mass spectrometry

analytical technique based on determining mass to charge ratio of ions
Event analytical_chemical_technique Q180809
mass spectrometry
Francis William Aston · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

mass spectrometry is an analytical chemical technique[1]. It draws 4,993 Wikipedia views per month (analytical chemical technique category, ranking #2 of 19).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: spectrometry[3], mass analysis[4], spectroscopy[5]
  • Commons category: Mass spectrometry[6]
  • Has part(s): ion source[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Mass spectrometry[8]
  • Commons gallery: Mass spectrometry[9]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[11]
  • Topic has template: Template:Mass spectrometry[12]
  • Uses: mass spectrometer[13]
  • Practiced by: mass spectrometrist[14]
  • Wikimedia import URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_spectrometry[15]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[16]
  • P14541: 2bdYkf[17], 3Q0g5I[18]

Why It Matters

mass spectrometry has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 103 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · DanGFSouza · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subreddit → massspectrometry
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Subreddit: massspectrometry, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/144662715|massspectrometry (#144662715)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5569|Subred"
  2. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2bdYkf, 3Q0g5I
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  3. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0003176-hmotnostni-spektrometrie
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: h0003176-hmotnostni-spektrometrie, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
  4. 22w ago · TiagoLubiana · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → ion source
    Topic has template → Template:Mass spectrometry
    Topic's main category → Category:Mass spectrometry
    Aliases → —
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Edam ontology id: topic_0134, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289762239|Mass spectrometry (#289762239)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7899|EDAM Ontol"
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