Wikipedia:WikiProject Science/Assessment
Science articles by quality and importance | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quality | Importance | ||||||
Top | High | Mid | Low | NA | ??? | Total | |
FA | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||
FL | 2 | 2 | |||||
GA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 17 | ||
B | 14 | 25 | 21 | 101 | 36 | 197 | |
C | 15 | 47 | 66 | 743 | 222 | 1,093 | |
Start | 4 | 52 | 95 | 1,511 | 702 | 2,364 | |
Stub | 12 | 21 | 891 | 1 | 1,087 | 2,012 | |
List | 4 | 20 | 23 | 95 | 102 | 244 | |
Category | 2 | 1 | 4,010 | 4,013 | |||
Disambig | 17 | 17 | |||||
File | 8 | 8 | |||||
Portal | 176 | 176 | |||||
Project | 32 | 32 | |||||
Redirect | 1 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 238 | 287 | |
Template | 250 | 250 | |||||
NA | 2 | 7 | 9 | ||||
Other | 2 | 453 | 455 | ||||
Assessed | 43 | 162 | 239 | 3,396 | 5,192 | 2,149 | 11,181 |
Unassessed | 12 | 7,171 | 7,183 | ||||
Total | 43 | 162 | 239 | 3,408 | 5,192 | 9,320 | 18,364 |
WikiWork factors (?) | ω = 28,889 | Ω = 5.08 |
Welcome to the assessment page for WikiProject Science.
FAQs
[edit]- What is the purpose of article assessments?
- The assessment system allows a WikiProject to monitor the quality of articles in its subject areas, and to prioritize work on these articles. The ratings are also used by the Wikipedia 1.0 program to prepare for static releases of Wikipedia content.
- Are these ratings official?
- Not really; these ratings are meant primarily for the internal use of the project, and usually do not imply any official standing within Wikipedia as a whole.
- Who can assess articles?
- In general, anyone can add or change an article's rating. However, the "GA" and "FA" labels should only be used on articles that have been reviewed and are currently designated as good articles or featured articles, respectively. Individual WikiProjects may also have more formal procedures for rating an article, and please note that the WikiProject bears ultimate responsibility for resolving disputes.
- How do I assess an article?
- Consult the quality scale below; once you have chosen the level that seems to be closest to the article, set the class parameter in the WikiProject banner template to the level's name (omitting "Class" from the end). For example, to rate an article as "B-Class", use
|class=B
in the banner. Again, the "FA" and "GA" labels should not be added to articles unless are currently designated as such.
- Someone put a project banner template on an article, but it's not really within the WikiProject's scope. What should I do?
- Because of the large number of articles we deal with, we occasionally make mistakes and add tags to articles that shouldn't have them. If you notice one, feel free to remove the tag, and optionally leave a note on the article's talk page (or directly with the person who tagged the article).
- What if I don't agree with a rating?
- Feel free to change it—within reason—if you think a different rating is justified; in the case of major disputes, the WikiProject as a whole can discuss the issue and come to a consensus as to the best rating.
- Aren't the ratings subjective?
- Yes, they are somewhat subjective, but it's the best system we've been able to devise. If you have a better idea, please don't hesitate to let us know!
- Why didn't the reviewer leave any comments?
- Unfortunately, due to the volume of articles that need to be assessed, we are unable to leave detailed comments in most cases. If you have particular questions, you might ask the person who assessed the article; they will usually be happy to provide you with their reasoning.
- What if the article is within this project's scope but doesn't have a project banner on its talk page?
- Due to the large number of articles we cover, not all articles within our scope can be tagged. However you can help increase the number of tagged articles by tagging the talk page of any untagged articles within our scope you come across with {{WikiProject Science}}.
