Semmelweis reflex

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Semmelweis reflex

Quality:

Semmelweis reflex - metaphor for the reflex-like tendency to reject new evidence or knowledge because it contradicts established norms, beliefs, or paradigms. Article “Semmelweis reflex” in English Wikipedia has 40.6 points for quality (as of July 1, 2025). The article contains 23 references and 13 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 “Semmelweis reflex” was edited by 2 authors in English Wikipedia and written by 4 authors in all languages.

Since the creation of article “Semmelweis reflex”, its content was written by 62 registered users of English Wikipedia and edited by 159 registered Wikipedia users in all languages.

The article is cited 13 times in English Wikipedia and cited 60 times in all languages.

The highest Authors Interest rank from 2001:

  • Local (English): #4088 in March 2024
  • Global: #23932 in March 2024

The highest popularity rank from 2008:

  • Local (English): #58947 in December 2009
  • Global: #98808 in December 2009

There are 13 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)
Semmelweis reflex
40.6466
2Ukrainian (uk)
Ефект Земмельвейса
38.9012
3German (de)
Semmelweis-Reflex
26.2245
4Italian (it)
Riflesso di Semmelweis
20.305
5Spanish (es)
Efecto Semmelweis
18.3082
6Swedish (sv)
Semmelweisreflex
16.3475
7Turkish (tr)
Semmelweis refleksi
15.4461
8Indonesian (id)
Refleks Semmelweis
14.5604
9Arabic (ar)
منعكس سيملفيس
13.685
10Persian (fa)
واکنش زملوایس
13.6717
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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 "Semmelweis reflex" in all the time
#LanguagePopularity awardRelative popularity
1English (en)
Semmelweis reflex
457 726
2German (de)
Semmelweis-Reflex
120 745
3Japanese (ja)
センメルヴェイス反射
118 215
4Hungarian (hu)
Semmelweis-reflex
18 990
5Persian (fa)
واکنش زملوایس
10 885
6French (fr)
Effet Semmelweis
9 356
7Italian (it)
Riflesso di Semmelweis
5 681
8Spanish (es)
Efecto Semmelweis
2 752
9Turkish (tr)
Semmelweis refleksi
2 676
10Arabic (ar)
منعكس سيملفيس
2 557
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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 "Semmelweis reflex" in June 2025
#LanguagePopularity awardRelative popularity
1English (en)
Semmelweis reflex
2 458
2Japanese (ja)
センメルヴェイス反射
679
3German (de)
Semmelweis-Reflex
257
4French (fr)
Effet Semmelweis
113
5Spanish (es)
Efecto Semmelweis
69
6Italian (it)
Riflesso di Semmelweis
65
7Hungarian (hu)
Semmelweis-reflex
54
8Ukrainian (uk)
Ефект Земмельвейса
52
9Persian (fa)
واکنش زملوایس
38
10Turkish (tr)
Semmelweis refleksi
25
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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 "Semmelweis reflex" with the highest Authors Interest (number of authors). Only registered Wikipedia users were taken into account.
#LanguageAI awardRelative AI
1English (en)
Semmelweis reflex
62
2German (de)
Semmelweis-Reflex
37
3French (fr)
Effet Semmelweis
13
4Hungarian (hu)
Semmelweis-reflex
9
5Persian (fa)
واکنش زملوایس
7
6Japanese (ja)
センメルヴェイス反射
7
7Italian (it)
Riflesso di Semmelweis
6
8Ukrainian (uk)
Ефект Земмельвейса
5
9Arabic (ar)
منعكس سيملفيس
4
10Spanish (es)
Efecto Semmelweis
4
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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 "Semmelweis reflex" with the highest AI in June 2025
#LanguageAI awardRelative AI
1English (en)
Semmelweis reflex
2
2Arabic (ar)
منعكس سيملفيس
1
3Ukrainian (uk)
Ефект Земмельвейса
1
4German (de)
Semmelweis-Reflex
0
5Spanish (es)
Efecto Semmelweis
0
6Persian (fa)
واکنش زملوایس
0
7French (fr)
Effet Semmelweis
0
8Hungarian (hu)
Semmelweis-reflex
0
9Indonesian (id)
Refleks Semmelweis
0
10Italian (it)
Riflesso di Semmelweis
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 "Semmelweis reflex" with the highest Citation Index (CI)
#LanguageCI awardRelative CI
1Persian (fa)
واکنش زملوایس
15
2English (en)
Semmelweis reflex
13
3German (de)
Semmelweis-Reflex
12
4Japanese (ja)
センメルヴェイス反射
5
5French (fr)
Effet Semmelweis
4
6Arabic (ar)
منعكس سيملفيس
3
7Italian (it)
Riflesso di Semmelweis
3
8Hungarian (hu)
Semmelweis-reflex
2
9Ukrainian (uk)
Ефект Земмельвейса
2
10Turkish (tr)
Semmelweis refleksi
1
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Quality measures

Interwikis

#LanguageValue
arArabic
منعكس سيملفيس
deGerman
Semmelweis-Reflex
enEnglish
Semmelweis reflex
esSpanish
Efecto Semmelweis
faPersian
واکنش زملوایس
frFrench
Effet Semmelweis
huHungarian
Semmelweis-reflex
idIndonesian
Refleks Semmelweis
itItalian
Riflesso di Semmelweis
jaJapanese
センメルヴェイス反射
svSwedish
Semmelweisreflex
trTurkish
Semmelweis refleksi
ukUkrainian
Ефект Земмельвейса

Popularity rank trends

Best Rank English:
#58947
12.2009
Global:
#98808
12.2009

AI rank trends

Best Rank English:
#4088
03.2024
Global:
#23932
03.2024

Local AI rank history

Languages comparison

Important global interconnections (July 2024 – June 2025)

Wikipedia readers most often find their way to information on Semmelweis reflex from Wikipedia articles about Ignaz Semmelweis, Plate tectonics, List of cognitive biases, Scotopic sensitivity syndrome and Confirmation bias. Whereas reading the article about Semmelweis reflex people most often go to Wikipedia articles on Ignaz Semmelweis, Confirmation bias, Association fallacy, Not invented here and The Myth of Mental Illness.

Cumulative results of quality and popularity of the Wikipedia article

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