Thesis

Thesis represents an academic thesis or dissertation. It is a subtype of CreativeWork used by university libraries, institutional repositories, and academic publishers to describe degree-supporting research documents with structured data.

When to use Thesis

Use Thesis when marking up a thesis or dissertation page on an academic website. This type is appropriate for pages that host or describe a single thesis document, including its title, author, degree program, and granting institution.

Fields

Not mentioned by Google

• inSupportOf — The degree or qualification the thesis supports

JSON-LD example

{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Thesis",
  "name": "Asian elephants are essential as seed dispersers in a disturbed tropical forest",
  "author": {
    "@type": "Person",
    "name": "Nitin Sekar"
  },
  "inSupportOf": "Ph.D. in Conservation Biology",
  "sourceOrganization": {
    "@type": "CollegeOrUniversity",
    "name": "Princeton University"
  },
  "datePublished": "2014-06-01",
  "url": "https://example.edu/theses/sekar-2014",
  "description": "This dissertation examines the role of Asian elephants in seed dispersal across disturbed tropical forest landscapes."
}

Notes

Google does not have a dedicated search feature for Thesis schema. The primary value is for academic search engines, AI-powered research tools, and institutional discovery systems. OCLC Research published guidance on using the Thesis type in 2014, and it remains the standard reference for implementation. Thesis inherits all properties from CreativeWork and Thing, including author, datePublished, publisher, and description.