Nature's 10

Nature's 10 is an annual listicle of ten "people who mattered" in science, produced by the scientific journal Nature.

Nominees have made a significant impact in science either for good or for bad.

[1][2][3] Reporters and editorial staff at Nature judge nominees to have had "a significant impact on the world, or their position in the world may have had an important impact on science".

[1] Short biographical profiles describe the people behind some of the year's most important discoveries and events.

Alongside the ten, five "ones to watch" for the following year are also listed.

Winnie Byanyima was nominated in 2021 for her work on COVID-19 vaccine equity . She is the executive director of UNAIDS .
Tedros Ghebreyesus was nominated in 2020 for his work as the Director-General of the World Health Organization .
Greta Thunberg was nominated in 2019 for her work as a climate catalyst.
Greta Thunberg was nominated in 2019 for her work as a climate catalyst.
Jess Wade was nominated in 2018 for her work as a diversity champion
David R. Liu was nominated in 2017 for his work as a gene corrector
Alexandra Elbakyan was nominated in 2016 for her work on Sci-Hub
Mikhail Eremets was nominated in 2015 for his work on electrical resistance and conductance
Sjors Scheres was nominated in 2014 for his work on Cryogenic electron microscopy
Tania Simoncelli was nominated for her work on science policy and gene patents
Rolf-Dieter Heuer of CERN was nominated for his work on the Higgs boson
Rosie Redfield was nominated in 2011 for her work on arsenic biochemistry and open science