ResearchOrganization
A Research Organization (e.g. scientific institute, research company).
Extends: Organization
[Organization](https://schema.org.ai/Organization) Properties
| Property | Expected Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| acceptedPaymentMethod | Text, PaymentMethod, LoanOrCredit | The payment method(s) that are accepted in general by an organization, or for some specific demand or offer. |
| actionableFeedbackPolicy | CreativeWork, URL | For a NewsMediaOrganization or other news-related Organization, a statement about public engagement activities (... |
| address | Text, PostalAddress | Physical address of the item. |
| agentInteractionStatistic | InteractionCounter | The number of completed interactions for this entity, in a particular role (the 'agent'), in a particular action (indicated in the statistic), and in a particular context (i.e. interactionService). |
| aggregateRating | AggregateRating | The overall rating, based on a collection of reviews or ratings, of the item. |
| alumni | Person | Alumni of an organization. |
| areaServed | GeoShape, Text, AdministrativeArea, Place | The geographic area where a service or offered item is provided. |
| award | Text | An award won by or for this item. |
| awards | Text | Awards won by or for this item. |
| brand | Organization, Brand | The brand(s) associated with a product or service, or the brand(s) maintained by an organization or business person. |
| companyRegistration | Certification | The official registration number of a business including the organization that issued it such as Company House or Chamber of Commerce. |
| contactPoint | ContactPoint | A contact point for a person or organization. |
| contactPoints | ContactPoint | A contact point for a person or organization. |
| correctionsPolicy | URL, CreativeWork | For an Organization (e.g. NewsMediaOrganization), a statement describing (in news media, the newsroom’s) disclos... |
| department | Organization | A relationship between an organization and a department of that organization, also described as an organization (allowing different urls, logos, opening hours). For example: a store with a pharmacy... |
| dissolutionDate | Date | The date that this organization was dissolved. |
| diversityPolicy | CreativeWork, URL | Statement on diversity policy by an Organization e.g. a NewsMediaOrganization. For a [NewsMediaOrganization](htt... |
| diversityStaffingReport | Article, URL | For an Organization (often but not necessarily a NewsMediaOrganization), a report on staffing diversity issues.... |
| duns | Text | The Dun & Bradstreet DUNS number for identifying an organization or business person. |
| Text | Email address. | |
| employee | Person | Someone working for this organization. |
| employees | Person | People working for this organization. |
| ethicsPolicy | CreativeWork, URL | Statement about ethics policy, e.g. of a NewsMediaOrganization regarding journalistic and publishing practices, or of a [Restaurant](https://schema.or... |
| event | Event | Upcoming or past event associated with this place, organization, or action. |
| events | Event | Upcoming or past events associated with this place or organization. |
| faxNumber | Text | The fax number. |
| founder | Organization, Person | A person or organization who founded this organization. |
| founders | Person | A person who founded this organization. |
| foundingDate | Date | The date that this organization was founded. |
| foundingLocation | Place | The place where the Organization was founded. |
| funder | Organization, Person | A person or organization that supports (sponsors) something through some kind of financial contribution. |
| funding | Grant | A Grant that directly or indirectly provide funding or sponsorship for this item. See also ownershipFundingInfo. |
| globalLocationNumber | Text | The Global Location Number (GLN, sometimes also referred to as International Location Number or ILN) of the respective organization, person, or place. The GLN is a 13-digi... |
| hasCertification | Certification | Certification information about a product, organization, service, place, or person. |
| hasCredential | EducationalOccupationalCredential | A credential awarded to the Person or Organization. |
| hasGS1DigitalLink | URL | The GS1 digital link associated with the object. This URL should conform to the particular requirements of digital links. The link should only contain the Application Identifiers (AIs) that are rel... |
| hasMemberProgram | MemberProgram | MemberProgram offered by an Organization, for example an eCommerce merchant or an airline. |
| hasMerchantReturnPolicy | MerchantReturnPolicy | Specifies a MerchantReturnPolicy that may be applicable. |
| hasOfferCatalog | OfferCatalog | Indicates an OfferCatalog listing for this Organization, Person, or Service. |
| hasPOS | Place | Points-of-Sales operated by the organization or person. |
| hasShippingService | ShippingService | Specification of a shipping service offered by the organization. |
| interactionStatistic | InteractionCounter | The number of interactions for the CreativeWork using the WebSite or SoftwareApplication. The most specific child type of InteractionCounter should be used. |
| isicV4 | Text | The International Standard of Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC), Revision 4 code for a particular organization, business person, or place. |
| iso6523Code | Text | An organization identifier as defined in ISO 6523(-1). The identifier should be in the XXXX:YYYYYY:ZZZ or XXXX:YYYYYYformat. Where XXXX is a 4 di... |
| keywords | Text, URL, DefinedTerm | Keywords or tags used to describe some item. Multiple textual entries in a keywords list are typically delimited by commas, or by repeating the property. |