How to rate articles
[edit]Any member of Wikiproject Science are invited to rate articles for the project. Articles with unassessed quality can be found at Category:Unassessed science articles and articles with unassessed importance ratings can be found at Category:Unknown-importance science articles
An article's quality assessment is generated from the class parameter in any of the project banners found on article's talk page:
For example adding {{WikiProject Science|class=B|importance=mid}} produces:
Science B‑class Mid‑importance | ||||||||||
|
An article's quality assessment is generated from the class parameter in the {{WikiProject Science}} project banner on its talk page: {{WikiProject Science|class=???}}
The following values may be used for the class parameter to describe the quality of the article (see Wikipedia:Content assessment for assessment criteria):
FA (for featured articles only; adds articles to Category:FA-Class science articles) | FA | |
A (adds articles to Category:A-Class science articles) | A | |
GA (for good articles only; adds articles to Category:GA-Class science articles) | GA | |
B (adds articles to Category:B-Class science articles) | B | |
C (adds articles to Category:C-Class science articles) | C | |
Start (adds articles to Category:Start-Class science articles) | Start | |
Stub (adds articles to Category:Stub-Class science articles) | Stub | |
FL (for featured lists only; adds articles to Category:FL-Class science articles) | FL | |
List (adds articles to Category:List-Class science articles) | List |
For non-standard grades and non-mainspace content, the following values may be used for the class parameter:
Category (for categories; adds pages to Category:Category-Class science articles) | Category | |
Disambig (for disambiguation pages; adds pages to Category:Disambig-Class science articles) | Disambig | |
Draft (for drafts; adds pages to Category:Draft-Class science articles) | Draft | |
File (for files and timed text; adds pages to Category:File-Class science articles) | File | |
Portal (for portal pages; adds pages to Category:Portal-Class science articles) | Portal | |
Project (for project pages; adds pages to Category:Project-Class science articles) | Project | |
Redirect (for redirect pages; adds pages to Category:Redirect-Class science articles) | Redirect | |
Template (for templates and modules; adds pages to Category:Template-Class science articles) | Template | |
NA (for any other pages where assessment is unnecessary; adds pages to Category:NA-Class science articles) | NA | |
??? (articles for which a valid class has not yet been provided are listed in Category:Unassessed science articles) | ??? |
Top |
High |
Mid |
Low |
The following values may be used for importance assessments:
- Top - The article is about one of the core topics of Science as listed in Core topics - Technology. Adds articles to Category:Top-importance science articles
- High - The article is about the basic technologies and infrastructures or the most well-known or culturally or historically significant aspects of Science. Adds articles to Category:High-importance science articles
- Mid - The article is about a topic within Science that may or may not be commonly known outside the Science industry. Adds articles to Category:Mid-importance science articles
- Low - The article is about a topic that is highly specialized within Science and is not generally common knowledge outside the Science industry. Adds articles to Category:Low-importance science articles
Quality scale
[edit]This table is transcluded here, and is identical to the one at Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Assessment.
Class | Criteria | Reader's experience | Editing suggestions | Example |
---|---|---|---|---|
FA | The article has attained featured article status by passing an in-depth examination by impartial reviewers from WP:Featured article candidates. More detailed criteria
The article meets the featured article criteria:
A featured article exemplifies Wikipedia's very best work and is distinguished by professional standards of writing, presentation, and sourcing. In addition to meeting the policies regarding content for all Wikipedia articles, it has the following attributes.
|
Professional, outstanding, and thorough; a definitive source for encyclopedic information. | No further content additions should be necessary unless new information becomes available; further improvements to the prose quality are often possible. | Cleopatra (as of June 2018) |
FL | The article has attained featured list status by passing an in-depth examination by impartial reviewers from WP:Featured list candidates. More detailed criteria
The article meets the featured list criteria:
|
Professional standard; it comprehensively covers the defined scope, usually providing a complete set of items, and has annotations that provide useful and appropriate information about those items. | No further content additions should be necessary unless new information becomes available; further improvements to the prose quality are often possible. | List of dates predicted for apocalyptic events (as of May 2018) |
A | The article is well organized and essentially complete, having been examined by impartial reviewers from a WikiProject or elsewhere. Good article status is not a requirement for A-Class. More detailed criteria
The article meets the A-Class criteria:
Provides a well-written, clear and complete description of the topic, as described in Wikipedia:Article development. It should be of a length suitable for the subject, appropriately structured, and be well referenced by a broad array of reliable sources. It should be well illustrated, with no copyright problems. Only minor style issues and other details need to be addressed before submission as a featured article candidate. See the A-Class assessment departments of some of the larger WikiProjects (e.g. WikiProject Military history). |
Very useful to readers. A fairly complete treatment of the subject. A non-expert in the subject would typically find nothing wanting. | Expert knowledge may be needed to tweak the article, and style problems may need solving. WP:Peer review may help. | Battle of Nam River (as of June 2014) |
GA | The article meets all of the good article criteria, and has been examined by one or more impartial reviewers from WP:Good article nominations. More detailed criteria
A good article is:
|
Useful to nearly all readers, with no obvious problems; approaching (though not necessarily equalling) the quality of a professional publication. | Some editing by subject and style experts is helpful; comparison with an existing featured article on a similar topic may highlight areas where content is weak or missing. | Discovery of the neutron (as of April 2019) |
B | The article meets all of the B-Class criteria. It is mostly complete and does not have major problems, but requires some further work to reach good article standards. More detailed criteria
|
Readers are not left wanting, although the content may not be complete enough to satisfy a serious student or researcher. | A few aspects of content and style need to be addressed. Expert knowledge may be needed. The inclusion of supporting materials should be considered if practical, and the article checked for general compliance with the Manual of Style and related style guidelines. | Psychology (as of January 2024) |
C | The article is substantial but is still missing important content or contains irrelevant material. The article should have some references to reliable sources, but may still have significant problems or require substantial cleanup. More detailed criteria
The article cites more than one reliable source and is better developed in style, structure, and quality than Start-Class, but it fails one or more of the criteria for B-Class. It may have some gaps or missing elements, or need editing for clarity, balance, or flow.
