Rothamsted Research

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Rothamsted Research

Summary

Rothamsted Research is a research institute[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of research_institute entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (737 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rothamsted Research was a member of ORCID, Inc.[3].
  • Rothamsted Research is located in Harpenden[4].
  • Rothamsted Research is located in Harpenden Rural[5].
  • Rothamsted Research is in the country of United Kingdom[6].
  • Rothamsted Research's instance of is recorded as research institute[7].
  • Rothamsted Research's headquarters location is recorded as Harpenden[8].
  • Rothamsted Research's chief executive officer is recorded as Angela Karp[9].
  • Rothamsted Research's postal code is recorded as AL5 2JQ[10].
  • Rothamsted Research is part of ELIXIR UK[11].
  • Rothamsted Research is part of Environmental Change Network[12].
  • Rothamsted Research's Commons category is recorded as Rothamsted Research[13].
  • Rothamsted Research comprises Rothamsted classical experiments[14].
  • Rothamsted Research comprises Woburn green manuring experiment[15].
  • Rothamsted Research comprises Woburn market garden experiment[16].
  • Rothamsted Research comprises Woburn organic manuring experiment[17].
  • Rothamsted Research comprises Highfield ley-arable rotation experiment[18].
  • Rothamsted Research comprises Fosters ley-arable rotation experiment[19].
  • Rothamsted Research comprises Broadbalk long-term experiment[20].
  • Rothamsted Research comprises Broadbalk wilderness experiment[21].
  • 1843 marks the founding of Rothamsted Research[22].
  • Rothamsted Research's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.809166666667, 'lon': -0.35527777777778}[23].
  • Rothamsted Research's parent organization or unit is recorded as Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council[24].
  • Rothamsted Research's official website is recorded as http://www.rothamsted.ac.uk[25].
  • Rothamsted Research's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rothamsted Experimental Station[26].
  • Rothamsted Research covers an area of {'unit': 'Q81292', 'amount': '+813'}[27].

Body

Founding

1843 marks the founding of Rothamsted Research[22].

Identity

Part of include ELIXIR UK[11] and Environmental Change Network[12], in United Kingdom[28].

Leadership

Rothamsted Research's chief executive officer is recorded as Angela Karp[9].

Operations

Rothamsted Research's headquarters location is recorded as Harpenden[8]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council[24].

Why It Matters

Rothamsted Research ranks in the top 4% of research_institute entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (737 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . rothamsted.ac.uk. rothamsted.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Aligned ISNI and Ringgold identifiers for institutions. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . elixir-europe.org. Retrieved . elixir-europe.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . data.ecn.ac.uk. data.ecn.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . 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. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Share catalogue author id → 75013
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