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Showing 24 of 24 laureates from University of Illinois

JB

John Bardeen

United StatesPhysics
25
Prestige
5 Awards
Japan Prize (1985)Physics (1972)Lorentz Medal (1957)Physics (1956)Oliver Buckley Prize (1954)
h-index: 35
EJ

Elias James Corey(1928)

United StatesChemistry
16
Prestige
3 Awards
Priestley Medal (2004)Chemistry (1990)Wolf Prize in Chemistry (1986)
ORCID
PC

Paul C. Lauterbur

United StatesMedicine
16
Prestige
3 Awards
Physiology or Medicine (2003)Lasker Clinical Medical Research (1988)Gairdner International Award (1985)
KU

Karen Uhlenbeck(1942)

United StatesMathematics
14
Prestige
3 Awards
Steele Prize (2020)Abel Prize (2019)MacArthur Fellowship (1983)
h-index: 35
AJ

Anthony J. Leggett(1938–2026)

United KingdomPhysics
13
Prestige
2 Awards
Physics (2003)Wolf Prize in Physics (2003)
BD

Brian David Josephson(1940)

United KingdomPhysics
10
Prestige
Physics (1973)
ORCIDh-index: 1
NH

Nick Holonyak Jr.(1928–2022)

United States
6
Prestige
2 Awards
Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology (2015)IEEE Medal of Honor (2008)
h-index: 62
CW

Carl Woese(1928–2012)

United StatesBiosciences
5
Prestige
3 Awards
Crafoord Prize in Biosciences (2003)Leeuwenhoek Medal (1992)MacArthur Fellowship (1984)
h-index: 105
SN

Safiya Noble(1950)

United StatesArts
3
Prestige
MacArthur Fellowship (2021)
ORCID
John F. Hartwig

John F. Hartwig(1964)

United StatesChemistry
3
Prestige
Wolf Prize in Chemistry (2019)
ORCID
RS

Rebecca Sandefur(1966)

United StatesArts
3
Prestige
MacArthur Fellowship (2018)
May Berenbaum

May Berenbaum(1953)

United States
3
Prestige
National Medal of Science (2014)
ORCIDh-index: 84
John A. Rogers

John A. Rogers

United StatesArts
3
Prestige
MacArthur Fellowship (2009)
ORCID
SE

Sharon Emerson

United StatesArts
3
Prestige
MacArthur Fellowship (1995)
Martin Puryear

Martin Puryear(1941)

United StatesArts
3
Prestige
MacArthur Fellowship (1989)
HS

Herbert S. Gutowsky

United StatesChemistry
3
Prestige
Wolf Prize in Chemistry (1983)
JC

John C. Bailar, Jr.

United States
3
Prestige
Priestley Medal (1964)
CS

Carl Shipp Marvel

United States
3
Prestige
Priestley Medal (1956)
Roger Adams

Roger Adams

United States
3
Prestige
Priestley Medal (1946)
h-index: 47
AC

Anna Curtenius Roosevelt

United StatesArts
3
Prestige
MacArthur Fellowship ()
IM
3
Prestige
MacArthur Fellowship ()
KJ

Kerry James Marshall

United StatesArts
3
Prestige
MacArthur Fellowship ()
Bill Rutherford

Bill Rutherford(1955)

United Kingdom
1
Prestige
Fellow of the Royal Society (2014)
ORCID
Graham Higman

Graham Higman

United Kingdom
1
Prestige
Fellow of the Royal Society (1958)