There must also be a name-brand recognition factor, and a networking factor. If you study under a Nobel laureate, many doors will open for you. Your advisor’s recommendation is very strong. You will make many other valuable contacts. You will have the best equipment. You will not have to teach classes, because your advisor is drowning in grant money. You come from an elite university, because Nobel laureates work at elite universities. Your grant applications and job applications will always be put on the top of the inbox pile.
Also, I think the figures should be broken down into pre-WW2 and post-WW2. Pre-WW2, there were not many great research labs in most fields. It might have been unusual to study physics at an elite university in 1930 and NOT be studying under a Nobel laureate.
There must also be a name-brand recognition factor, and a networking factor. If you study under a Nobel laureate, many doors will open for you. Your advisor’s recommendation is very strong. You will make many other valuable contacts. You will have the best equipment. You will not have to teach classes, because your advisor is drowning in grant money. You come from an elite university, because Nobel laureates work at elite universities. Your grant applications and job applications will always be put on the top of the inbox pile.
Also, I think the figures should be broken down into pre-WW2 and post-WW2. Pre-WW2, there were not many great research labs in most fields. It might have been unusual to study physics at an elite university in 1930 and NOT be studying under a Nobel laureate.