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Top 25 Academic think tanks worldwide
RevenueBase identified 383 company matches for academic think tanks worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 10,533 professional contacts across them, including 2,491 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and London the largest hub.
This list covers company matches for academic think tanks 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 September 19, 2026. Country and city lists for academic think tanks follow the table.
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The 25 largest academic think tanks worldwide
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
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| 1 | 867 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The mission of Chatham House is to be a world-leading source of independent analysis, informed debate and influential ideas on how to build a prosperous and secure world for all.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 2 | 524 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…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 3 | 366 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “MDRC is a nonprofit, nonpartisan education and social policy research organization dedicated to learning what works to improve programs and policies that affect the poor.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 4 | 313 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) is a unique institution, founded in 1831 by the Duke of Wellington, RUSI embodies nearly two centuries of forward thinking, free…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 5 | 311 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace generates strategic ideas and independent analysis, supports diplomacy, and trains the next generation of scholar-practitioners to…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 6 | 238 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Welcome to our House.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 7 | 227 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Thailand’s most respected economic think-tank with 30 years of policy research experiences.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 8 | 169 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “LISER is a Luxembourgish public research institute under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Higher Education and Research.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 9 | 165 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “CEPR is an independent, non‐partisan, pan‐European non‐profit organization.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 10 | 94 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Established in 2014, the Niskanen Center is a nonpartisan think tank that works to change public policy through direct engagement in the policymaking process: developing and…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 11 | 90 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “About Us Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR) is a think tank dedicated to extensive and in-depth research on current economic, social, and political issues.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 12 | 86 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The Learning Policy Institute conducts and communicates independent, high-quality research to improve education policy and practice.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 13 | 86 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Jakarta is an independent, non-profit organisation focusing on policy-oriented studies on domestic and international…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 14 | 80 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The Century Foundation is a progressive, independent, public policy think tank.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 15 | 78 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “INDEF is an independent and autonomous research and policy studies institution established on August 1995 in Jakarta.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 16 | 67 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “La Fundación Libertad es una entidad privada sin fines de lucro, que desde hace más 30 años trabaja en la investigación y difusión de temas de políticas públicas, dirigidas en…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 17 | 66 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “EGMONT – The Royal Institute for International Relations is an independent think tank based in Brussels.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 18 | 65 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The Mackinac Center for Public Policy is a nonpartisan research and educational institute dedicated to improving the quality of life for all Michigan residents by promoting sound…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 19 | 65 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The Club of Rome is a platform of over 150 diverse thought leaders and changemakers working across geographies and sectors.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 20 | 59 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The Institut Choiseul is an independent think-tank dedicated to the analysis of contemporary strategic issues and international economic questions.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 21 | 50 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The Australia Institute is one of the country’s most influential public policy think tanks.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 22 | 45 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Orizzonti Politici è un Think Tank di giovani studenti che condividono la passione per la politica e l’economia.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 23 | 45 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Fundado en 1990, Libertad y Desarrollo es un centro de estudios e investigación privado, independiente de todo grupo político, religioso, empresarial y gubernamental que se dedica…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 24 | 44 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “ARB’s philosophy is to bring light into darkness, generating insight for decision makers in the public policy arena & business environment so that when they are faced with hard…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 25 | 44 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The Ramos Research Institute is a research institute working on original research, polling, and policy analysis to tackle today's wicked problems.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
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Academic think tanks by location
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How many academic think tanks are there worldwide?
RevenueBase identified 383 company matches for academic think tanks worldwide as of September 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?
Chatham House tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.
Which country has the most academic think tanks?
The United States leads with 85 companies. Every academic think tanks list by country and city is linked on this page.
Which city has the most academic think tanks?
London leads with 14 company records, followed by Washington (14) and New York (11).
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RevenueBase records 383 matching company records for academic think tanks worldwide, with 10,533 tracked contacts and 2,491 verified work emails.
