutions”