Capstan equation

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Capstan equation

Quality:

Capstan equation - relates the hold-force to the load-force if a flexible line is wound around a cylinder. Article “Capstan equation” in English Wikipedia has 36.2 points for quality (as of July 1, 2025). The article contains 10 references and 8 sections.

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

In June 2025 the article “Capstan equation” was edited by 1 authors in English Wikipedia and written by 1 authors in all languages.

Since the creation of article “Capstan equation”, its content was written by 63 registered users of English Wikipedia and edited by 125 registered Wikipedia users in all languages.

The article is cited 18 times in English Wikipedia and cited 54 times in all languages.

The highest Authors Interest rank from 2001:

  • Local (English): #59956 in May 2020
  • Global: #21091 in August 2004

The highest popularity rank from 2008:

  • Local (English): #160418 in June 2018
  • Global: #240445 in June 2018

There are 4 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)
Capstan equation
36.1992
2Japanese (ja)
キャプスタン方程式
15.7517
3Ukrainian (uk)
Рівняння кабестана
13.5515
4German (de)
Euler-Eytelwein-Formel
7.2905
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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 "Capstan equation" in all the time
#LanguagePopularity awardRelative popularity
1English (en)
Capstan equation
439 367
2German (de)
Euler-Eytelwein-Formel
254 472
3Japanese (ja)
キャプスタン方程式
12 928
4Ukrainian (uk)
Рівняння кабестана
1 356
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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 "Capstan equation" in June 2025
#LanguagePopularity awardRelative popularity
1English (en)
Capstan equation
3 211
2German (de)
Euler-Eytelwein-Formel
448
3Japanese (ja)
キャプスタン方程式
203
4Ukrainian (uk)
Рівняння кабестана
16
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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 "Capstan equation" with the highest Authors Interest (number of authors). Only registered Wikipedia users were taken into account.
#LanguageAI awardRelative AI
1English (en)
Capstan equation
63
2German (de)
Euler-Eytelwein-Formel
56
3Japanese (ja)
キャプスタン方程式
4
4Ukrainian (uk)
Рівняння кабестана
2
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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 "Capstan equation" with the highest AI in June 2025
#LanguageAI awardRelative AI
1English (en)
Capstan equation
1
2German (de)
Euler-Eytelwein-Formel
0
3Japanese (ja)
キャプスタン方程式
0
4Ukrainian (uk)
Рівняння кабестана
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 "Capstan equation" with the highest Citation Index (CI)
#LanguageCI awardRelative CI
1German (de)
Euler-Eytelwein-Formel
31
2English (en)
Capstan equation
18
3Japanese (ja)
キャプスタン方程式
3
4Ukrainian (uk)
Рівняння кабестана
2
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Quality measures

Interwikis

#LanguageValue
deGerman
Euler-Eytelwein-Formel
enEnglish
Capstan equation
jaJapanese
キャプスタン方程式
ukUkrainian
Рівняння кабестана

Popularity rank trends

Best Rank English:
#160418
06.2018
Global:
#240445
06.2018

AI rank trends

Best Rank English:
#59956
05.2020
Global:
#21091
08.2004

Languages comparison

Important global interconnections (July 2024 – June 2025)

Wikipedia readers most often find their way to information on Capstan equation from Wikipedia articles about Capstan, Belt friction, Belaying, Knot and Belay device. Whereas reading the article about Capstan equation people most often go to Wikipedia articles on Torque amplifier, Belt friction, Capstan, Bowden cable and Loop.

Cumulative results of quality and popularity of the Wikipedia article

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

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