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Paul Scherrer Institute

Swiss federal research institute
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Paul Scherrer Institute

Summary

Paul Scherrer Institute is an institute[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of institute entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (330 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Paul Scherrer Institute was a member of Informationsdienst Wissenschaft[3].
  • Paul Scherrer Institute is located in Würenlingen[4].
  • Paul Scherrer Institute is in the country of Switzerland[5].
  • Paul Scherrer Institute's instance of is recorded as institute[6].
  • Paul Scherrer Institute's item operated is recorded as DORA PSI[7].
  • Paul Scherrer Institute's Commons category is recorded as Paul Scherrer Institute[8].
  • 1988 marks the founding of Paul Scherrer Institute[9].
  • Paul Scherrer Institute's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.536111111111, 'lon': 8.2227777777778}[10].
  • Paul Scherrer Institute's official website is recorded as https://www.psi.ch/de[11].
  • Paul Scherrer Institute's official website is recorded as https://www.psi.ch/en[12].
  • Paul Scherrer Institute's official website is recorded as https://www.psi.ch/fr[13].
  • Paul Scherrer Institute's official website is recorded as https://www.psi.ch[14].
  • Paul Scherrer Institute's IPv6 routing prefix is recorded as 2001:620:170::/48[15].
  • Paul Scherrer Institute's API endpoint URL is recorded as https://aai-logon.psi.ch/idp/shibboleth[16].
  • Paul Scherrer Institute's affiliation string is recorded as Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI)[17].

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Founding

1988 marks the founding of Paul Scherrer Institute[9].

Why It Matters

Paul Scherrer Institute ranks in the top 4% of institute entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (330 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . idw-online.de. Retrieved . idw-online.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . apps.db.ripe.net. apps.db.ripe.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . orcid.org. Retrieved . orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 16d ago · Andre Engels · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Times higher education world university id → paul-scherrer-institute-psi
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P5586]]: paul-scherrer-institute-psi, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/74488001|Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) (#74488001)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match"
  2. 18d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → —
    Inception → —
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 47.536111111111, 'lon': 8.2227777777778}
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Würenlingen
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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