|
Useful to a casual reader, but would not provide a complete picture for even a moderately detailed study. | Considerable editing is needed to close gaps in content and solve cleanup problems. | Wing (as of June 2018) |
Start | An article that is developing but still quite incomplete. It may or may not cite adequate reliable sources. More detailed criteria
The article has a meaningful amount of good content, but it is still weak in many areas. The article has one or more of the following:
|
Provides some meaningful content, but most readers will need more. | Providing references to reliable sources should come first; the article also needs substantial improvement in content and organisation. Also improve the grammar, spelling, writing style and improve the jargon use. | Ball (as of September 2014) |
Stub | A very basic description of the topic. Meets none of the Start-Class criteria. | Provides very little meaningful content; may be little more than a dictionary definition. Readers probably see insufficiently developed features of the topic and may not see how the features of the topic are significant. | Any editing or additional material can be helpful. The provision of meaningful content should be a priority. The best solution for a Stub-class Article to step up to a Start-class Article is to add in referenced reasons of why the topic is significant. | Lineage (anthropology) (as of December 2014) |
List | Meets the criteria of a stand-alone list or set index article, which is an article that contains primarily a list, usually consisting of links to articles in a particular subject area. | There is no set format for a list, but its organization should be logical and useful to the reader. | Lists should be lists of live links to Wikipedia articles, appropriately named and organized. | List of literary movements |
Importance scale
[edit]Importance | Criteria | Example |
---|---|---|
Top | Subject is extremely important, even crucial, to its specific field. Reserved for subjects that have achieved international notability within their field. | Atom |
High | Subject is extremely notable, but has not achieved international notability, or is only notable within a particular continent. | Large Hadron Collider |
Mid | Subject is only notable within its particular field or subject and has achieved notability in a particular place or area. | 0.999... |
Low | Subject is not particularly notable or significant even within its field of study. It may only be included to cover a specific part of a notable article. | G cell |
Requesting an assessment
[edit]If you have made significant changes to an article and would like an outside opinion on a new rating for it, please feel free to list it below.
- Ethnomethodology, but it seems that this article has been assessed by proxy already? http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3AEthnomethodology&diff=286049067&oldid=286027889 and http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3AEthnomethodology&diff=466860886&oldid=448626737
- Science and technology in the Philippines
- Self-assembling peptide
- Draft:THEaiTRE
- Immunologic Constant of Rejection
- Aminopeptidase - I didn't add the content, but would like an assessment; also, there was a plagiarism issue noted in 2020 on the talk page that was never addressed in article. I've added quotation marks around the exact text lifted from the linked abstract of the article (the whole article is linked, but the abstract is what was lifted).OIM20 (talk) 13:20, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
- Xylanase - this one was also greatly expanded by a new editor. No issues on the talk page this time, though. OIM20 (talk) 13:59, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
- (Your entry here)
Assessments
[edit]Use this section for assessment discussions and comments:
Log
[edit]September 20, 2024
[edit]Assessed
[edit]- Draft:HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics (talk) assessed. Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- Draft:Mohammed Tharwat Hassan (talk) assessed. Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- Draft:Olimpíada Nacional de Ciências (talk) assessed. Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- Draft:Sylvain V. Costes (talk) assessed. Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- Draft:Yoko Taniguchi (talk) assessed. Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
Removed
[edit]- Party with a Local (talk) removed.
September 19, 2024
[edit]Renamed
[edit]Reassessed
[edit]- Fish protein powder (talk) reassessed. Importance rating changed from Unknown-Class to Low-Class. (rev · t)
- Ravi Naidu (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Unassessed-Class to Start-Class. (rev · t)
- Science and Technology Facilities Council (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Start-Class to C-Class. (rev · t)
Assessed
[edit]- Draft:Ashlycetidae (talk) assessed. Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- Carlos Rittl (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Unassessed-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Unknown-Class. (rev · t)
- Draft:Emines (talk) assessed. Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- Draft:Henrik Drake (talk) assessed. Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- Draft:Iran Nanotechnology Innovation Council (talk) assessed. Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- JUFO (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Start-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Low-Class. (rev · t)
- SDSS J0849+1114 (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Unassessed-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Unknown-Class. (rev · t)
- Draft:Sergey Tumasyan (talk) assessed. Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
Removed
[edit]- Bishop's Landing Airport (talk) removed.
