At least 194 Jews and people of half- or three-quarters-Jewish ancestry have been awarded the Nobel Prize,
- Chemistry (36 prize winners, 21% of world total, 31% of US total)
- Economics (29 prize winners, 38% of world total, 49% of US total)
- Literature (14 prize winners, 13% of world total, 27% of US total)
- Peace (9 prize winners, 9% of world total, 10% of US total)4
- Physics (51 prize winners, 26% of world total, 36% of US total)
- Physiology or Medicine (55 prize winners, 26% of world total, 39% of US total)