Institute of Physics

GB learned society and professional body
Organization scientific_society Q513283
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Summary

Institute of Physics is a scientific society[1]. It draws 297 Wikipedia views per month (scientific_society category, ranking #18 of 165).[2]

Key Facts

  • Institute of Physics's field of work was physics[3].
  • Institute of Physics is located in London[4].
  • Institute of Physics is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Institute of Physics's instance of is recorded as scientific society[6].
  • Institute of Physics's instance of is recorded as engineering society[7].
  • Institute of Physics's instance of is recorded as learned society[8].
  • Institute of Physics's instance of is recorded as academic publisher[9].
  • Institute of Physics's instance of is recorded as organization[10].
  • Institute of Physics's headquarters location is recorded as London[11].
  • Institute of Physics's Commons category is recorded as Institute of Physics[12].
  • Institute of Physics's industry is recorded as higher education[13].
  • 1874 marks the founding of Institute of Physics[14].
  • 1971 marks the founding of Institute of Physics[15].
  • Institute of Physics's official website is recorded as http://www.iop.org/[16].
  • Institute of Physics's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Institute of Physics[17].
  • Institute of Physics's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+585'}[18].
  • Institute of Physics's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+553'}[19].
  • Institute of Physics's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+542'}[20].
  • Institute of Physics's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+525'}[21].
  • Institute of Physics's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+556'}[22].
  • Institute of Physics's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+677'}[23].
  • Institute of Physics's topic has template is recorded as Template:Institute of Physics[24].
  • Institute of Physics's legal form is recorded as charitable organization[25].
  • Institute of Physics's category of associated people is recorded as Category:Fellows of the Institute of Physics[26].
  • Institute of Physics's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'IOP'}[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include 1874[14] and 1971[15].

Identity

Institute of Physics's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'IOP'}[27].

Operations

Institute of Physics's headquarters location is recorded as London[11].

Industry

Institute of Physics's industry is recorded as higher education[13]. Its field of work was physics[3].

Why It Matters

Institute of Physics draws 297 Wikipedia views per month (scientific_society category, ranking #18 of 165).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . lobbyfacts.eu. lobbyfacts.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . iop.org. iop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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