This page details the progress of the WikiProject Missing encyclopedic articles. It is intended to give a general overview of the contribution and progress of this project. While it is regularly updated, it may not be completely up to date. Check the individual project pages for a more accurate estimate of progress. Greyed out projects have been completed. Through the life of this project about 290,000 links have been verified and removed or about 225 per day. (Estimate based on June 26, 2007 numbers).
Progress report
Estimates for finish dates may be very inaccurate for inactive projects and are optimistic for projects that require pruning of an initial list.
| Type | Name | Starting count | Missing count | Percent complete | Date started | Date finished/Est. finish | Days elapsed | Topics per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | 1911 Britannica | 14,454 | 0 | 100% | December 5, 2004 | February 27, 2006 | 449 | 32.19 |
| General | 1911 Britannica verification | 22,272 | 4,437 | 80.08% | February 27, 2006 | July 21, 2031 | 7,427 | 2.4 |
| General | General encyclopedic topics | 77,877 | 14,107 | 81.89% | March 6, 2004 | June 6, 2031 | 8,150 | 7.82 |
| General | Hotlist of topics | 72,625 | 8,217 | 88.69% | September 1, 2005 | February 23, 2029 | 7,606 | 8.47 |
| General | List of 2007 Macropædia articles | 699 | 0 | 100% | November 17, 2006 | July 22, 2025 | 6,822 | 0.1 |
| General | Nuttall Encyclopedia | 16,000 | 0 | 100% | April 10, 2005 | November 10, 2005 | 214 | 74.77 |
| General | Citizendium list of missing articles | 442 | 10 | 97.74% | August 8, 2007 | December 6, 2026 | 6,900 | 0.06 |
| General | Most wanted | 261,875 | 203 | 99.92% | June 16, 2007 | July 4, 2026 | 6,953 | 37.63 |
| Crossover | 1911×2004 | 607 | 0 | 100% | July 25, 2005 | October 23, 2005 | 90 | 6.74 |
| Crossover | 1911x2004xNuttall | 28 | 0 | 100% | July 25, 2005 | July 28, 2005 | 3 | 9.33 |
| Crossover | 1911×Biographies | 10 | 0 | 100% | September 7, 2005 | September 15, 2005 | 8 | 1.25 |
| Crossover | 1911×Catholic | 103 | 0 | 100% | August 31, 2005 | February 10, 2006 | 163 | 0.63 |
| Crossover | 1911×Hotlist topics | 78 | 0 | 100% | September 8, 2005 | October 20, 2005 | 42 | 1.86 |
| Crossover | 1911×General encyclopedic topics | 251 | 0 | 100% | August 30, 2005 | November 24, 2005 | 86 | 2.92 |
| Crossover | 1911×Music | 62 | 0 | 100% | August 31, 2005 | December 19, 2005 | 110 | 0.56 |
| Crossover | 1911xNuttall | 174 | 0 | 100% | July 26, 2005 | August 9, 2005 | 14 | 12.43 |
| Crossover | 2004×Encarta | 524 | 0 | 100% | July 30, 2005 | January 4, 2006 | 158 | 3.32 |
| Crossover | Gutenberg authors×misc | 78 | 0 | 100% | September 30, 2005 | October 15, 2005 | 15 | 5.2 |
| Crossover | Top list | 142 | 0 | 100% | January 14, 2006 | March 30, 2007 | 440 | 0.32 |
| Crossover | General×Hotlist | 977 | 0 | 100% | September 23, 2005 | March 6, 2010 | 1,625 | 0.6 |
| Crossover | List of encyclopedia topics×music | 161 | 0 | 100% | December 25, 2005 | February 7, 2012 | 2,235 | 0.07 |
| Biography | Piracy | 1,097 | 825 | 24.79% | May 4, 2007 | August 2, 2084 | —N/a | —N/a |
| Biography | People list | 400 | 49 | 87.75% | February 19, 2004 | August 12, 2029 | 8,166 | 0.04 |
| Biography | Swiss Women in Red | 12,000 | 10,916 | 9.03% | July 2, 2016 | February 6, 2127 | 3,649 | 0.3 |
| Biography | Women in Science | 814 | 0 | 100% | April 12, 2012 | September 30, 2021 | 3,458 | 0.24 |
