Scripps Institution of Oceanography

center for ocean and Earth science research
Organization research_institute Q604029
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Summary

Scripps Institution of Oceanography is a research institute[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of research_institute entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (171 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography's field of work was oceanography[3].
  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography's field of work was Earth science[4].
  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography is located in San Diego[5].
  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography is in the country of United States[6].
  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography's image is recorded as SIOpier.jpg[7].
  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography's instance of is recorded as research institute[8].
  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography's instance of is recorded as educational institution[9].
  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography's instance of is recorded as centre for marine biology[10].
  • E. W. Scripps is named after Scripps Institution of Oceanography[11].
  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography's ISNI is recorded as 0000000406272787[12].
  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 125202651[13].
  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography's GND ID is recorded as 37919-0[14].
  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80003906[15].
  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 121483784[16].
  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography's IdRef ID is recorded as 029971039[17].
  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography's location is recorded as La Jolla[18].
  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography's part of is recorded as University of California, San Diego[19].
  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography's Commons category is recorded as Scripps Institution of Oceanography[20].
  • +1903-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Scripps Institution of Oceanography[21].
  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 32.865437, 'lon': -117.253626}[22].
  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01gpf0[23].
  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as uk2008425671[24].
  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as uk2008425672[25].
  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as uk2008425673[26].
  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography's parent organization or unit is recorded as University of California, San Diego[27].

Body

Founding

+1903-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Scripps Institution of Oceanography[21].

Identity

Scripps Institution of Oceanography's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[28]. Its part of is recorded as University of California, San Diego[19].

Leadership

Scripps Institution of Oceanography's director / manager is recorded as Margaret Leinen[29].

Operations

Scripps Institution of Oceanography's parent organization or unit is recorded as University of California, San Diego[27].

Industry

Fields of work include oceanography[3], a field of study[30] and Earth science[4], a branch of science[31].

Why It Matters

Scripps Institution of Oceanography ranks in the top 1% of research_institute entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (171 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . GRID Release 2017-01-10. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . scripps.ucsd.edu. scripps.ucsd.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . 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. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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