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Top 25 Academic research centers worldwide

RevenueBase identified 2,124 company matches for academic research centers worldwide as of November 2026 and tracks 128,158 professional contacts across them, including 24,458 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and Lisbon the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for academic research centers worldwide, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed November 6, 2026. Country and city lists for academic research centers follow the table.

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The 25 largest academic research centers worldwide

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 2,124 company matches for academic research centers worldwide, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Nov 6, 2026. The RevenueBase SmartSearch column shows Exact match membership in this saved search. Click a contact count to view that company's people. Totals use company locations recorded by RevenueBase; the displayed preview is a smaller selection.
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1Exact matchGranada, SpainHQ recorded Nov 6, 20265,001-10,0006,288 contacts →

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“La apuesta por la investigación de calidad ha colocado a la Universidad de Granada en puestos destacados de los diferentes “rankings” a nivel nacional.”

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2Exact matchMexico City, MexicoHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,000606 contacts →

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“El Instituto de Ingeniería de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (IIUNAM) es el centro de investigación en diversas áreas de la ingeniería más productivo del país.”

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3Exact matchLisbon, PortugalHQ recorded Nov 6, 20265,001-10,000539 contacts →

Exact match

“Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas da Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (NOVA FCSH)”

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4Exact matchRio De Janeiro, BrazilHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,000518 contacts →

Exact match

“Established in 1944 to promote Brazil’s social and economic development, Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) has consolidated itself as a one of the top 10 think tanks* in the world as…”

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5Exact matchRotterdam, NetherlandsHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500472 contacts →

Exact match

“Erasmus School of Economics is a school with an international reach.”

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6Exact matchSan Sebastián, SpainHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500343 contacts →

Exact match

“Ceit is a non profit research centre that was created by the University of Navarra in 1982.”

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7Exact matchCambridge, MA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,000300 contacts →

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“The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) is a private, nonprofit research organization dedicated to conducting and disseminating nonpartisan economic research.”

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8Exact matchGuanajuato, MexicoHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500253 contacts →

Exact match

“The Center for Mathematical Research (CIMAT) was established in the city of Guanajuato in the year 1980 and belongs to the System of Public Centers of Mexico’s National Board of…”

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9Exact matchBerlin, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500220 contacts →

Exact match

“The German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) is one of the leading economic research instituts in Germany.”

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10Exact matchDelhi, IndiaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500208 contacts →

Exact match

“NCAER is India's oldest and largest national, non-profit, economic research institute.”

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11Exact matchFederal District, MexicoHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,000160 contacts →

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Recorded description not available.

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12Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026n/a151 contacts →

Exact match

“CEPR is an independent, non‐partisan, pan‐European non‐profit organization.”

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13Exact matchBangalore, IndiaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200150 contacts →

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“ICTS is a multi- and inter-disciplinary effort with a mandate to take new initiatives on the frontiers of science and catalyze and promote collaboration in research.”

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14Exact matchAubiere, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500150 contacts →

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“Since its creation in 2012, the Institut Pascal gave birth to a structuring cluster in the field of «Engineering and Systems Sciences» aimed at national and international…”

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15Exact matchLjubljana, SloveniaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500134 contacts →

Exact match

“The Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (ZRC SAZU) was established as an independent public research institution in 1981 and has since become one of the…”

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16Exact matchPula, CroatiaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200133 contacts →

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“CRS4 (Center for Advanced Studies, Research and Development in Sardinia) is an interdisciplinary research center developing advanced simulation techniques and applying them, by…”

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17Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200131 contacts →

Exact match

“The International Growth Centre (IGC) works with policymakers in developing countries to promote inclusive and sustainable growth through pathbreaking research.”

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18Exact matchBarcelona, SpainHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-50128 contacts →

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“The Barcelona School of Economics is an institution for scientific cooperation for research and education in Economics, Finance, and Data Science.”

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19Exact matchFlorianópolis, BrazilHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500126 contacts →

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“A FEESC é uma instituição privada, sem fins lucrativos, que estabelece em seu Estatuto os seguintes objetivos: I – apoiar, captar, gerir, participar, colaborar e executar…”

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20Exact matchAthens, GreeceHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200125 contacts →

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“The Academy of Athens was founded with the Constitutional Decree of March 18th 1926, as an Academy of Sciences, Humanities and Fine Arts.”

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21Exact matchPiracicaba, BrazilHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200121 contacts →

Exact match

“O Cepea (Centro de Estudos Avançados em Economia Aplicada) é parte da Esalq (Escola Superior de Agricultura "Luiz de Queiroz"), unidade da USP (Universidade de São Paulo)…”

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22Exact matchDa'ayen, QatarHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,000113 contacts →

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“المركز العربي للأبحاث ودراسة السياسات هو مؤسسة بحثيّة فكرية مستقلة للعلوم الاجتماعية والإنسانية وبخاصة في جوانبها التطبيقية -المدير العام للمركز د.عزمي بشارة The Arab Center for…”

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23Exact matchTurin, ItalyHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200109 contacts →

Exact match

“The Collegio Carlo Alberto is a foundation created in 2004 as a joint initiative of the Compagnia di San Paolo and the University of Torino.”

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24Exact matchFlorianópolis, BrazilHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200108 contacts →

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“Centro de Ciências da Administração e Socioeconômicas - ESAG, da Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina - UDESC.”

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25Exact matchCambridge, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-50102 contacts →

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“Cambridge Centre for International Research (CCIR) was founded by a group of Cambridge graduates upon a definite understanding and vision of the transformative role of knowledge…”

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Academic research centers worldwide at a glance

As of Nov 6, 2026
19.1%Verified-email coverage
60.3Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
1.3%Largest-city concentration · Lisbon
Nov 6, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
625
11-50
860
51-200
362
201-500
103
501-1,000
41
1,001-5,000
66
5,001-10,000
30
10001+
26

Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.

How this list was built

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Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
Coverage
Every country. Country and city lists for academic research centers are linked below.
What qualifies
Company records worldwide whose business descriptions match “academic research centers” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
RevenueBase SmartSearch
Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
Public preview
The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
Match quality
RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 24,458 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
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Academic research centers by location

14 lists · largest first

Every Academic research centers list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?

RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “academic research centers”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many academic research centers are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 2,124 company matches for academic research centers worldwide as of November 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.

What is the largest company on this list?

Universidad DE Granada tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which country has the most academic research centers?

The United States leads with 349 companies, followed by India (113) and Brazil (103). Every academic research centers list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most academic research centers?

Lisbon leads with 28 company records, followed by Cambridge (21) and Sao Paulo (21).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 24,458 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 2,124 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on November 6, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.