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Shikha

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Shikha - lock of hair left unshaved on the crown of the head that Hindu men worn since birth in a gathered but not braided way to protect the crown chakra called Sahasrara. Article “Shikha” in German Wikipedia has 5.2 points for quality (as of July 1, 2025). The article contains 0 references and 2 sections.

This article has the best quality in English Wikipedia. Also, this article is the most popular in that (German) language version.

Since the creation of article “Shikha”, its content was written by 15 registered users of German Wikipedia and edited by 120 registered Wikipedia users in all languages.

The article is cited 5 times in German Wikipedia and cited 253 times in all languages.

The highest Authors Interest rank from 2001:

  • Local (German): #12322 in September 2011
  • Global: #152004 in September 2011

The highest popularity rank from 2008:

  • Local (German): #415739 in September 2011
  • Global: #258676 in October 2019

There are 5 language versions for this article in the WikiRank database (of the considered 55 Wikipedia language editions).

The quality and popularity assessment was based on Wikipédia dumps from July 1, 2025 (including revision history and pageviews for previous years).

The table below shows the language versions of the article with the highest quality.

Languages with the highest quality

#LanguageQuality gradeQuality score
1English (en)
Shikha (hairstyle)
46.292
2Chinese (zh)
饰嘉
42.4491
3Spanish (es)
Sikha
21.284
4Russian (ru)
Шикха
8.5842
5German (de)
Shikha
5.1955
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The following table shows the most popular language versions of the article.

Most popular in all the time

The most popular language versions of the article "Shikha" in all the time
#LanguagePopularity awardRelative popularity
1English (en)
Shikha (hairstyle)
668 752
2Russian (ru)
Шикха
17 349
3Spanish (es)
Sikha
10 211
4German (de)
Shikha
10 160
5Chinese (zh)
饰嘉
1 147
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The following table shows the language versions of the article with the highest popularity in the last month.

Most popular in June 2025

The most popular language versions of the article "Shikha" in June 2025
#LanguagePopularity awardRelative popularity
1English (en)
Shikha (hairstyle)
2 883
2Spanish (es)
Sikha
96
3Russian (ru)
Шикха
83
4German (de)
Shikha
82
5Chinese (zh)
饰嘉
48
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The following table shows the language versions of the article with the highest Authors’ Interest.

The highest AI

Language versions of the article "Shikha" with the highest Authors Interest (number of authors). Only registered Wikipedia users were taken into account.
#LanguageAI awardRelative AI
1English (en)
Shikha (hairstyle)
93
2German (de)
Shikha
15
3Spanish (es)
Sikha
5
4Chinese (zh)
饰嘉
4
5Russian (ru)
Шикха
3
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The following table shows the language versions of the article with the highest Authors’ Interest in the last month.

The highest AI in June 2025

Language versions of the article "Shikha" with the highest AI in June 2025
#LanguageAI awardRelative AI
1English (en)
Shikha (hairstyle)
2
2German (de)
Shikha
0
3Spanish (es)
Sikha
0
4Russian (ru)
Шикха
0
5Chinese (zh)
饰嘉
0
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The following table shows the language versions of the article with the highest number of citations.

The highest CI

Language versions of the article "Shikha" with the highest Citation Index (CI)
#LanguageCI awardRelative CI
1English (en)
Shikha (hairstyle)
239
2Spanish (es)
Sikha
7
3German (de)
Shikha
5
4Russian (ru)
Шикха
2
5Chinese (zh)
饰嘉
0
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Scores

Estimated value for Wikipedia:
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Registered authors in all years:
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Citations:
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Quality measures

Interwikis

#LanguageValue
deGerman
Shikha
enEnglish
Shikha (hairstyle)
esSpanish
Sikha
ruRussian
Шикха
zhChinese
饰嘉

Popularity rank trends

Best Rank German:
#415739
09.2011
Global:
#258676
10.2019

AI rank trends

Best Rank German:
#12322
09.2011
Global:
#152004
09.2011

Languages comparison

Important global interconnections (July 2024 – June 2025)

Wikipedia readers most often find their way to information on Shikha from Wikipedia articles about Vishnu maya, Tonsure, Chonmage, Nambudiri and Saint Thomas Christians. Whereas reading the article about Shikha people most often go to Wikipedia articles on Tonsure, International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Upanayana, Brahmin and Oseledets.

Cumulative results of quality and popularity of the Wikipedia article

List of Wikipedia articles in different languages (starting with the most popular):

es: Sikha
de: Shikha
zh: 饰嘉

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About WikiRank

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