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Top 25 academic think tanks worldwide
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| # | Company | Headquarters on record | Reported employees | RevenueBase SmartSearch | Tracked contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chatham Housechathamhouse.org HQ: London, United KingdomReported employees: Not recorded | London, United Kingdom | Not recorded | Exact match | 867 contacts → |
“The mission of Chatham House is to be a world-leading source of independent analysis, informed debate and influential ideas on how to build a prosperous and secure world for all.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 | FGV Brazilfgv.br HQ: Rio De Janeiro, BrazilReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Rio De Janeiro, Brazil | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 524 contacts → |
“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…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 | MDRCmdrc.org HQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | New York, NY, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 366 contacts → |
“MDRC is a nonprofit, nonpartisan education and social policy research organization dedicated to learning what works to improve programs and policies that affect the poor.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 | Royal United Services Instituterusi.org HQ: London, United KingdomReported employees: 51-200 | London, United Kingdom | 51-200 | Exact match | 313 contacts → |
“The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) is a unique institution, founded in 1831 by the Duke of Wellington, RUSI embodies nearly two centuries of forward thinking, free…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 | Carnegie Endowment For International Peacecarnegieendowment.org HQ: Washington, DC, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Washington, DC, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 311 contacts → |
“The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace generates strategic ideas and independent analysis, supports diplomacy, and trains the next generation of scholar-practitioners to…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 | The Clingendael Instituteclingendael.org HQ: Wassenaar, NetherlandsReported employees: 51-200 | Wassenaar, Netherlands | 51-200 | Exact match | 238 contacts → |
“Welcome to our House.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 | HQ: Bangkok, ThailandReported employees: 201-500 | Bangkok, Thailand | 201-500 | Exact match | 227 contacts → |
“Thailand’s most respected economic think-tank with 30 years of policy research experiences.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 | HQ: Esch-sur-alzette / Belval, LuxembourgReported employees: 51-200 | Esch-sur-alzette / Belval, Luxembourg | 51-200 | Exact match | 169 contacts → |
“LISER is a Luxembourgish public research institute under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Higher Education and Research.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 | CEPRcepr.org HQ: London, United KingdomReported employees: Not recorded | London, United Kingdom | Not recorded | Exact match | 165 contacts → |
“CEPR is an independent, non‐partisan, pan‐European non‐profit organization.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 | Niskanen Centerniskanencenter.org HQ: Washington, DC, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Washington, DC, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 94 contacts → |
“Established in 2014, the Niskanen Center is a nonpartisan think tank that works to change public policy through direct engagement in the policymaking process: developing and…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 | HQ: Kochi, IndiaReported employees: 11-50 | Kochi, India | 11-50 | Exact match | 90 contacts → |
“About Us Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR) is a think tank dedicated to extensive and in-depth research on current economic, social, and political issues.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 | Learning Policy Institutelearningpolicyinstitute.org HQ: San Francisco, DC, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | San Francisco, DC, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 86 contacts → |
“The Learning Policy Institute conducts and communicates independent, high-quality research to improve education policy and practice.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 | HQ: Central Jakarta, IndonesiaReported employees: 11-50 | Central Jakarta, Indonesia | 11-50 | Exact match | 86 contacts → |
“Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Jakarta is an independent, non-profit organisation focusing on policy-oriented studies on domestic and international…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 | The Century Foundationtcf.org HQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | New York, NY, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 80 contacts → |
“The Century Foundation is a progressive, independent, public policy think tank.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 | HQ: Jakarta, IndonesiaReported employees: 11-50 | Jakarta, Indonesia | 11-50 | Exact match | 78 contacts → |
“INDEF is an independent and autonomous research and policy studies institution established on August 1995 in Jakarta.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 | Fundación Libertadlibertad.org.ar HQ: Rosario, ArgentinaReported employees: 11-50 | Rosario, Argentina | 11-50 | Exact match | 67 contacts → |
“La Fundación Libertad es una entidad privada sin fines de lucro, que desde hace más 30 años trabaja en la investigación y difusión de temas de políticas públicas, dirigidas en…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 | Egmontegmontinstitute.be HQ: Brussels Brussels, BelgiumReported employees: 11-50 | Brussels Brussels, Belgium | 11-50 | Exact match | 66 contacts → |
“EGMONT – The Royal Institute for International Relations is an independent think tank based in Brussels.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 | Mackinac Center For Public Policymackinac.org HQ: Midland, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Midland, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 65 contacts → |
“The Mackinac Center for Public Policy is a nonpartisan research and educational institute dedicated to improving the quality of life for all Michigan residents by promoting sound…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 | Club Of Romeclubofrome.org HQ: Winterthur, SwitzerlandReported employees: Not recorded | Winterthur, Switzerland | Not recorded | Exact match | 65 contacts → |
“The Club of Rome is a platform of over 150 diverse thought leaders and changemakers working across geographies and sectors.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 | Institut Choiseulchoiseul.info HQ: Paris, FranceReported employees: 11-50 | Paris, France | 11-50 | Exact match | 59 contacts → |
“The Institut Choiseul is an independent think-tank dedicated to the analysis of contemporary strategic issues and international economic questions.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 | The Australia Instituteaustraliainstitute.org.au HQ: Canberra, AustraliaReported employees: 11-50 | Canberra, Australia | 11-50 | Exact match | 50 contacts → |
“The Australia Institute is one of the country’s most influential public policy think tanks.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 | Orizzonti Politiciorizzontipolitici.it HQ: Milano, ItalyReported employees: 51-200 | Milano, Italy | 51-200 | Exact match | 45 contacts → |
“Orizzonti Politici è un Think Tank di giovani studenti che condividono la passione per la politica e l’economia.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 | Libertad Y Desarrollolyd.org HQ: Las Condes, ChileReported employees: 11-50 | Las Condes, Chile | 11-50 | Exact match | 45 contacts → |
“Fundado en 1990, Libertad y Desarrollo es un centro de estudios e investigación privado, independiente de todo grupo político, religioso, empresarial y gubernamental que se dedica…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 | Arabian Research Bureauarabianresearch.com HQ: Muscat, OmanReported employees: Not recorded | Muscat, Oman | Not recorded | Exact match | 44 contacts → |
“ARB’s philosophy is to bring light into darkness, generating insight for decision makers in the public policy arena & business environment so that when they are faced with hard…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 | Ramos Research Instituteramosresearchinstitute.org HQ: Ithaca, NJ, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Ithaca, NJ, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 44 contacts → |
“The Ramos Research Institute is a research institute working on original research, polling, and policy analysis to tackle today's wicked problems.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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Academic think tanks: dataset insights
September 19, 2026These summaries describe recorded coverage in this saved dataset. This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
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382 records in the displayed employee bands.
