Barbara McClintock(1902)
MedicineBarbara McClintock is a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1983) from United States. They have received 4 major awards in total. Their primary field is Medicine. They were educated at Cornell University and University of Missouri. They have been affiliated with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
United States
4
Major Awards
154
Publications
15,176
Citations
43
h-index
57
i10-index
98.5
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
1983for her discovery of mobile genetic elements
Carnegie InstitutionCareer Path
Award progression over time
Apex Elite Prestigious
Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
JH
Joseph Hooton Taylor
MacArthur Fellowship (1981)
DD
Douglas D. Osheroff
MacArthur Fellowship (1981)
JB
Joseph Brodsky
MacArthur Fellowship (1981)
SW
Stephen Wolfram
MacArthur Fellowship (1981)
JH
John Holdren
MacArthur Fellowship (1981)
RR
Robert Root-Bernstein
MacArthur Fellowship (1981)
JC
John Cairns
MacArthur Fellowship (1981)
LM
Leslie Marmon Silko
MacArthur Fellowship (1981)
LR
Lawrence Rosen
MacArthur Fellowship (1981)
JE
Joel E. Cohen
MacArthur Fellowship (1981)
Stephen Jay Gould
MacArthur Fellowship (1981)
GC
Gregory Chudnovsky
MacArthur Fellowship (1981)
Education
Cornell University(Doctor of Philosophy)
University of Missouri
Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Erasmus Hall High School
Doctoral Advisors
Rollins Adams EmersonAlmiro Blumenschein
Career Timeline
Cornell University?–present
University of Missouri?–present
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory1941–present
Academy Memberships
National Academy of Sciences (US)American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Books
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
Shinya Yamanaka
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2013)
Katalin Karikó
Gruber Prize in Neuroscience (2024)
Drew Weissman
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2023)
David Julius
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2021)
Ardem Patapoutian
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2021)
William G. Kaelin Jr.
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2019)
Peter J. Ratcliffe
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2019)
Gregg L. Semenza
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2019)
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