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The Core Topics subproject of the Version 1.0 Editorial Team is intended to identify and work toward improvement of the most important articles (realizing that "importance" is subjective). Currently our work is limited to about 150 articles, which are listed with comments below. A supplementary list, similar in size, has been created to cover some other important subjects.

How you can help

If you're interested in helping, here are some good places to start:

Individually

Work on any article listed in the tree and update its status if needed. Especially, use the article status summary as a guide. The "Start Class" topics are more than stubs but often need substantial work.

Collaborations

Core topics and stubs at WP:Article Collaboration and Improvement Drive.

Background

This was begun in December 2004, by popular demand, more or less, to be a list of about 150 core subjects that would go in a "release" version of Wikipedia.

The list is small so as to be tightly focused. Articles on individual countries are core topics, but beyond the scope of this list because there are so many and their value is clear. Biographies are beyond the scope of this list because their value when considered individually is too subjective. Other contenders for core articles include articles on the English language, timelines, maps and any reference material.

Article status summary

Elite Nine

Article	Quality	Comments
Natural science Template:Class	reasonable scope, with ~75 citations
Personal life Template:Class	reasonable scope, with ~30 citations
Social science Template:Class	ok scope, scatty and oddly balanced, ~40 citations
Geography Template:Class	good scope, if a bit scatty, ~30 citations
History Template:Class	good scope ('regions' section poor), ~40 citations
Technology Template:Class	well written, good scope, ~50 citations
Humanities Template:Class	good scope (linking headers is dodgy), ~30 citations
Science Template:Class	ok scope, bit heavy on 'critiques', ~50 citations
Mathematics Template:Class	great scope, well explained, ~40 citations

General

To aid in topic checking and development, links to the corresponding outlines have been provided, where available.

Article	Class
Advertising Template:Class
Business _(Outline)Template:Class
Economics _(Outline)Template:Class
Money Template:Class
Clothing Template:Class
Education _(Outline)Template:Class
Food Template:Class
Personal life Template:Class
Popular culture Template:Class
Game _(Outline)Template:Class
Sport _(Outline)Template:Class
Toy Template:Class
Film _(Outline)Template:Class
House Template:Class
Humour Template:Class
Africa _(Outline)Template:Class
Antarctica Template:Class
Asia _(Outline)Template:Class
Continent Template:Class
Europe _(Outline)Template:Class
Geography _(Outline)Template:Class
North America _(Outline)Template:Class
Oceania _(Outline)Template:Class
South America _(Outline)Template:Class
Climate Template:Class
Earth Template:Class
Geology _(Outline)Template:Class
Mineral Template:Class
Natural disaster Template:Class
Ocean Template:Class
Weather _(Outline)Template:Class
Alphabet Template:Class
Communication _(Outline)Template:Class
Information Template:Class
Language _(Outline)Template:Class
Linguistics _(Outline)Template:Class
Mass media Template:Class
Civilization Template:Class
History _(Outline)Template:Class
Human history _(Outline)Template:Class
Fiction _(Outline)Template:Class
Literature _(Outline)Template:Class
Poetry _(Outline)Template:Class
Dance _(Outline)Template:Class
Music _(Outline)Template:Class
Theatre _(Outline)Template:Class
Mythology Template:Class
Logic _(Outline)Template:Class
Philosophy _(Outline)Template:Class
Religion _(Outline)Template:Class
Architecture _(Outline)Template:Class
Art _(Outline)Template:Class
Drawing _(Outline)Template:Class
Sculpture _(Outline)Template:Class
Visual arts _(Outline)Template:Class
Anatomy _(Outline)Template:Class
Biology _(Outline)Template:Class
Evolution Template:Class
Cell (biology) _(Outline)Template:Class
Life Template:Class
Sex Template:Class
Agriculture _(Outline)Template:Class
Ecology _(Outline)Template:Class
Nature Template:Class
Death Template:Class
Health _(Outline)Template:Class
Medicine _(Outline)Template:Class
Animal Template:Class
Bacteria Template:Class
Fungus Template:Class
Human Template:Class
Organism Template:Class
Plant Template:Class
Virus Template:Class
Algebra _(Outline)Template:Class
Geometry _(Outline)Template:Class
Mathematics _(Outline)Template:Class
Number Template:Class
Statistics _(Outline)Template:Class
Calculus _(Outline)Template:Class
Astronomy _(Outline)Template:Class
Big Bang Template:Class
Galaxy Template:Class
Moon Template:Class
Planet Template:Class
Star Template:Class
Sun Template:Class
Universe Template:Class
Chemical element Template:Class
Chemistry _(Outline)Template:Class
Water _(Outline)Template:Class
Atom Template:Class
Color Template:Class
Energy _(Outline)Template:Class
Force Template:Class
Heat Template:Class
Light Template:Class
Motion (physics)Template:Class
Physics _(Outline)Template:Class
Sound Template:Class
Day Template:Class
Measurement Template:Class
Time Template:Class
Fire Template:Class
Matter Template:Class
Metal Template:Class
Phase (matter)Template:Class
Science _(Outline)Template:Class
Anthropology _(Outline)Template:Class
Archaeology _(Outline)Template:Class
Culture _(Outline)Template:Class
Tradition Template:Class
City Template:Class
Country Template:Class
Government Template:Class
Law _(Outline)Template:Class
Politics _(Outline)Template:Class
War _(Outline)Template:Class
Emotion Template:Class
Love Template:Class
Mind Template:Class
Psychology _(Outline)Template:Class
Sleep Template:Class
Community Template:Class
Society Template:Class
Sociology _(Outline)Template:Class
Crime Template:Class
Family Template:Class
Gender Template:Class
Race (classification of humans)Template:Class
Computer Template:Class
Electricity Template:Class
Electronics Template:Class
Internet _(Outline)Template:Class
Radio _(Outline)Template:Class
Telecommunication _(Outline)Template:Class
Television Template:Class
Aircraft Template:Class
Automobile Template:Class
Ship Template:Class
Train Template:Class
Transport _(Outline)Template:Class
Engineering _(Outline)Template:Class
Fuel Template:Class
Nuclear technology _(Outline)Template:Class
Technology _(Outline)Template:Class
Tool Template:Class
Weapon Template:Class

Tree

To aid in topic checking and development, links to the corresponding outlines have been provided, where available.

