TL;DR
This dataset covers the complete data of the 2026 Nobel Prizes in Physiology or Medicine, Physics and Chemistry: 6 laureates across optogenetics, neutrino astronomy and asymmetric synthesis catalysis, each prize worth 12 million SEK (about 8.02 million RMB).
Data Notes
- Scope: the 2026 Nobel Prizes in Physiology or Medicine, Physics and Chemistry (the three natural-science prizes).
- Announcement dates: Medicine on October 5, 2026; Physics on October 6, 2026; Chemistry on October 7, 2026.
- Sources: Xinhua, China News Service and People's Daily, citing the official announcements of the Karolinska Institutet and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
- Convention: prize money is the standard amount of 12,000,000 SEK per prize (about 8.02 million RMB per CCTV); nationalities follow Xinhua's wording.
Core Data
nobel_prizes_2026
| field | meaning | value/note |
|---|---|---|
| award_category | prize category | Physiology or Medicine / Physics / Chemistry |
| announce_date | official announcement date | 2026-10-05 / 2026-10-06 / 2026-10-07 |
| announce_body | announcing body | Karolinska Institutet (Medicine); Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (Physics, Chemistry) |
| laureate_count | laureates per prize | 3 / 1 / 2 |
| total_laureates | total laureates | 6 |
| prize_amount_sek | prize money per prize | 12,000,000 SEK |
| prize_amount_cny | converted amount | about 8,020,000 RMB (per CCTV) |
laureates_detail
| field | meaning | Medicine (2026-10-05) | Physics (2026-10-06) | Chemistry (2026-10-07) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| laureates | laureates | Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, Georg Nagel | Francis Halzen | Henri B. Kagan, Kenso Soai |
| nationality | nationality | USA / Germany / Germany | USA | France / Japan |
| citation | citation | discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics | decisive contribution to the IceCube neutrino observatory and the discovery of high-energy cosmic neutrinos | discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis |
| research_field | field | Neuroscience (optogenetics) | Particle astrophysics (neutrino astronomy) | Organic chemistry (asymmetric synthesis catalysis) |
Field Notes
- award_category: the name of the Nobel natural-science prize.
- announce_date: the date each prize was officially announced (Stockholm local time, UTC+1).
- laureate_count / total_laureates: number of laureates per prize and in total.
- prize_amount_sek / prize_amount_cny: the standard 2026 Nobel prize amount and its RMB equivalent.
- citation: the official citation summary for each prize.
Sources
- Xinhua (October 8, 2026): Daily World Briefing: Kagan and Soai win Chemistry
- China News Service (October 5-7, 2026): 2026 Nobel Prize coverage
- People's Daily International (October 8, 2026): Two scientists win the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry