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. 2011 Dec 28;6(12):e29738. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0029738

Table 1. Range, Median and Averages of NIH PIs and First-time Recipients and Nobel Prize Winners.

Range Median Average
New PI 1980 24 to 66 45 35.7
2008 29 to 69 49 41.6
Ave PI 1980 PI 24 to 67 45.5 39.0
2008PI 29 to 85 57 51.1
Nobel* Ave 24 to 72 41 39.9

*Average of winners from 1980 to 2008.