Royal Society

Summary

Royal Society is an academy of sciences^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.85% of academy_of_sciences entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (985 views/month, #1 of 117).^[2]

Key Facts

• Royal Society's field of work was science^[3].
• Royal Society's field of work was natural history^[4].
• Royal Society's field of work was natural science^[5].
• Royal Society received the Princess of Asturias Award for Communications and Humanities^[6].
• Royal Society received the Princess of Asturias Awards^[7].
• Royal Society was a member of ORCID, Inc.^[8].
• Royal Society was a member of Dryad^[9].
• Royal Society was a member of Committee on Publication Ethics^[10].
• Royal Society was a member of Society Publishers' Coalition^[11].
• Royal Society was a member of Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association^[12].
• Royal Society was a member of All European Academies^[13].
• Royal Society is in the country of United Kingdom^[14].
• Royal Society's image is recorded as Royal Society 20040420.jpg^[15].
• Royal Society's instance of is recorded as academy of sciences^[16].
• Royal Society's instance of is recorded as publishing house^[17].
• Royal Society's instance of is recorded as open-access publisher^[18].
• Royal Society's instance of is recorded as learned society^[19].
• Royal Society's instance of is recorded as national academy^[20].
• Royal Society's instance of is recorded as organization^[21].
• Royal Society's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of the Royal Society.svg^[22].
• Royal Society's follows is recorded as Invisible College^[23].
• Royal Society's headquarters location is recorded as London^[24].
• Royal Society's ISNI is recorded as 000000012248733X^[25].
• Royal Society's ISNI is recorded as 0000000122488383^[26].
• Royal Society's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 157503209^[27].

Body

Founding

+1660-11-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Royal Society^[28].

Identity

Royal Society's follows is recorded as Invisible College^[23].

Leadership

Chairpersons include Henry Hallett Dale^[29], a physician^[30], 1875–1968^[31], of United Kingdom^[32], awarded the Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order^[33] and Adrian Smith^[34], a mathematician^[35], b. 1946^[36], of United Kingdom^[37], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[38].

Operations

Royal Society's headquarters location is recorded as London^[24].

Industry

Royal Society's industry is recorded as higher education^[39]. Fields of work include science^[3], an academic discipline^[40]; natural history^[4], an academic discipline^[41]; and natural science^[5], a branch of science^[42].

Recognition

Awards received include Princess of Asturias Award for Communications and Humanities^[6], a class of award^[43], in Spain^[44], founded in 1981^[45] and Princess of Asturias Awards^[7], a group of awards^[46], in Spain^[47], founded in 1980^[48].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Royal Society include Royal Society Science Books Prize^[49], a science award^[50], in United Kingdom^[51], founded in 1988^[52] and Royal Society Range^[53], a mountain range^[54].

Why It Matters

Royal Society ranks in the top 0.85% of academy_of_sciences entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (985 views/month, #1 of 117).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55] It is known by 95 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[56]

Works attributed to it include Philosophical Transactions^[57], a scientific journal^[58], founded in 1665^[59], written by it^[60]; Philosophical Transactions of the it A^[61], a scientific journal^[62], founded in 1887^[63], written by it^[64]; and The Zoological Record^[65], a citation index^[66], founded in 1870^[67], written by it^[68]. Entities named for it include Royal Society Science Books Prize^[49], a science award^[50], in United Kingdom^[51], founded in 1988^[52] and Royal Society Range^[53], a mountain range^[54].

FAQs

What awards did Royal Society receive?

Honors received include Princess of Asturias Award for Communications and Humanities^[6] and Princess of Asturias Awards^[7].