# DESY

> physics research institute in Hamburg, Germany

**Wikidata**: [Q311801](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q311801)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DESY)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/desy

## Summary
DESY (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron) is a physics research institute and foundation headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. Founded in 1959, it is a member of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres and operates research facilities and subsidiaries such as the Center for Free-Electron Laser Science and DORIS.

## Key Facts
- Founded in 1959 and described as a physics research institute in Hamburg, Germany.  
- Legal form: private foundation.  
- Member of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres.  
- 2020 revenue reported as €349,000,000 (preferred value); 2010 revenue reported as €190,000,000.  
- Headquarters / located in: Hamburg; coordinates: 53.575833333333 N, 9.8794444444444 E; postal code 22607.  
- Instance of: research institute and foundation.  
- Short name and common aliases: DESY; Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron; German Electron Synchrotron; HERA; DORIS (among others).  
- Subsidiaries / parts include: Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, DORIS, DESY Zeuthen, and DESY library.  
- Official website: http://www.desy.de/index_eng.html (English).  
- Persistent identifiers: ISNI 0000000404920453; ROR 01js2sh04; GRID grid.7683.a; GND 2008985-5; VIAF 147717074.

## FAQs
### Q: What is DESY?
A: DESY is a physics research institute and foundation based in Hamburg, Germany, established in 1959. It is a member of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres.

### Q: Where is DESY located and how large is it financially?
A: DESY's headquarters are in Hamburg (postal code 22607) at coordinates 53.575833333333 N, 9.8794444444444 E. Reported revenue was €349,000,000 for 2020 (with €190,000,000 reported for 2010).

### Q: What organizations and facilities are associated with DESY?
A: DESY is a member of the Helmholtz Association and other professional groups. Its parts and subsidiaries include the Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, DORIS, DESY Zeuthen, and the DESY library.

### Q: How can I find DESY online or on social media?
A: The institute’s English website is http://www.desy.de/index_eng.html. Social handles and channels include Twitter (desy, desynews), Instagram (follow.desy), Facebook (accelerateDESY), YouTube (deutscheselektronensynchrotron, channel ID UCcTXBDaaoJ8JLIxI9-voMRg), and Mastodon (DESY@helmholtz.social; DESYnews@helmholtz.social).

## Why It Matters
DESY is a long-established German physics research institute and foundation that serves as a major node in national and international research infrastructure. Its membership in the Helmholtz Association situates it within Germany’s largest research organization network, enabling collaboration, funding links, and integration with broader scientific programs. DESY hosts specialized subsidiaries and facilities (for example, a Center for Free-Electron Laser Science and facility names such as DORIS are associated with it), which support focused experimental programs and infrastructure for the physics community. The institute’s substantial reported revenues indicate the scale at which it operates and supports research activities. As an organizational hub with international identifiers, extensive online presence, and multiple institutional memberships, DESY plays a key role in enabling and coordinating advanced physics research in Germany and beyond.

## Notable For
- Being a major physics research institute and foundation founded in 1959 and headquartered in Hamburg.  
- Membership of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres, linking it to Germany’s primary research network.  
- Operating and associating with specialized research facilities and subsidiaries such as the Center for Free-Electron Laser Science and DORIS.  
- Significant institutional scale reflected in reported revenues (€349 million in 2020).  
- Broad set of persistent identifiers and international catalogue entries (ISNI, ROR, GRID, GND, VIAF), supporting discoverability and institutional interoperability.

## Body

### Overview
- Official name and short name: Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY); short name DESY.  
- Wikidata description: physics research institute in Hamburg, Germany.  
- Instance of: research institute and foundation.  
- Industry classification: research.

### History and Foundation
- Inception year: 1959 (reference provided in the structured data).  
- Legal form: private foundation (reference: DESY impressum as cited).

### Location and Facilities
- Headquarters and primary location: Hamburg, Germany.  
- Postal code: 22607.  
- Geographic coordinates: 53.575833333333 N, 9.8794444444444 E.  
- Has parts and locations including: DESY library; DESY Zeuthen; DORIS; and an entity identified as Q116939842.

