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gerontology

study of the social, psychological and biological aspects of aging
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gerontology

Summary

gerontology is a field of study[1]. gerontology draws 1,737 Wikipedia views per month (field_of_study category, ranking #60 of 379).[2]

Key Facts

  • gerontology's instance of is recorded as field of study[3].
  • gerontology is a type of social science[4].
  • gerontology is a type of clinical sciences[5].
  • gerontology's Commons category is recorded as Gerontology[6].
  • gerontology's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gerontology[7].
  • gerontology's different from is recorded as sociology of old age and aging[8].
  • gerontology's different from is recorded as geriatrics[9].
  • gerontology's practiced by is recorded as gerontologist[10].
  • gerontology's P10203 is recorded as 2909[11].

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Definition and Type

gerontology's instance of is recorded as field of study[3]. Recorded subclass of include social science[4] and clinical sciences[5].

Why It Matters

gerontology draws 1,737 Wikipedia views per month (field_of_study category, ranking #60 of 379).[2] gerontology has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] gerontology is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Ana Aslan Aubrey de Grey Centre on Ageing, University of Hong Kong Élie Metchnikoff Fritz Lipmann Institute geriatrics geromics Mykola Amosov National Institute on Aging Sau Po Centre on Ageing, University of Hong Kong social science

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . All Science Journal Classification Codes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
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    Topic's main category → Category:Gerontology
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