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Arieh Warshel

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Arieh Warshel (Hebrew: אריה ורשל; born November 20, 1940) is an Israeli-American biochemist and biophysicist. He is a pioneer in computational studies on functional properties of biological molecules, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and holds the Dana and David Dornsife Chair in Chemistry at the University of Southern California. He received the 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, together with Michael Levitt and Martin Karplus for "the development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arieh Warshel is the 245th most popular chemist (up from 256th in 2019), the 117th most popular biography from Israel (up from 136th in 2019) and the most popular Israeli Chemist. Learn more about Arieh Warshel's academic impact at Rankless.

Arieh Warshel is most famous for being a Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry in 2013. He was awarded the prize with Michael Levitt and Martin Karplus for their work on computer simulations of chemical reactions.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Arieh Warshel ranks 245 out of 602. Before him are Charles J. Pedersen, Hennig Brand, Antoine Jérôme Balard, Friedrich Sertürner, Nicolas Leblanc, and Walter Gilbert. After him are Henri Victor Regnault, Luis Federico Leloir, Mario J. Molina, Kary Mullis, Emil Abderhalden, and Jacques Dubochet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Arieh Warshel ranks 88. Before him are Isdal Woman, Lance Henriksen, Shahnaz Pahlavi, Shozo Tsugitani, Bruce Chatwin, and Mina. After him are Marlène Jobert, Milena Dravić, John Gotti, Al Jarreau, Gary Gilmore, and Masahiro Hamazaki.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Arieh Warshel ranks 117 out of 466. Before him are Abu Nidal (1937), Frederick VI, Duke of Swabia (1167), Isaac Luria (1534), Philip the Evangelist (100), Ghassan Kanafani (1936), and Aristobulus II (-100). After him are Judah ha-Nasi (135), Antiochus of Ascalon (-130), David Grossman (1954), Barak (null), Saint Petronilla (50), and Yigal Allon (1918).

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Among CHEMISTS In Israel

Among chemists born in Israel, Arieh Warshel ranks 1. After him are Dan Shechtman (1941).

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