On 19 September, Thomson Reuters announced its annual 'citation laureates', whom it deems likely to win a Nobel prize. Since 2002, 26 of the predictions have come true. “We're trying to demonstrate that there is a strong correlation between citation at high frequency and peer esteem in science,” says David Pendlebury, lead analyst for citation-laureate selection based in Eugene, Oregon. Each year, Reuters chooses up to nine candidates in each of the fields of chemistry, economics, physics and medicine. The 2012 laureates include researchers in genetic regulation, quantum teleportation and reducing the speed of light.