| knowsAbout | Text, Thing, URL | Of a Person, and less typically of an Organization, to indicate a topic that is known about - suggesting possible expertise but... |
| knowsLanguage | Text, Language | Of a Person, and less typically of an Organization, to indicate a known language. We do not distinguish skill levels or reading... |
| legalAddress | PostalAddress | The legal address of an organization which acts as the officially registered address used for legal and tax purposes. The legal address can be different from the place of operations of a business a... |
| legalName | Text | The official name of the organization, e.g. the registered company name. |
| legalRepresentative | Person | One or multiple persons who represent this organization legally such as CEO or sole administrator. |
| leiCode | Text | An organization identifier that uniquely identifies a legal entity as defined in ISO 17442. |
| location | VirtualLocation, PostalAddress, Text, Place | The location of, for example, where an event is happening, where an organization is located, or where an action takes place. |
| logo | URL, ImageObject | An associated logo. |
| makesOffer | Offer | A pointer to products or services offered by the organization or person. |
| member | Person, Organization | A member of an Organization or a ProgramMembership. Organizations can be members of organizations; ProgramMembership is typically for individuals. |
| memberOf | Organization, MemberProgramTier, ProgramMembership | An Organization (or ProgramMembership) to which this Person or Organization belongs. |
| members | Organization, Person | A member of this organization. |
| naics | Text | The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for a particular organization or business person. |
| nonprofitStatus | NonprofitType | nonprofitStatus indicates the legal status of a non-profit organization in its primary place of business. |
| numberOfEmployees | QuantitativeValue | The number of employees in an organization, e.g. business. |
| ownershipFundingInfo | Text, CreativeWork, URL, AboutPage | For an Organization (often but not necessarily a NewsMediaOrganization), a description of organizational ownersh... |
| owns | Product, OwnershipInfo | Products owned by the organization or person. |
| parentOrganization | Organization | The larger organization that this organization is a subOrganization of, if any. |
| publishingPrinciples | CreativeWork, URL | The publishingPrinciples property indicates (typically via URL) a document describing the editorial principles of an Organization... |
| review | Review | A review of the item. |
| reviews | Review | Review of the item. |
| seeks | Demand | A pointer to products or services sought by the organization or person (demand). |
| serviceArea | AdministrativeArea, GeoShape, Place | The geographic area where the service is provided. |
| skills | DefinedTerm, Text | A statement of knowledge, skill, ability, task or any other assertion expressing a competency that is either claimed by a person, an organization or desired or required to fulfill a role or to work... |
| slogan | Text | A slogan or motto associated with the item. |
| sponsor | Organization, Person | A person or organization that supports a thing through a pledge, promise, or financial contribution. E.g. a sponsor of a Medical Study or a corporate sponsor of an event. |
| subOrganization | Organization | A relationship between two organizations where the first includes the second, e.g., as a subsidiary. See also: the more specific 'department' property. |
| taxID | Text | The Tax / Fiscal ID of the organization or person, e.g. the TIN in the US or the CIF/NIF in Spain. |
| telephone | Text | The telephone number. |
| unnamedSourcesPolicy | CreativeWork, URL | For an Organization (typically a NewsMediaOrganization), a statement about policy on use of unnamed sources and... |
| vatID | Text | The Value-added Tax ID of the organization or person. |
[Thing](https://schema.org.ai/Thing) Properties
| Property | Expected Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| additionalType | Text, URL | An additional type for the item, typically used for adding more specific types from external vocabularies in microdata syntax. This is a relationship between something and a class that the thing is... |
| alternateName | Text | An alias for the item. |
| description | Text, TextObject | A description of the item. |
| disambiguatingDescription | Text | A sub property of description. A short description of the item used to disambiguate from other, similar items. Information from other properties (in particular, name) may be necessary for the descr... |
| identifier | URL, Text, PropertyValue | The identifier property represents any kind of identifier for any kind of Thing, such as ISBNs, GTIN codes, UUIDs etc. Schema.org provides dedicated properties for re... |
| image | ImageObject, URL | An image of the item. This can be a URL or a fully described ImageObject. |
| mainEntityOfPage | CreativeWork, URL | Indicates a page (or other CreativeWork) for which this thing is the main entity being described. See background notes for details. |
| name | Text | The name of the item. |
| potentialAction | Action | Indicates a potential Action, which describes an idealized action in which this thing would play an 'object' role. |
| sameAs | URL | URL of a reference Web page that unambiguously indicates the item's identity. E.g. the URL of the item's Wikipedia page, Wikidata entry, or official website. |
| subjectOf | Event, CreativeWork | A CreativeWork or Event about this Thing. |
| url | URL | URL of the item. |