University of California, San Francisco

public land-grant research university in San Francisco, California
Organization public_university Q1061104
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University of California, San Francisco

Summary

University of California, San Francisco is a public university[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of public_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (548 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • University of California, San Francisco was a member of Dryad[3].
  • University of California, San Francisco was a member of Q118398[4].
  • University of California, San Francisco was a member of ORCID, Inc.[5].
  • University of California, San Francisco was a member of Open Education Network[6].
  • University of California, San Francisco was a member of Higher Education Leadership Initiative for Open Scholarship[7].
  • University of California, San Francisco was a member of Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition[8].
  • University of California, San Francisco is located in San Francisco[9].
  • University of California, San Francisco is in the country of United States[10].
  • University of California, San Francisco's instance of is recorded as public university[11].
  • University of California, San Francisco's instance of is recorded as public educational institution of the United States[12].
  • University of California, San Francisco's founder is recorded as Hugh Toland[13].
  • University of California, San Francisco's headquarters location is recorded as San Francisco[14].
  • University of California, San Francisco's postal code is recorded as 94143-0244[15].
  • University of California, San Francisco's child organization or unit is recorded as Liver Center, University of California, San Francisco[16].
  • University of California, San Francisco's child organization or unit is recorded as Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco[17].
  • University of California, San Francisco's child organization or unit is recorded as Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco[18].
  • University of California, San Francisco's child organization or unit is recorded as Diabetes Center, University of California, San Francisco[19].
  • University of California, San Francisco's child organization or unit is recorded as Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center[20].
  • University of California, San Francisco's child organization or unit is recorded as University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine[21].
  • University of California, San Francisco's child organization or unit is recorded as University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry[22].
  • University of California, San Francisco is part of University of California[23].
  • University of California, San Francisco's Commons category is recorded as University of California, San Francisco[24].
  • University of California, San Francisco comprises UCSF Library[25].
  • University of California, San Francisco comprises Toland Hall[26].
  • 1873 marks the founding of University of California, San Francisco[27].

Body

Founding

University of California, San Francisco's founder is recorded as Hugh Toland[13]. 1873 marks the founding of it[27].

Identity

University of California, San Francisco is part of University of California[23].

Operations

University of California, San Francisco's headquarters location is recorded as San Francisco[14]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as University of California[28]. Subsidiaries include Liver Center, it[16]; Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, it[17]; Department of Medicine, it[18]; Diabetes Center, it[19]; Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center[20], a medical organization[29], in United States[30], founded in 1980[31]; and University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine[21], a medical school[32], in United States[33], founded in 1968[34].

Why It Matters

University of California, San Francisco ranks in the top 5% of public_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (548 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . GRID. Retrieved . grid.ac. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. wikidata.org.
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  6. [14] . Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [20] . wikidata.org.
  13. [21] . ucsf.edu. Retrieved . ucsf.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [22] . ucsf.edu. Retrieved . ucsf.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [23] . universityofcalifornia.edu. Retrieved . universityofcalifornia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [24] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . datadryad.org. Retrieved . datadryad.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [4] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [6] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [7] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [8] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . 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. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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