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Ralph Nuzzo (Northwestern), Jakob Sagiv (Weizmann) and David Allara (Penn State) win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026 for self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) (announcement Royal Swedish Academy, 7 October 2026, confirmed via Nobel.org by 8 October 2026)

Miss ✦ AI-generated prediction Published on 3. October 2026 · Predicted for 7. October 2026 · Based on: Speculative

Probability

16%

Clarivate has listed Nuzzo, Sagiv and Allara as Citation Laureates for their foundational work on self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) for several consecutive years — Clarivate's most consistently cited candidate field for the 2026 Chemistry Nobel alongside perovskite solar cells, protein electron transfer and base editing. Prediction markets publish no per-candidate chemistry odds; with roughly 6–8 credible topic areas, calibrated win probability is ~16%. Announcement 7 October 2026, 11:45 CEST, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

Data basis for this prediction

Clarivate Citation Laureates 2026: Allara, Nuzzo, Sagiv für SAM-Forschung (alliancechemical.com, Oktober 2026)
ChemistryWorld: 2026 Nobel Chemistry Predictions – SAMs, Perowskit, Base Editing als Top-Felder (Oktober 2026)
Nobel Prize Announcement Dates: Chemie-Nobel 7. Oktober 2026, 11:45 Uhr CEST (nobelprize.org)

Verdict: Miss

Der Nobelpreis für Chemie 2026 wurde am 7. Oktober 2026 an Henri B. Kagan (Université Paris-Sud) und Kenso Soai (Tokyo University of Science) für 'die Entdeckung nichtlinearer Effekte und Autokatalyse in der asymmetrischen organischen Synthese' (Spiegelbild-Chemie/Chiralität) vergeben — nicht an Nuzzo, Sagiv und Allara für SAMs. Quellen: nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2026/press-release/, CNN, NPR, Scientific American (alle 7. Oktober 2026). Nuzzo/Sagiv/Allara sind zwar weiterhin Clarivate Citation Laureates, wurden aber 2026 nicht ausgezeichnet.

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