Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
research institute based in Panama
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Summary
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute is a research institute[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of research institute entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (256 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Field of work: field research[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Panama City[4], Washington, D.C.[5]
- Country: Panama[6]
- Instance of: organization[7]
- Headquarters location: Panama City[8]
- Part of: Smithsonian Institution[9]
- Commons category: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute[10]
- Archives at: Smithsonian Institution Archives[11]
- Has part(s): Bocas del Toro Research Station[12], Barro Colorado Island[13], ForestGEO[14], Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project[15]
- Inception: 1904[16], January 1, 1923[17]
- Parent organization or unit: Smithsonian Institution[18]
- Official website: http://www.stri.si.edu/[19]
- Director / manager: Joshua J Tewksbury[20]
- Official name: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute[21]
- Partnership with: Mpala Research Center and Wildlife Foundation[22]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Smithsonian Names[23]
- Street address: Luis Clement Avenue, Bldg. 401 Tupper, Balboa Ancon, Panama, Republic of Panama[24]
- Social media followers: 10,416[25], 8866[26], 12,155[27], 13,288[28]
- P14750: 18FE-DE10-4FB3-E237-8654[29]
Why It Matters
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]