BibTeX field: institution

How to use the institution field in BibTeX?

The institution field is used to store the name of the institution that published and/or sponsored the report.

institution = "Cavendish Laboratory"
institution = {Cavendish Laboratory}

How the institution field is used in BibTeX entry types

BibTeX entryDescriptioninstitution field
articleJournal article╳
bookBook╳
bookletPrinted work without a publisher╳
inbookAny section in a book╳
incollectionA titled section of a book╳
inproceedingsConference paper╳
manualManual╳
mastersthesisMaster's thesis╳
miscMiscellaneous: if nothing else fits╳
phdthesisPhD thesis╳
techreportTechnical report or white paperrequired
unpublishedA work that has not yet been officially published╳