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{{Short description|International award in arts and sciences}}
{{Infobox award
| name        = Wolf Prize
| image        = Wolf Foundation Logo.svg
| awarded_for = Outstanding achievement in [[Wolf Prize in Agriculture|Agriculture]], [[Wolf Prize in Chemistry|Chemistry]], [[Wolf Prize in Mathematics|Mathematics]], [[Wolf Prize in Medicine|Medicine]], [[Wolf Prize in Physics|Physics]], and [[Wolf Prize in Arts|Arts]]
| presenter   = [[Wolf Foundation]]
| country     = [[Israel]]
| reward      = US $100,000
| year        = {{start date and age|1978}}
| website     = {{URL|wolffund.org.il}}
}}

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 nationality, race, colour, religion, sex or political views".

== History ==

The prize is awarded in [[Israel]] by the [[Wolf Foundation]], founded by [[Ricardo Wolf]], a German-born inventor and former [[Cuba]]n ambassador to Israel. It is awarded in six fields: [[Wolf Prize in Agriculture|Agriculture]], [[Wolf Prize in Chemistry|Chemistry]], [[Wolf Prize in Mathematics|Mathematics]], [[Wolf Prize in Medicine|Medicine]], and [[Wolf Prize in Physics|Physics]], and an [[Wolf Prize in Arts|Arts]] prize that rotates between architecture, music, painting, and sculpture. Each prize consists of a diploma and US$100,000. The awards ceremony typically takes place at a session in the [[Knesset]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Faculty Notes | work=Cornell Arts & Sciences Newsletter | publisher=Cornell University | date=November 1980| page=7}}</ref>  

The Wolf Prizes in physics and chemistry are often considered the most prestigious awards in those fields after the Nobel Prize.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/18884 |title=Physicsworld.com: Wolf prize goes to particle theorists |access-date=2007-10-11 |archive-date=2012-02-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217193544/http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/18884 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=gongs_away/><ref>Basolo, F: "From Coello to Inorganic Chemistry: A Lifetime of Reactions", page 65, Springer, 2002</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://ireg-observatory.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ireg-list-academic-awards.pdf |title=IREG List of International Academic Awards |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2019|publisher=[[IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence]]  |access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref> 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.<ref name=gongs_away/>

In medicine, the prize is probably the third most prestigious, after the Nobel Prize and the [[Lasker Award]]. Until the establishment of the [[Abel Prize]], the Wolf Prize was probably the closest equivalent of a "Nobel Prize in Mathematics", since the more prestigious [[Fields Medal]] was only awarded every four years to mathematicians under forty years old. In agriculture, the prize has likewise been equated to a "Nobel Prize in Agriculture".<ref>National Research
Council: "National Research Initiative: A Vital Competitive Grants Program in Food, Fiber and Natural-resources Research", page 155, National Academies Press, 2000</ref>
[[File:Reuven Rivlin hosted the winners declaration event of the 2018 Wolf Prize, February 2018 (6355).jpg|thumb|[[Reuven Rivlin]] and [[Dan Shechtman|Dan Schetman]], hosting the Wolf Prize in 2018. In the background is an [[Visual arts in Israel|Israeli artwork made]] of crushed basalt.]]
The most recent Wolf Prize was awarded in 2025 to:

* Agriculture—[[Jonathan D. G. Jones|Jonathan Jones]], [[Jeffery Dangl]], and [[Brian Staskawicz]] "for groundbreaking discoveries of the immune system and disease resistance in plants".

* Chemistry—[[Helmut Schwarz]] "for quantifying reactive species in the gas phase to solve fundamental problems in catalysis". 
* Mathematics—No award
* Medicine—[[Pamela Bjorkman|Pamela J. Bjorkman]] "for pioneering innovative strategies to overcome viral defenses through novel antibody-focused approaches".
* Physics—[[James P. Eisenstein]], [[Jainendra K. Jain]], and [[Mordehai Heiblum]] "for advancing our understanding of the surprising properties of two-dimensional electron systems in strong magnetic fields".
* Architecture—[[Xu Tiantian|Tiantian Xu]] "for her architecture that transformed villages throughout China economically, socially, and culturally".

== Laureates per country ==
Below is a chart of all laureates per country (updated to 2023 laureates). Laureates with multiple citizenship are counted.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; overflow:auto;border:2px solid; margin-left:0px; margin-right:auto;"
|-  style="background:#ececec; vertical-align:top;"
!Country
!Number of laureates
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|United States}}
|190
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|United Kingdom}}
|41
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|Israel}}
|25
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|France}}
|23
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|Hungary}}
|16
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|Japan}}
|15
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|Canada}}
|15
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|Soviet Union}} / {{flag|Russia}}
|14
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|Germany}}
|13
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|Italy}}
|11
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|Austria}}
|10
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|Belgium}}
|8
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|Sweden}}
|7
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|Switzerland}}
|6
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|Spain}}
|5
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|Netherlands}}
|5
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|Argentina}}
|4
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|Taiwan}}
|4
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|Poland}}
|3
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|India}}
|2
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|Portugal}}
|2
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|Denmark}}
|2
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |
{{flag|Romania}}
|1-2
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|China}}
|1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|Brazil}}
|1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|Mexico}}
|1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|Egypt}}
|1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|South Africa}}
|1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|Jordan}}
|1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|Norway}}
|1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|Finland}}
|1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|Uruguay}}
|1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|Georgia}}
|1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|Cyprus}}
|1
|}

== See also ==
{{Portal|Israel}}
* [[Lists of art awards]]
* [[List of general science and technology awards]]
* [[List of mathematics awards]]

== References ==
<references>
<ref name="gongs_away">{{cite journal
|last=Harris
|first=Margaret
|date=November 2010
|title=Gongs away
|journal=[[Physics World]]
|publisher=[[Institute of Physics Publishing]]
|location=Bristol
|volume=23
|issue=11
|pages=46–47
|doi=10.1088/2058-7058/23/11/46
|bibcode=2010PhyW...23k..46H
}}</ref>
</references>

== External links ==
* {{cite web | title=Wolf Foundation General Information | url=http://www.wolffund.org.il/ | publisher=Wolf Foundation | access-date=2007-08-24 | archive-date=2011-09-27 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927064631/http://www.wolffund.org.il/ | url-status=dead }}
* {{cite web|title=Wolf Foundation Founders and Donors |url=http://www.wolffund.org.il/main.asp?idMain=18 |publisher=Wolf Foundation |access-date=2007-08-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070801174745/http://www.wolffund.org.il/main.asp?idMain=18 |archive-date=August 1, 2007 }}

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