| Biography | Gender gap | 6,000 | 202 | 96.63% | October 22, 2012 | December 20, 2026 | 4,998 | 1.16 |
| Biography | Women in Red | 5,000 | 332 | 93.36% | December 5, 2007 | October 24, 2027 | 6,781 | 0.69 |
| Biography | Indigenous Women | 2,000 | 212 | 89.4% | April 25, 2013 | January 21, 2028 | 4,813 | 0.37 |
| Biography | Malaria people | 33 | 24 | 27.27% | June 16, 2010 | April 3, 2069 | 5,857 | 0 |
| Biography | Biographies | 11,089 | 0 | 100% | September 4, 2005 | April 23, 2009 | 1,327 | 8.36 |
| Biography | Find-A-Grave famous people | 46,698 | 4,500 | 90.36% | October 17, 2005 | September 12, 2028 | 7,560 | 5.58 |
| Biography | Project Gutenberg authors | 6,004 | 0 | 100% | September 27, 2005 | June 28, 2015 | 3,561 | 1.69 |
| Biography | World Cat | 1,500 | 9 | 99.4% | April 17, 2007 | August 10, 2026 | 7,013 | 0.21 |
| Biography | List of thinkers on education | 112 | 0 | 100% | October 22, 2008 | August 23, 2010 | 670 | 0.17 |
| Biography | Organized Crime | 1,459 | 1,458 | 0.07% | February 7, 2009 | —N/a | 6,351 | 0 |
| Biography | Guantanamo Bay Detainees | 800 | 571 | 28.63% | January 5, 2006 | July 22, 2077 | 7,480 | 0.03 |
| Biography | Swedish Translators | 150 | 78 | 48% | May 2, 2013 | September 30, 2040 | 4,806 | 0.01 |
| Biography | Thomson-Reuters most cited scientists | 6,000 | 86 | 98.57% | October 13, 2013 | September 5, 2026 | 4,642 | 1.27 |
| Biography | Padma Awards | 877 | 777 | 11.4% | October 4, 2015 | November 27, 2109 | 3,921 | 0.03 |
| Biographies | Dictionary of Musicians | 1,976 | 1,596 | 19.23% | November 1, 2007 | November 10, 2104 | 6,815 | 0.06 |
| Biographies | Britannica's Black History biographies | 756 | 0 | 100% | October 20, 2005 | March 20, 2007 | 516 | 1.47 |
| Biographies | Dictionary of New Zealand Bio | 3,049 | 99 | 96.75% | October 20, 2005 | March 10, 2027 | 7,557 | 0.39 |
| Biographies | Bio of English Literature | 1,663 | 0 | 100% | March 12, 2006 | April 22, 2010 | 1,502 | 1.11 |
| Biographies | MacTutor archive bios | 1,869 | 0 | 100% | August 25, 2005 | January 16, 2019 | 4,892 | 0.38 |
| Biographies | MacTutor archive bios phase 2 | 275 | 249 | 9.45% | January 1, 2019 | March 25, 2098 | 2,736 | 0.01 |
| Biographies | DNB | 30,000 | 140 | 99.53% | August 17, 2007 | July 31, 2026 | 6,891 | 4.33 |
| Biographies | 1919 Bartlett's Quotations | 110 | 0 | 100% | February 23, 2007 | December 1, 2008 | 647 | 0.17 |
| Biographies | Australian Dictionary of Biography | 11,908 | 11,095 | 6.83% | February 15, 2012 | July 31, 2222 | 5,248 | 0.15 |
| Biographies | Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie | 27,085 | 27,084 | 0% | December 4, 2011 | —N/a | 5,321 | 0 |
| Biographies | List of Poles | 25,000 | 21,881 | 12.48% | May 9, 2005 | October 17, 2174 | 7,721 | 0.4 |
| Biographies | Folk Music | 639 | 151 | 76.37% | January 30, 2021 | March 1, 2028 | 1,976 | 0.25 |
| Specialized | Dsp13 list | 20,000 | 20,000 | 0% | May 14, 2012 | —N/a | 5,159 | 0 |
| Specialized | Croatian Encyclopedia | 44,500 | 44,500 | 0% | July 11, 2009 | —N/a | 6,197 | 0 |
| Specialized | Mad Max list | 25,103 | 6,745 | 73.13% | June 19, 2006 | November 7, 2033 | 7,315 | 2.51 |
| Specialized | Gardening for the Million | 1,222 | 0 | 100% | August 18, 2006 | June 20, 2007 | 306 | 3.99 |
| Specialized | Grocer's Encyclopedia | 1,755 | 128 | 92.71% | November 8, 2005 | February 12, 2028 | 7,538 | 0.22 |
| Specialized | Literary Encyclopedia | 2,510 | 411 | 83.63% | November 26, 2005 | July 10, 2030 | 7,520 | 0.28 |
