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ORCID for Researchers: Organizational Identifiers (RORs)

This guide provides information on Open Researcher and Contributor IDs (ORCID); a persistent identifier used for disambiguation of authors and as a way to connect a researcher to all their scholarly output.

What are Organizational Identifiers?

Organization Identifiers are one type of persistent identifiers (PIDs). PIDs are used for disambiguation and identification of entities across platforms, and can be applied to funders, research entities, and employers. They are a key component of open science infrastructure, and allows for linking and connections between different parts of the research lifecycle. The major identifiers for research organizations include:

  • Research Organization Registry (ROR): is a global registry of open persistent identifiers for research organizations. ROR makes it easy for anyone or any system to disambiguate institution names and connect research organizations to researchers and research outputs. Specifically focused on identifying affiliations in scholarly metadata, ROR is the default identifier supported in Crossref DOI metadata, DataCite DOI metadata, and ORCID.
  • Global Research Identifier Database (GRID): an open database of unique research-related organization identifiers, originally managed by Digital Science. In 2019, all GRID metadata was transitioned to ROR. 
  • Ringgold organizational identifiers: organizational identifiers used by publishers for disambiguation. It is underpinned by ISNI (International Standard Name Identifier) data.
  • Crossref Funder Registry identifiers: Crossref focuses on funding agencies/organizations and relies on underlying funding and publication metadata.

Active NOAA Office and Program RORs for ORCID

This list below includes all current NOAA (RORs) associated with ORCID.

Line Office/Program Office Facets Associated ROR ORCID Affiliation
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration   https://ror.org/02z5nhe81 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Washington D.C. District of Columbia US
  OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) https://ror.org/02kgve346 Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
Silver Spring Maryland US
  NCCOS (National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science) https://ror.org/05ba43f71 National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
Silver Spring Maryland US
  NGS (Office of National Geodetic Survey) https://ror.org/02f762h70 National Geodetic Survey
Silver Spring Maryland US
  OCM (Office for Coastal Management) https://ror.org/05v14bq57 Office for Coastal Management
Silver Spring Maryland US
ONMS (Office of National Marine Sanctuaries) https://ror.org/04bgwn153 National Marine Sanctuaries
Silver Spring Maryland US
NWS (National Weather Service) https://ror.org/00tgqzw13 National Weather Service
Silver Spring Maryland US
NCEP (National Centers for Environmental Prediction) https://ror.org/00ndyev54 National Centers for Environmental Prediction
College Park Maryland US
NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) https://ror.org/033mqx355 National Marine Fisheries Service
Silver Spring MD US
  AFSC (Alaska Fisheries Science Center) https://ror.org/01h7fye62 Alaska Fisheries Science Center
Seattle Washington US
  NEFSC (Northeast Fisheries Science Center) https://ror.org/02nc0ck44 Northeast Fisheries Science Center
Falmouth Massachusetts US
  NWFSC (Northwest Fisheries Science Center) https://ror.org/05r7z1k40 Northwest Fisheries Science Center
Seattle Washington US
  PIFSC (Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center) https://ror.org/02apffz65 Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
Honolulu Hawaii US
  SEFSC (Southeast Fisheries Science Center) https://ror.org/0396y0w87 Southeast Fisheries Science Center
Miami Florida US
  SWFSC (Southwest Fisheries Science Center) https://ror.org/022d75229 Southwest Fisheries Science Center
La Jolla California US
OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research)   https://ror.org/02kgve346 Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
Silver Spring Maryland US
  AOML (Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory) https://ror.org/042r9xb17 Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
Miami Florida US
  ARL (Air Resources Laboratory) https://ror.org/0061q5f61 Air Resources Laboratory
College Park Maryland US
  CPO (Climate Program Office) https://ror.org/00mmmy130 Climate Program Office
Silver Spring Maryland US
  CSL (Chemical Sciences Laboratory) https://ror.org/03f4jbs89 NOAA Chemical Sciences Laboratory
Boulder Colorado US
  ESRL (Earth System Research Laboratory) https://ror.org/033tt8e33 Earth System Research Laboratory
Boulder Colorado US
  GFDL (Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory) https://ror.org/03vmn1898 Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
Princeton New Jersey US
  GLERL (Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory) https://ror.org/01jeee804 Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
Ann Arbor Michigan US
  NSSL (National Severe Storms Laboratory) https://ror.org/00gd1f947

National Severe Storms Laboratory
Norman Oklahoma US

  OER (Ocean Exploration and Research) https://ror.org/05xqpda80 NOAA Ocean Exploration
Silver Spring MD US
  PMEL (Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory) https://ror.org/03crn0n59 Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Seattle Washington US
  PSL (Physical Sciences Laboratory) https://ror.org/030ea6w47 Physical Sciences Laboratory
Boulder Colorado US
NESDIS (National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service)   https://ror.org/007qwym43 National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service
Silver Spring Maryland US
  NCEI (National Centers for Environmental Information) https://ror.org/04r0wrp59 National Centers for Environmental Information
Asheville North Carolina US
  STAR (Center for Satellite Applications and Research) https://ror.org/03yn06t56 Center for Satellite Applications and Research
College Park Maryland US
OMAO (Office of Marine and Aviation Operations)   https://ror.org/04ggd2r74 Office of Marine and Aviation Operations Silver Spring Maryland US

NOAA Office and Program RORs

The NOAA Central Library maintains a list of active, authoritative RORs for all NOAA Offices and Programs. You can view the current list via Google Sheets. If you would like to request a ROR be established for your office please use our request form.