| Category | Winner(s) | Work/Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Physiology & Medicine | Swedish geneticist Svante Paabo | For discoveries that underpin our understanding of how modern day people evolved from extinct ancestors at the dawn of human history. |
| Physics | Scientists Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton Zeilinger | For experiments in quantum mechanics that laid the groundwork for rapidly-developing new applications in computing and cryptography. |
| Chemistry | Scientists Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and K. Barry Sharpless | For discovering reactions that let molecules snap together to create new compounds and that offer insight into cell biology. |
| Literature | French author Annie Ernaux | For "the courage and clinical acuity" in her largely autobiographical books examining personal memory and social inequality. |
| Peace | Jailed Belarusian activist Ales Bialiatski, Russian rights group Memorial and Ukraine's Center for Civil Liberties | They have for many years promoted the right to criticise power and protect the fundamental rights of citizens. They have made an outstanding effort to document war crimes, human right abuses and the abuse of power. |
| Economic Science | U.S. economists Ben S. Bernanke, a former chairman of the Federal Reserve, Douglas W. Diamond and Philip H. Dybvig | For research on banks and financial crises. |
Published on Monday, October 17, 2022
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