- Draft:Charles J. Ryan (talk) removed.
- Dallas South Port Airport (talk) removed.
- Heritage Creek Airstrip (talk) removed.
- Intel PRO/Wireless (talk) removed.
- Lazy G Bar Ranch Airport (talk) removed.
- Propwash Airport (talk) removed.
- Prose Field (talk) removed.
September 17, 2024
[edit]Renamed
[edit]- Ravi Naidu renamed to Ravi Naidu.
Assessed
[edit]- Draft:Predator Free New Zealand Trust (talk) assessed. Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
Removed
[edit]September 16, 2024
[edit]Renamed
[edit]- Draft:Bert Hoffmann renamed to Bert Hoffmann.
- Draft:Martin J. Lercher renamed to Martin J. Lercher.
Assessed
[edit]- Category:20th-century Azerbaijani scientists (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Category-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- Artificial intelligence arms race (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Start-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Mid-Class. (rev · t)
- Category:Azerbaijani scientists by century (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Category-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Unassessed-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Unknown-Class. (rev · t)
- Category:Finnish scientists by century (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Category-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- Draft:Robert Edelman (talk) assessed. Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- Draft:The Human Effect on the Carbon Cycle (talk) assessed. Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- Draft:Upsweep (talk) assessed. Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
Removed
[edit]- Draft:Jennie Hudson (talk) removed.
- Draft:Power of Pulse (talk) removed.
- Draft:Swiss Diet and Health Foundation (talk) removed.
- Draft:Tectonic equator (talk) removed.
September 15, 2024
[edit]Reassessed
[edit]- Copyright bills in the 112th United States Congress (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Unassessed-Class to Start-Class. (rev · t)
Assessed
[edit]- Category:Australian LGBT scientists (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Category-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- Category:Canadian LGBT scientists (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Category-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- Draft:David Radzanowzki (talk) assessed. Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- Category:English LGBT scientists (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Category-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- Category:German LGBT scientists (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Category-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- Category:Grenadian LGBT scientists (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Category-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- Category:Indian LGBT scientists (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Category-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- Category:Indonesian scientists by city (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Category-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- Category:Irish LGBT scientists (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Category-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- Category:Italian LGBT scientists (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Category-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Start-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Unknown-Class. (rev · t)
- Nuclear Institute for Food and Agriculture (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Stub-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Unknown-Class. (rev · t)
- Category:Scientists from Jakarta (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Category-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- Category:Scientists from Surabaya (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Category-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- Category:Scientists from the Kingdom of Prussia (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Category-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- Category:Scottish LGBT scientists (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Category-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- Category:South African LGBT scientists (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Category-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- Category:Spanish LGBT scientists (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Category-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- Category:Swedish LGBT scientists (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Category-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- Category:Swiss LGBT scientists (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Category-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- Category:Taiwanese LGBT scientists (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Category-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- Category:Turkish LGBT scientists (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Category-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
Removed
[edit]- Category:Ethically disputed research practices (talk) removed.
- Draft:Florian Buehler (talk) removed.
- Draft:NGCP abbreviations (talk) removed.
September 14, 2024
[edit]Renamed
[edit]- Draft:David W. Flaherty renamed to David W. Flaherty.
Reassessed
[edit]- Artificial economics (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Unassessed-Class to Redirect-Class. (rev · t) Importance rating changed from Unknown-Class to NA-Class. (rev · t)
- Dext Science Kit (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Unassessed-Class to Stub-Class. (rev · t)
- ECOWAS Policy on Science and Technology (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Unassessed-Class to C-Class. (rev · t)
- Lists of fellows of the IEEE (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from NA-Class to List-Class. (rev · t) Importance rating changed from NA-Class to Unknown-Class. (rev · t)
- Maghreb Virtual Science Library (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Unassessed-Class to Start-Class. (rev · t)
- Vehicle registration plates of Equatorial Guinea (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Unassessed-Class to Stub-Class. (rev · t)
Assessed
[edit]- Category:Associate fellows of the African Academy of Sciences (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Category-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- Category:Founder fellows of the African Academy of Sciences (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Category-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- French Zoosemiotics Society (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Stub-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Unknown-Class. (rev · t)
- Draft:Rakesh Ghimire (talk) assessed. Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
Removed
[edit]- Category:Associate Fellows of the African Academy of Sciences (talk) removed.
- Category:Founder Fellows of the African Academy of Sciences (talk) removed.
- IBM Master Inventor (talk) removed.