Joint Research Centre

Summary

Joint Research Centre is a research institute^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of research_institute entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (328 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Joint Research Centre is in the country of Belgium^[3].
• Joint Research Centre's instance of is recorded as research institute^[4].
• Joint Research Centre's instance of is recorded as Directorate-General of the European Commission^[5].
• Joint Research Centre's instance of is recorded as government organization^[6].
• Joint Research Centre's instance of is recorded as government agency^[7].
• Joint Research Centre's headquarters location is recorded as Brussels^[8].
• Joint Research Centre's child organization or unit is recorded as Institute for Prospective Technological Studies^[9].
• Joint Research Centre's child organization or unit is recorded as Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements^[10].
• Joint Research Centre's child organization or unit is recorded as Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen^[11].
• Joint Research Centre's child organization or unit is recorded as Institute for Health and Consumer Protection^[12].
• Joint Research Centre's child organization or unit is recorded as Institute for Transuranium Elements^[13].
• Joint Research Centre's child organization or unit is recorded as Institute for Environment and Sustainability^[14].
• Joint Research Centre's child organization or unit is recorded as Institute for Energy^[15].
• Joint Research Centre's Commons category is recorded as Joint Research Centre^[16].
• 1957 marks the founding of Joint Research Centre^[17].
• January 1, 1961 marks the founding of Joint Research Centre^[18].
• Joint Research Centre's parent organization or unit is recorded as European Research Council^[19].
• Joint Research Centre's parent organization or unit is recorded as European Commission^[20].
• Joint Research Centre's official website is recorded as https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en^[21].
• Joint Research Centre's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+3000'}^[22].
• Joint Research Centre's name in kana is recorded as ごうどうちょうさセンター^[23].
• Joint Research Centre's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Govdirectory^[24].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include 1957^[17] and January 1, 1961^[18].

Operations

Joint Research Centre's headquarters location is recorded as Brussels^[8]. Parent organizations include European Research Council^[19], an agency of the European Union^[25], in Belgium^[26], founded in 2007^[27], headquartered in Brussels^[28] and European Commission^[20], an institutions of the European Union^[29], in Belgium^[30], founded in 1958^[31], headquartered in Brussels^[32]. Subsidiaries include Institute for Prospective Technological Studies^[9], a research institute^[33], in Spain^[34], founded in 1994^[35], headquartered in World Trade Center Seville^[36]; Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements^[10], a research institute^[37], in Belgium^[38], founded in 1957^[39]; Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen^[11], an institute^[40], in Italy^[41]; Institute for Health and Consumer Protection^[12], a research institute^[42], in Italy^[43], headquartered in Ispra^[44]; Institute for Transuranium Elements^[13], an institute^[45], in Germany^[46]; and Institute for Environment and Sustainability^[14], a research institute^[47], in Italy^[48].

Why It Matters

Joint Research Centre ranks in the top 4% of research_institute entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (328 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]