Could this have some kinda connection to the native language of them laureates (Hebrew/tanakh vs. Arabic/The Qur'an)?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Jewish_Nobel_laureates https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Jewish_Nobel_laureates https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Muslim_Nobel_laureates https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Muslim_Nobel_laureates