for example, it’s not that rare for a researcher to win a Nobel prize in two fields
This statement is actually quite inaccurate. Only two individuals have won Nobel Prizes in two different scientific disciplines (pre 2024), and to put this in perspective:
Physics: 225 laureates
Chemistry: 194 laureates
Physiology or Medicine: 227 laureates
Economic Sciences: 93 laureates
This totals 739 Nobel Prizes awarded in scientific categories (excluding Peace and Literature). With only two cases of cross-disciplinary laureateship, the occurrence rate is approximately 0.27% (2/739). This is indeed extremely rare.
This statement is actually quite inaccurate. Only two individuals have won Nobel Prizes in two different scientific disciplines (pre 2024), and to put this in perspective:
Physics: 225 laureates
Chemistry: 194 laureates
Physiology or Medicine: 227 laureates
Economic Sciences: 93 laureates
This totals 739 Nobel Prizes awarded in scientific categories (excluding Peace and Literature). With only two cases of cross-disciplinary laureateship, the occurrence rate is approximately 0.27% (2/739). This is indeed extremely rare.