The Wolf Prize in Physics is awarded once a year by the
Wolf Foundation
The Wolf Foundation is a private not-for-profit organization in Israel established in 1975 by Ricardo Wolf, a German-born Jewish Cuban inventor and former Cuban ambassador to Israel.
Ricardo Wolf
Ricardo Wolf, the founder of the Wolf Found ...
in
Israel
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. It is one of the six
Wolf Prize
The Wolf Prize is an international award granted in Israel, that has been presented most years since 1978 to living scientists and artists for "achievements in the interest of mankind and friendly relations among people ... irrespective of natio ...
s established by the Foundation and awarded since 1978; the others are in
Agriculture
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,
Chemistry
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,
Mathematics
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,
Medicine
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and
Arts
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The Wolf Prizes in physics and chemistry are often considered the second most prestigious awards in those fields, after the Nobel Prize.
[Basolo, F: ''From Coello to Inorganic Chemistry: A Lifetime of Reactions'', page 65, Springer, 2002] The prize in physics has gained a reputation for identifying future winners of the Nobel Prize – from the 26 prizes awarded between 1978 and 2010, fourteen winners have gone on to win the Nobel Prize, five of those in the following year.
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Laureates
Laureates per country
Below is a chart of all laureates per country (updated to 2025 laureates). Some laureates are counted more than once if they have multiple citizenships.
See also
* List of physics awards
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References
External links
List of Wolf Prize laureates
Wolf Foundation
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Wolf Prizes 2015
Jerusalempost - Wolf Prizes 2016
Jerusalempost - Wolf Prizes 2017
Jerusalempost - Wolf Prizes 2018
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Physics
Physics is the scientific study of matter, its Elementary particle, fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge whi ...
Physics awards
Lists of Israeli award winners
Awards established in 1978
Israeli science and technology awards
1978 establishments in Israel