Nobel laureates see a dip in the influence of their work after winning prize

How different are the careers of Nobel laureates from other scientists? US research suggests they follow similar patterns up until the point of winning the Nobel prize.

Like ‘ordinary’ scientists they rely on collaborations , and have what the authors describe as ‘hot streaks’ – periods where an individual scientist’s performance is substantially better than usual. However, the laureates were more productive, likely to have longer ‘hot streaks’ and more than one hot streak, compared with ordinary scientists.