Svante Arrhenius(1859–1927)
ChemistrySvante August Arrhenius was a Swedish scientist. Originally a physicist, but often referred to as a chemist, Arrhenius was one of the founders of the science of physical chemistry. In 1903, he received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, becoming the first Swedish Nobel laureate.
Sweden
1
Major Awards
133
Publications
9,014
Citations
26
h-index
40
i10-index
67.8
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
1903in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered to the advancement of chemistry by his electrolytic theory of dissociation
Stockholm UniversityMost Cited Works
Top publications by citation count#2
“On the Infl uence of Carbonic Acid in the Air upon the Temperature of the Ground” (1896)
The Future of Nature(2017)
1,031
citations
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4
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#8
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Recent Publications
View all works10citations
“On the Infl uence of Carbonic Acid in the Air upon the Temperature of the Ground” (1896)
The Future of Nature2017
1,031citations
Open Access3citations
47citations
Open Access11citations
External Profiles
Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
Education
Uppsala University
Stockholm University
Doctoral Advisors
Oskar KleinPer Teodor Cleve
Career Timeline
Uppsala University?–present
Riga Technical University?–present
Stockholm University?–present
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
KB
K. Barry Sharpless
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2022)
FS
Frederick Sanger
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1980)
OY
Omar Yaghi
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2025)
GW
Greg Winter
Copley Medal (2025)
JM
John Michael Jumper
Fellow of the Royal Society (2025)
RR
Richard Robson
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2025)
SK
Susumu Kitagawa
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2025)
DH
Demis Hassabis
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2024)
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