Research and Decision Science

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Wikimedia knowledge transfer

Home for the Wikimedia Foundation's Research and Decision Science group (a part of the Product and Technology department).

Our work

• Provide data and insights that inform strategic and tactical decision-making in the Wikimedia Movement.
• Develop AI models and algorithms to improve readers' and contributors' experience on Wikimedia projects.
• Turn research questions into publicly shared knowledge.
• Champion ethical data and AI practices.

Our teams

• Movement Insights
• Product Analytics
• Research
  • Design Research

Recent analysis and reports

• Community Insights 2024 Report
• Wikipedia Administrator Recruitment, Retention, and Attrition
• Readers Survey 2023 Report
• Edit Check (References) impact report
• Historical Metrics for the Community Wishlist
• Increasing Participation with the Newcomer Homepage
• Content Quality Assessment across Languages

Movement metrics reports

Monthly report on Wikimedia movement metrics

For past movement metrics reports, see the archive.

Management Team

• 
  Kate Zimmerman, Senior Director of Decision Science
• 
  Leila Zia, Director, Head of Research
• 
  Miriam Redi, Manager, Research
• 
  Omari Sefu, Manager, Movement Insights
• 
  Xiao Xiao, Manager, Research