| Specialized | Music Encyclopedia topics | 46,082 | 23,737 | 48.49% | June 25, 2005 | October 23, 2048 | 7,674 | 2.91 |
| Specialized | Global Glossary of the Greco-Roman World (incomplete) | 150 | 140 | 6.67% | June 23, 2007 | September 26, 2292 | 6,946 | 0 |
| Specialized | Clothing and Fashion | 640 | 257 | 59.84% | September 24, 2015 | September 18, 2033 | 3,931 | 0.1 |
| Specialized | Massachusetts Indians | 100 | 8 | 92% | August 1, 2015 | June 11, 2027 | 3,985 | 0.02 |
| Specialized | Encyclopedia of Race and Crime | 377 | 93 | 75.33% | February 22, 2017 | July 21, 2029 | 3,414 | 0.08 |
| Specialized | Encyclopaedia of the Viking Age | 493 | 122 | 75.25% | July 29, 2015 | January 30, 2030 | 3,988 | 0.09 |
| Specialized | Wrestling Title Histories | 18,739 | 18,739 | 0% | August 14, 2019 | —N/a | 2,511 | 0 |
| Specialized Religion | Catholic Encyclopedia | 12,502 | 1,329 | 89.37% | August 3, 2005 | December 23, 2028 | 7,635 | 1.46 |
| Specialized Religion | Easton's Bible Dictionary | 3,964 | 469 | 88.17% | September 12, 2005 | April 13, 2029 | 7,595 | 0.46 |
| Specialized Religion | Evangelical Dictionary of Theology | 6,259 | 1,906 | 69.55% | October 17, 2009 | October 21, 2033 | 6,099 | 0.71 |
| Specialized Religion | The Encyclopedia Biblica | 855 | 375 | 56.14% | June 29, 2005 | November 24, 2042 | 7,670 | 0.06 |
| Specialized Religion | Jewish Encyclopedia | 15,310 | 5,981 | 60.93% | June 28, 2005 | December 16, 2039 | 7,671 | 1.22 |
| Specialized Religion | Encyclopedia of African Religion | 51 | 44 | 13.73% | June 10, 2020 | July 10, 2064 | 2,210 | 0 |
| Specialized Hotlist | Hotlist of Art & Architecture | 13,669 | 3,423 | 74.96% | November 10, 2005 | May 21, 2033 | 7,536 | 1.36 |
| Specialized Hotlist | Hotlist of Electronics (incomplete) | 426 | 169 | 60.33% | December 11, 2005 | January 2, 2040 | 7,505 | 0.03 |
| Specialized Hotlist | Hotlist of History of Ideas | 340 | 10 | 97.06% | November 10, 2005 | February 12, 2027 | 7,536 | 0.04 |
| Specialized Hotlist | Hotlist of Mythology & Folklore | 17,346 | 7,632 | 56% | November 13, 2005 | September 11, 2042 | 7,533 | 1.29 |
| Specialized Hotlist | Hotlist of Plants | 3,858 | 1,938 | 49.77% | December 22, 2006 | March 12, 2046 | 7,129 | 0.27 |
| Specialized Hotlist | Missing mammal species | 652 | 254 | 61.04% | October 3, 2007 | June 14, 2038 | 6,844 | 0.06 |
| Arts | Your Paintings | 36,864 | 26,461 | 28.22% | December 13, 2012 | December 8, 2060 | 4,946 | 2.1 |
| Arts | 250 Paintings | 250 | 39 | 84.4% | April 5, 2009 | September 4, 2029 | 6,294 | 0.03 |
| Arts | Satoshi Nakamura’s Photographers | 1,395 | 680 | 51.25% | June 11, 2019 | March 13, 2033 | 2,575 | 0.28 |
| Politicians | American politicians | 4,376 | 480 | 89.03% | April 27, 2011 | May 12, 2028 | 5,542 | 0.7 |
| Politicians | Australian politicians | 373 | 0 | 100% | January 5, 2006 | April 5, 2012 | 2,282 | 0.16 |
| Politicians | Canadian politicians | 1,570 | 0 | 100% | January 8, 2006 | July 15, 2014 | 3,110 | 0.5 |
| Politicians | Canadian politicians 2 | 570 | 0 | 100% | January 22, 2006 | December 20, 2012 | 2,524 | 0.23 |
| Politicians | German politicians | 2,900 | 2,296 | 20.83% | January 11, 2006 | April 12, 2104 | 7,474 | 0.08 |
| Politicians | Miscellaneous Politicians | 1,508 | 346 | 77.06% | September 3, 2006 | May 24, 2032 | 7,239 | 0.16 |
| Politicians | US state Judges | 1,200 | 803 | 33.08% | August 18, 2014 | June 27, 2050 | 4,333 | 0.09 |
| Politicians | EU Parliament | 75 | 54 | 28% | April 29, 2019 | December 3, 2044 | 2,618 | 0.01 |