### Organizational Structure and Affiliations
- Member of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres.  
- Additional memberships and affiliations listed include Informationsdienst Wissenschaft, Association of German Foundations, German Facility Management Association, Life Science Nord, German National Research Data Infrastructure, Verband Deutscher Sicherheitsingenieure, and Verein zur Förderung eines Deutschen Forschungsnetzes, among others.  
- Parent organization: Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres (as listed).  
- Subsidiaries: Center for Free-Electron Laser Science; DORIS; Q116939842.

### Financials
- Revenue entries recorded: €190,000,000 (point in time: 2010) and €349,000,000 (point in time: 2020, preferred).  
- Organisation tax status: tax-exempt under the German Fiscal Code (reference in structured data).

### Identifiers and Cataloguing
- ISNI: 0000000404920453.  
- ROR: 01js2sh04.  
- GRID: grid.7683.a.  
- GND: 2008985-5.  
- VIAF: 147717074.  
- Other identifiers present: Freebase /m/0dz_w; Ringgold 28332; Library of Congress authority n50065874; various national library and catalog IDs (Cinii, NLA, Bibliothèque nationale de France, etc.).

### Online Presence and APIs
- Official website (English): http://www.desy.de/index_eng.html.  
- Privacy policy URL: https://www.desy.de/data_privacy_policy/index_eng.html.  
- API / auth endpoint: https://idp.desy.de/idp/shibboleth (Shibboleth).  
- Social media: Twitter (desy, desynews), Instagram (follow.desy), Facebook (accelerateDESY), YouTube channel deutscheselektronensynchrotron (ID UCcTXBDaaoJ8JLIxI9-voMRg), Mastodon (DESY@helmholtz.social; DESYnews@helmholtz.social).

### Names and Language Variants
- Aliases recorded include: Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron; German Electron Synchrotron; Sincrotrón Alemán de Electrones; DESY; Hadron Electron Ring Accelerator; Hadron-Elektron-Ring-Anlage; HERA; ドイツ電子シンクロトロン研究所; and others.  
- Wikipedia languages listed for the topic include: Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Danish, German, English, Spanish, Persian, Finnish, French.

### Outreach and Metrics
- YouTube channel metrics and view counts are tracked (channel ID and viewer/listener numbers recorded with specific point-in-time metadata).  
- Social media follower counts for Mastodon accounts recorded for multiple dates in 2024.

### Technical and Networking Info
- IPv6 routing prefix associated: 2001:638:700::/48 (RIPE reference).  

### Related Facilities and Projects
- Names and subsidiaries suggest associations with accelerator facilities or projects (aliases include HERA and DORIS) and with free-electron laser research via the Center for Free-Electron Laser Science.

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## References

1. Virtual International Authority File
2. CiNii Research
3. [Source](https://gtr.ukri.org:443/organisation/7B84679A-F1CC-456E-8F87-31FE4B64A9D6)
4. Bundestag Lobby Register
5. [Source](https://idw-online.de/de/institution31)
6. [Our Members / Tier 1](https://web.archive.org/web/20211129171645/https://arxiv.org/about/ourmembers)
7. [Source](https://www.nfdi.de/verein/#mitglieder)
8. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
9. [Source](https://www.desy.de/impressum/index_ger.html)
10. GeoNames
11. [Source](https://www.desy.de/ueber_desy/desy/index_ger.html)
12. GRID Release 2015-12-14
13. GRID Release 2016-12-06
14. Quora
15. [Source](https://apps.db.ripe.net/search/lookup.html?source=ripe&key=2001:638:700::/48&type=inet6num)
16. GERiT
17. YouTube API
18. [Source](https://orcid.org/signin)
19. Microsoft Academic Knowledge Graph
20. [Source](https://ror.org/01js2sh04)
21. [Source](http://www.desy.de/index_eng.html)
22. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File
23. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)
24. Source