Top-level topic	Second-level topic	Article	Class
REDIRECT Template:Large Template:Redirect category shell	Business and economics 4	Advertising	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Business _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| C
		Economics _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Money	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
	Everyday life 5	Clothing	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| C
		Education _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Food	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Personal life	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| C
		Popular culture	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| C
	Leisure 3	Game _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Sport _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| C
		Toy	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
	Culture and society miscellaneous 3	Film _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| C
		House	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| C
		Humour	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| C
REDIRECT Template:Large Template:Redirect category shell	Geography 9	Africa _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Antarctica	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| FA
		Asia _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Continent	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Europe _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Geography _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| C
		North America _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Oceania _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| C
		South America _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
	Earth science 7	Climate	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| GA
		Earth	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| FA
		Geology _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Mineral	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Natural disaster	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Ocean	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Weather _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| GA
REDIRECT Template:Large Template:Redirect category shell	Communication 6	Alphabet	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| C
		Communication	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| C
		Information	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Language _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Linguistics _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Mass media	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| C
	History 3	Civilization	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		History _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| C
		Human history	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| C
	Literature 3	Fiction _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| C
		Literature _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Poetry _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
	Performing arts 3	Dance _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Music _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Theatre _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| C
	Philosophy and religion 4	Logic _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B+
		Mythology	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Philosophy _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Religion _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
	Visual arts 5	Architecture _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Art _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| C
		Drawing _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| C
		Sculpture _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| C
		Visual arts _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| C
REDIRECT Template:Large Template:Redirect category shell	Biology miscellaneous 6	Anatomy _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| GA
		Biology _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| GA
		Cell (biology) _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| GA
		Evolution	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| FA
		Life	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Sex	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| C
	Environment 3	Agriculture _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Ecology _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| GA
		Nature	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| GA
	Medicine 3	Death	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Health _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| C
		Medicine _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| C
	Organisms 7	Animal	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Bacteria	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| FA
		Fungus	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| FA
		Human	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Organism	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Plant	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Virus	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| FA
Script error: No such module "anchor". REDIRECT Template:Large Template:Redirect category shell		Algebra _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Calculus _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B+
		Geometry _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Mathematics _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Number	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Statistics _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
REDIRECT Template:Large Template:Redirect category shell	Astronomy 8	Astronomy _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| GA
		Big Bang	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Galaxy	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| FA
		Moon	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| FA
		Planet	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| FA
		Star	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| FA
		Sun	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| FA
		Universe	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| GA
	Chemistry 3	Chemical element	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Chemistry _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Water _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
	Physics 9	Atom	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Color	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Energy _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Force	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| GA
		Heat	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Light	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Motion (physics)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| C
		Physics _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| C
		Sound	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
	Measurement 3	Day	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| C
		Measurement	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| C
		Time	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| C
	Science miscellaneous 5	Fire	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Matter	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| C
		Metal	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| C
		Phase (matter)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Science _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
REDIRECT Template:Large Template:Redirect category shell	Anthropology 4	Anthropology _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Archaeology _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Culture _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| C
		Tradition	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
	Government and related 6	City	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Country	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| C
		Government	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| C
		Law _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Politics _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		War _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| C
	Psychology 5	Emotion	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| C
		Love	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Mind	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Psychology _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Sleep	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
	Sociology 3	Community	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| GA
		Society	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| C
		Sociology _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| GA
	Social science miscellaneous 4	Crime	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| C
		Family	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| C
		Gender	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Race (classification of humans)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
REDIRECT Template:Large Template:Redirect category shell	Electricity and electronics 4	Computer	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Electricity	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| GA
		Electronics	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Internet _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
	Telecommunication 3	Radio _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Telecommunication _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| GA
		Television	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| C
	Transportation 5	Aircraft	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| C
		Automobile _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Ship	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| C
		Train	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| C
		Transport _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
	Technology miscellaneous 6	Engineering _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Fuel	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| B
		Nuclear technology _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| C
		Technology _(Outline)	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| C
		Tool	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| C
		Weapon	style="background: Template:Classcol;" \| C

Members

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Similar lists

Wikipedia:Core topics, inner levels
simple:Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have
- m:List of articles all languages should have - duplicate at meta
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Expanded - duplicate at Wikipedia
- Wikipedia:Vital articles (an edited copy with images noting GAs and FAs, and bold noting those with cleanup tags)
Portal:Contents - list of subject lists. Each of the following pages is a list of subjects, but their links lead to navigation pages rather than to articles. Great for identifying core topics.
- Portal:Contents/Indexes - almost all the index page titles are major subjects. The indexes themselves attempt to be comprehensive and mix major and minor topics together alphabetically with no distinction between them.
- Portal:Contents/Outlines - in addition to their titles representing major subjects, each outline is further broken down into major subjects within its subject. For example, geography is broken down into human geography, physical geography, landforms, regions, etc. You can tell how major a topic is by where it is on the knowledge tree. If you are hunting for core topics, this system will help you find many.
Wikipedia:Most referenced articles
Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography/Core biographies
User:Danny/100 most important articles
Category:Top-importance articles

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