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Email recency for this list is measured across the whole country list rather than for Worldwide, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Worldwide, over 383 companies.
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The saved snapshot records 383 matching company records, 10,533 tracked contacts and 2,491 verified emails. The public preview displays 25 selected records.
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RevenueBase Data Team. Top 25 academic think tanks worldwide. Snapshot: September 19, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/browse/academic-think-tanks.
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RevenueBase records 383 matching company records for academic think tanks worldwide, with 10,533 tracked contacts and 2,491 verified work emails.
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Top 25 academic think tanks worldwide
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| # | Company | Headquarters on record | Reported employees | RevenueBase SmartSearch | Tracked contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chatham Housechathamhouse.org HQ: London, United KingdomReported employees: Not recorded | London, United Kingdom | Not recorded | Exact match | 867 contacts → |
“The mission of Chatham House is to be a world-leading source of independent analysis, informed debate and influential ideas on how to build a prosperous and secure world for all.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 | FGV Brazilfgv.br HQ: Rio De Janeiro, BrazilReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Rio De Janeiro, Brazil | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 524 contacts → |
“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…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 | MDRCmdrc.org HQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | New York, NY, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 366 contacts → |
“MDRC is a nonprofit, nonpartisan education and social policy research organization dedicated to learning what works to improve programs and policies that affect the poor.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 | Royal United Services Instituterusi.org HQ: London, United KingdomReported employees: 51-200 | London, United Kingdom | 51-200 | Exact match | 313 contacts → |
“The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) is a unique institution, founded in 1831 by the Duke of Wellington, RUSI embodies nearly two centuries of forward thinking, free…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 | Carnegie Endowment For International Peacecarnegieendowment.org HQ: Washington, DC, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Washington, DC, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 311 contacts → |
“The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace generates strategic ideas and independent analysis, supports diplomacy, and trains the next generation of scholar-practitioners to…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 | The Clingendael Instituteclingendael.org HQ: Wassenaar, NetherlandsReported employees: 51-200 | Wassenaar, Netherlands | 51-200 | Exact match | 238 contacts → |
“Welcome to our House.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 | HQ: Bangkok, ThailandReported employees: 201-500 | Bangkok, Thailand | 201-500 | Exact match | 227 contacts → |
“Thailand’s most respected economic think-tank with 30 years of policy research experiences.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 | HQ: Esch-sur-alzette / Belval, LuxembourgReported employees: 51-200 | Esch-sur-alzette / Belval, Luxembourg | 51-200 | Exact match | 169 contacts → |
“LISER is a Luxembourgish public research institute under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Higher Education and Research.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 | CEPRcepr.org HQ: London, United KingdomReported employees: Not recorded | London, United Kingdom | Not recorded | Exact match | 165 contacts → |
“CEPR is an independent, non‐partisan, pan‐European non‐profit organization.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 | Niskanen Centerniskanencenter.org HQ: Washington, DC, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Washington, DC, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 94 contacts → |
“Established in 2014, the Niskanen Center is a nonpartisan think tank that works to change public policy through direct engagement in the policymaking process: developing and…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 | HQ: Kochi, IndiaReported employees: 11-50 | Kochi, India | 11-50 | Exact match | 90 contacts → |
“About Us Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR) is a think tank dedicated to extensive and in-depth research on current economic, social, and political issues.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 | Learning Policy Institutelearningpolicyinstitute.org HQ: San Francisco, DC, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | San Francisco, DC, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 86 contacts → |
“The Learning Policy Institute conducts and communicates independent, high-quality research to improve education policy and practice.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 | HQ: Central Jakarta, IndonesiaReported employees: 11-50 | Central Jakarta, Indonesia | 11-50 | Exact match | 86 contacts → |
“Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Jakarta is an independent, non-profit organisation focusing on policy-oriented studies on domestic and international…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 | The Century Foundationtcf.org HQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | New York, NY, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 80 contacts → |
“The Century Foundation is a progressive, independent, public policy think tank.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 | HQ: Jakarta, IndonesiaReported employees: 11-50 | Jakarta, Indonesia | 11-50 | Exact match | 78 contacts → |
“INDEF is an independent and autonomous research and policy studies institution established on August 1995 in Jakarta.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 | Fundación Libertadlibertad.org.ar HQ: Rosario, ArgentinaReported employees: 11-50 | Rosario, Argentina | 11-50 | Exact match | 67 contacts → |
“La Fundación Libertad es una entidad privada sin fines de lucro, que desde hace más 30 años trabaja en la investigación y difusión de temas de políticas públicas, dirigidas en…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 | Egmontegmontinstitute.be HQ: Brussels Brussels, BelgiumReported employees: 11-50 | Brussels Brussels, Belgium | 11-50 | Exact match | 66 contacts → |
“EGMONT – The Royal Institute for International Relations is an independent think tank based in Brussels.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 | Mackinac Center For Public Policymackinac.org HQ: Midland, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Midland, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 65 contacts → |
“The Mackinac Center for Public Policy is a nonpartisan research and educational institute dedicated to improving the quality of life for all Michigan residents by promoting sound…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 | Club Of Romeclubofrome.org HQ: Winterthur, SwitzerlandReported employees: Not recorded | Winterthur, Switzerland | Not recorded | Exact match | 65 contacts → |
“The Club of Rome is a platform of over 150 diverse thought leaders and changemakers working across geographies and sectors.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 | Institut Choiseulchoiseul.info HQ: Paris, FranceReported employees: 11-50 | Paris, France | 11-50 | Exact match | 59 contacts → |
“The Institut Choiseul is an independent think-tank dedicated to the analysis of contemporary strategic issues and international economic questions.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 | The Australia Instituteaustraliainstitute.org.au HQ: Canberra, AustraliaReported employees: 11-50 | Canberra, Australia | 11-50 | Exact match | 50 contacts → |
“The Australia Institute is one of the country’s most influential public policy think tanks.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 | Orizzonti Politiciorizzontipolitici.it HQ: Milano, ItalyReported employees: 51-200 | Milano, Italy | 51-200 | Exact match | 45 contacts → |
“Orizzonti Politici è un Think Tank di giovani studenti che condividono la passione per la politica e l’economia.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 | Libertad Y Desarrollolyd.org HQ: Las Condes, ChileReported employees: 11-50 | Las Condes, Chile | 11-50 | Exact match | 45 contacts → |
“Fundado en 1990, Libertad y Desarrollo es un centro de estudios e investigación privado, independiente de todo grupo político, religioso, empresarial y gubernamental que se dedica…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 | Arabian Research Bureauarabianresearch.com HQ: Muscat, OmanReported employees: Not recorded | Muscat, Oman | Not recorded | Exact match | 44 contacts → |
“ARB’s philosophy is to bring light into darkness, generating insight for decision makers in the public policy arena & business environment so that when they are faced with hard…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 | Ramos Research Instituteramosresearchinstitute.org HQ: Ithaca, NJ, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Ithaca, NJ, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 44 contacts → |
“The Ramos Research Institute is a research institute working on original research, polling, and policy analysis to tackle today's wicked problems.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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Academic think tanks: dataset insights
September 19, 2026These summaries describe recorded coverage in this saved dataset. This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Reported company sizes
382 records in the displayed employee bands.
1 matching records are outside the displayed bands or do not have a displayed size. Bars show shares of the displayed bands.
Email recency for this list is measured across the whole country list rather than for Worldwide, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Worldwide, over 383 companies.
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Academic think tanks by location
1 lists · largest firstEvery Academic think tanks list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
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How many academic think tanks did RevenueBase find worldwide?
The saved snapshot records 383 matching company records, 10,533 tracked contacts and 2,491 verified emails. The public preview displays 25 selected records.
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RevenueBase Data Team. Top 25 academic think tanks worldwide. Snapshot: September 19, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/browse/academic-think-tanks.
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