| Politicians | Chilean Politics | 1,654 | 1,654 | 0% | June 5, 2006 | —N/a | 7,329 | 0 |
| Publications | Notable books | 6,284 | 3,473 | 44.73% | December 22, 2005 | November 4, 2051 | 7,494 | 0.38 |
| Publications | Books on History of medicine | 376 | 235 | 37.5% | December 6, 2005 | October 5, 2060 | 7,510 | 0.02 |
| Publications | Books in Portuguese | 400 | 347 | 13.25% | November 1, 2006 | March 14, 2155 | 7,180 | 0.01 |
| Publications | US newspapers | 7,363 | 4,259 | 42.16% | November 13, 2005 | October 16, 2054 | 7,533 | 0.41 |
| Publications | Missing Dictionaries | 52 | 46 | 11.54% | December 7, 2006 | June 13, 2176 | 7,144 | 0 |
| Publications | Academic Journals | 12,850 | 6,780 | 47.24% | November 25, 2006 | May 17, 2048 | 7,156 | 0.85 |
| Education | Colleges and Universities | 3,593 | 331 | 90.79% | January 13, 2006 | July 26, 2028 | 7,472 | 0.44 |
| Education | High Schools | 22,188 | 6,861 | 69.08% | October 28, 2005 | September 29, 2035 | 7,549 | 2.03 |
| Medical | Medical subject headings | 22,568 | 0 | 100% | May 8, 2006 | June 11, 2012 | 2,226 | 10.14 |
| Medical | Genome glossary | 449 | 0 | 100% | November 26, 2006 | December 21, 2014 | 2,947 | 0.15 |
| Medical | Cancer dictionary | 5,004 | 971 | 80.6% | November 26, 2006 | March 18, 2031 | 7,155 | 0.56 |
| Medical | Diseases | 5,647 | 3,469 | 38.57% | January 13, 2006 | January 28, 2059 | 7,472 | 0.29 |
| Movies, Music and TV | Movie Guide | 412 | 238 | 42.23% | June 21, 2010 | May 28, 2048 | 5,852 | 0.03 |
| Movies, music and TV | Notable albums | 2,972 | 0 | 100% | November 8, 2005 | August 8, 2009 | 1,369 | 2.17 |
| Movies, music and TV | Notable films | 1,914 | 0 | 100% | November 7, 2005 | March 12, 2009 | 1,221 | 1.57 |
| Movies, music and TV | Notable songs | 7,028 | 268 | 96.19% | December 19, 2005 | April 22, 2027 | 7,497 | 0.9 |
| Movies, music and TV | TV shows | 10,720 | 1,862 | 82.63% | November 17, 2005 | October 29, 2030 | 7,529 | 1.18 |
| Geography | Antartica Geography | 14,000 | 10 | 99.93% | September 27, 2005 | July 4, 2026 | 7,580 | 1.85 |
| Compiled Lists | Planet Math | 25,069 | 13,774 | 45.06% | August 1, 2005 | December 28, 2051 | 7,637 | 1.48 |
| Compiled Lists | NIST Algorithms | 1,450 | 228 | 84.28% | August 12, 2005 | May 22, 2030 | 7,626 | 0.16 |
| Compiled Lists | Missing Aircraft articles | 4,942 | 824 | 83.33% | April 6, 2009 | December 9, 2029 | 6,293 | 0.65 |
| Compiled lists | List of large companies | 700 | 0 | 100% | October 27, 2005 | November 1, 2010 | 1,831 | 0.38 |
| Compiled lists | Quiz Bowl answers | 1,444 | 0 | 100% | July 1, 2005 | October 6, 2011 | 2,288 | 0.63 |
| Compiled lists | Stanford Archive answers | 39,452 | 495 | 98.75% | December 19, 2008 | September 18, 2026 | 6,401 | 6.09 |
| Compiled lists | US TV stations | 2,084 | 0 | 100% | November 10, 2005 | July 19, 2025 | 7,191 | 0.29 |
| Compiled lists | Major towns and cities | 125 | 0 | 100% | December 17, 2006 | July 15, 2008 | 576 | 0.22 |
| Compiled lists | Patent glossary | 527 | 171 | 67.55% | November 1, 2006 | December 8, 2035 | 7,180 | 0.05 |
| Compiled lists | Molecule of the Month | 124 | 18 | 85.48% | September 16, 2012 | October 31, 2028 | 5,034 | 0.02 |
| Compiled lists | French Wine Project | 381 | 83 | 78.22% | March 2, 2013 | March 16, 2030 | 4,867 | 0.06 |
| Totals | Totals (includes duplicates) | 1,165,558 | 325,311 | 72.09% | March 6, 2004 | February 17, 2035 | 8,150 | 103.1 |