GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences

Scientific research center for Earth sciences
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GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences

Summary

GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences is a research institute[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of research_institute entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (128 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences was a member of Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres[3].
  • GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences was a member of German Climate Consortium[4].
  • GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences was a member of ORCID, Inc.[5].
  • GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences was a member of Informationsdienst Wissenschaft[6].
  • GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences was a member of German Renewable Energy Research Association[7].
  • GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences was a member of German Committee for Disaster Reduction[8].
  • GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences is located in Potsdam[9].
  • GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences is in the country of Germany[10].
  • GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences's instance of is recorded as research institute[11].
  • GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences's instance of is recorded as foundation[12].
  • GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences is operated by Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space[13].
  • GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences is operated by Ministry of Science, Research and Culture of the State of Brandenburg[14].
  • GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences's headquarters location is recorded as Telegrafenberg[15].
  • The location of GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences was Potsdam[16].
  • GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences's postal code is recorded as 14473[17].
  • GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences's Commons category is recorded as Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam – Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum[18].
  • GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences's industry is recorded as research[19].
  • 1992 marks the founding of GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences[20].
  • GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.3826, 'lon': 13.0644}[21].
  • GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences's parent organization or unit is recorded as Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres[22].
  • GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences's parent organization or unit is recorded as Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space[23].
  • GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences's official website is recorded as https://www.gfz.de/[24].
  • GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences's Commons gallery is recorded as Geoforschungszentrum Potsdam[25].
  • GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences's email address is recorded as mailto:[email protected][26].
  • GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences's replaces is recorded as Central Institute for Earth Physics[27].

Body

Founding

1992 marks the founding of GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences[20].

Identity

GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'GFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung'}[28]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'GFZ'}[29].

Operations

GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences's headquarters location is recorded as Telegrafenberg[15]. Parent organizations include Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres[22], a voluntary association[30], in Germany[31], founded in 2001[32], headquartered in Bonn[33] and Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space[23], a Federal Ministry in Germany[34], in Germany[35], founded in 1955[36], headquartered in Bonn[37]. Operators include Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space[13] and Ministry of Science, Research and Culture of the State of Brandenburg[14].

Industry

GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences's industry is recorded as research[19].

Why It Matters

GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences ranks in the top 6% of research_institute entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (128 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . gfz.de. Retrieved . gfz.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . gfz.de. Retrieved . gfz.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  4. [9] . gfz.de. Retrieved . gfz.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . gfz.de. Retrieved . gfz.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . gfz.de. Retrieved . gfz.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . gfz.de. Retrieved . gfz.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  14. [5] . orcid.org. Retrieved . orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [6] . idw-online.de. Retrieved . idw-online.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [7] . fvee.de. Retrieved . fvee.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [8] . dkkv.org. Retrieved . dkkv.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . gfz.de. Retrieved . gfz.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . gfz-potsdam.de. Retrieved . gfz-potsdam.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . gfz.de. Retrieved . gfz.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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