BIOLOGIST

Judah Folkman

1933 - 2008

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Moses Judah Folkman (February 24, 1933 – January 14, 2008) was an American biologist and pediatric surgeon best known for his research on tumor angiogenesis, the process by which a tumor attracts blood vessels to nourish itself and sustain its existence. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Judah Folkman has received more than 174,038 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Judah Folkman is the 836th most popular biologist (down from 784th in 2019), the 7,944th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,606th in 2019) and the 114th most popular American Biologist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 170k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Judah Folkmen by language

Over the past year Judah Folkman has had the most page views in the with 18,666 views, followed by Chinese (3,420), and Russian (1,646). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Belarusian (259.46%), Simple English (82.49%), and Luxembourgish (59.93%)

Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Judah Folkman ranks 836 out of 1,097Before him are Max Fürbringer, Sydney Parkinson, Eduard von Martens, Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt, Sir William Jardine, 7th Baronet, and Zinaida Yermolyeva. After him are Edmund Reitter, Palisot de Beauvois, Heinrich Moritz Willkomm, Casimir de Candolle, Mary Katharine Brandegee, and Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Judah Folkman ranks 408Before him are John Gardner, Hiroki Kosai, Sven-Olov Sjödelius, Abdon Pamich, Jean Carnahan, and Tony Jay. After him are Stan Brakhage, Viktor Kapitonov, Per Wästberg, Murray Halberg, Brigitte Reimann, and Tim Conway. Among people deceased in 2008, Judah Folkman ranks 271Before him are Annemarie Renger, Bill Miller, Larry James, Carole Caldwell Graebner, Paulos Faraj Rahho, and Roberto Sosa. After him are Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada, Neal Hefti, Mira Alečković, Ola Brunkert, Gabriel París Gordillo, and Algis Budrys.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Judah Folkman ranks 7,944 out of 20,380Before him are Bruce M. Metzger (1914), Jeff Scott Soto (1965), Sherry Lansing (1944), Catherine Coleman (1960), Devon Aoki (1982), and Adam Maida (1930). After him are Simon Guggenheim (1867), George Stibitz (1904), Lee Arenberg (1962), Busby Berkeley (1895), Elaine Stritch (1925), and Troy Kotsur (1968).

Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, Judah Folkman ranks 114Before him are Robert Trivers (1943), Herbert Copeland (1902), Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey (1863), Charles Wallace Richmond (1868), Alice Catherine Evans (1881), and John Jacob Abel (1857). After him are Mary Katharine Brandegee (1844), Robert Ridgway (1850), John Torrey (1796), Liberty Hyde Bailey (1858), Stanley Norman Cohen (1935), and Charles Horton Peck (1833).