# I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology > research institute in Ukraine **Wikidata**: [Q12074617](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12074617) **Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I._I._Schmalhausen_Institute_of_Zoology) **Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/i-i-schmalhausen-institute-of-zoology ## Summary I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology is a Ukrainian research institute for zoological science affiliated with the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Established in 1930 and named after Ivan Schmalhausen, it is headquartered in Kyiv and serves as an institutional center for zoological research in Ukraine. ## Key Facts - Instance: research institute (an organization whose primary purpose is research). - Founded (inception): 1930. - Parent organization / part of: National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. - Named after: Ivan Schmalhausen. - Headquarters: Kyiv, Ukraine (coordinates: latitude 50.44513055555556, longitude 30.514925). - Official website: http://www.izan.kiev.ua/. - Common aliases: Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology; Institute of Zoology; Institute of Zoology NAS Ukraine; Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology NAS Ukraine; I.I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine; Institut de zoologie de l'Académie nationale des sciences d'Ukraine; Институт зоологии имени И. И. Шмальгаузена НАН Украины; Институт зоологии НАН Украины; Институт зоологии. - Identifiers: ISNI 0000000110931579; ROR ID 04jqbzt84; GRID ID grid.435272.5; VIAF ID 130190838; Scopus affiliation ID 60070111; Google Knowledge Graph ID /g/11y22yzyh; Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine ID 17066. - Online presence: Facebook handle IZAN.NASU; representative image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Institute_of_Zoology_NASU.jpg. - Wikidata/wikipedia metadata: Wikidata description "research institute in Ukraine"; Wikipedia title "I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology"; sitelink_count 5; available Wikipedia languages include be, en, ru, species, uk. ## FAQs ### Q: What is the I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology? A: It is a research institute in Ukraine dedicated to zoological science and is part of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. It was established in 1930 and is named after Ivan Schmalhausen. ### Q: Where is the institute located? A: The institute is headquartered in Kyiv, Ukraine (coordinates: 50.44513055555556 N, 30.514925 E). ### Q: Who does the institute belong to or report to? A: The institute is part of and affiliated with the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. It also applies to the jurisdiction of that academy. ### Q: How can I find the institute online? A: The institute's official website is http://www.izan.kiev.ua/, and it maintains a Facebook presence under the handle IZAN.NASU. ### Q: What institutional identifiers does the institute have? A: Key identifiers include ISNI 0000000110931579, ROR ID 04jqbzt84, GRID ID grid.435272.5, VIAF ID 130190838, Scopus affiliation ID 60070111, and Google Knowledge Graph ID /g/11y22yzyh. ## Why It Matters The I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology functions as a national-level research organization for zoology within Ukraine’s principal scientific academy. As an institute established in 1930 and integrated into the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, it provides institutional continuity, infrastructure, and an organizational base for zoological research, taxonomy, and related scientific activities in the country. Its formal affiliations and multiple international identifiers (ISNI, ROR, GRID, VIAF, Scopus, Google KG) enable formal recognition in academic, bibliographic, and research-information systems. This recognition facilitates collaboration, attribution, and discovery of the institute’s scholarly output. The institute’s headquarters in Kyiv place it within Ukraine’s central scientific network, and its named legacy (Ivan Schmalhausen) situates it within a specific scientific tradition. For researchers, policymakers, and librarians, the institute is a point of contact for national zoological expertise and for integrating Ukrainian zoological research into global scholarly infrastructure. ## Notable For - Being a long-standing Ukrainian zoological research institute founded in 1930. - Affiliation and organizational integration with the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. - Bearing the name of Ivan Schmalhausen and serving as a national institutional center for zoological science. - Possessing multiple authoritative identifiers (ISNI, ROR, GRID, VIAF, Scopus, Google KG) that support international discovery and metadata linkage. - Maintaining an official website and active social presence (Facebook: IZAN.NASU) and representation across multiple Wikipedia language pages. ## Body ### Overview - Official name: I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology. - Instance of: research institute. - Main purpose: zoological research (implied by name and instance classification). ### History & founding - Inception year: 1930. - Named after: Ivan Schmalhausen. ### Location & headquarters - Country: Ukraine. - City/headquarters: Kyiv. - Coordinates: latitude 50.44513055555556, longitude 30.514925. ### Organization & affiliations - Parent organization: National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. - Applies to the jurisdiction of: National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. - Part of: National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. ### Identifiers & catalog entries - ISNI: 0000000110931579. - ROR ID: 04jqbzt84. - GRID ID: grid.435272.5. - VIAF ID: 130190838. - Scopus affiliation ID: 60070111. - Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/11y22yzyh. - Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine ID: 17066. ### Online presence & media - Official website: http://www.izan.kiev.ua/. - Facebook: IZAN.NASU. - Representative image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Institute_of_Zoology_NASU.jpg. - Wikipedia title: I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology. - Wikipedia languages available: be, en, ru, species, uk. - Wikidata description: "research institute in Ukraine". - Sitelink count (Wikipedia): 5. ### Names & aliases - Common English aliases: Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology; Institute of Zoology; Institute of Zoology NAS Ukraine; Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology NAS Ukraine; I.I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. - Local-language aliases: Institut de zoologie de l'Académie nationale des sciences d'Ukraine; Институт зоологии имени И. И. Шмальгаузена НАН Украины; Институт зоологии НАН Украины; Институт зоологии. ### Classification & metadata - Wikidata instance classification: research institute (organization whose primary purpose is research). - Category for employees of the organization (Wikidata): Q32496688. - On Wikimedia project focus list: WikiProject Ukraine.