Company lists · Data refreshed September 2026
Top 25 Material science research firms worldwide
RevenueBase identified 1,329 material science research firms worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 37,786 professional contacts across them, including 5,236 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and Istanbul the largest hub.
This list covers material science research firms worldwide, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026. Country and city lists for material science research firms follow the table.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.
The 25 largest material science research firms worldwide
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3,883 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Searing heat.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 2,083 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Hyosung is focused on the development of innovative materials, parts, and equipment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 1,015 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Instron manufactures and services a wide range of cutting-edge materials testing equipment used by research scientists, design engineers, and quality control managers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 1,011 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “HRL Laboratories pioneers the next frontiers of physical and information science.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 1,003 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “For over a century, Teknor Apex has been a trusted global leader in material science - engineering high-performance solutions that shape everyday life.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 632 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “When it comes to understanding the physical structure, chemical properties and performance of advanced materials and integrated circuitry, no other scientific services company…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 574 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Research institution specializing in materials research in metals, organic or inorganic substances.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 386 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “HEF Group: world leader in surface materials engineering The HEF group is a world-renowned expert in surface materials engineering to support societal and lifestyle changes in two…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 278 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 235 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “AMOLF carries out research on the fundamental physics and design principles of natural and man-made functional complex matter.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 234 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “The Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona (ICMAB) is a Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence research center which beongs to the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 225 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “For more than 40 years Quantum Design (QD) has been providing technology solutions to researchers in the fields of physics, chemistry, biotechnology, materials science, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 212 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Lucideon is a materials science consultancy, solving your most complex challenges through materials development, process optimisation, and characterisation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 200 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “The Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden - IFW Dresden - conducts modern materials science.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 199 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Buehler, a division of Illinois Tool Works (ITW), is a leading manufacturer of scientific equipment and supplies for use in material analysis, quality…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 184 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Luxium Solutions (formerly Saint-Gobain Crystals) is an industry-leading supplier of advanced engineered materials and solutions for diverse industries including geophysical…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 181 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “IMDEA Materials Institute, one of seven Madrid Institutes for Advanced Studies (IMDEA), is a public research centre founded in 2007 by Madrid’s regional government.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 177 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials Fraunhofer IWM is the point of contact for component and systems reliability, safety, durability, and functionality.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 173 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “As a government funded research institute, our object at KIMS is to comprehensively facilitate R&D, test and evaluation and provide technical support related to materials…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 170 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “The Max Planck Institute for Sustainable Materials is a research institute based in Düsseldorf, Germany, and part of the Max Planck Society.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 155 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “The Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM) is an institute of the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC)(Spanish National Research Council) founded in…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 147 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “INM – Leibniz Institute for New Materials is focused on the research and development of materials – for today, tomorrow and the future.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 137 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “The Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research (ISC) is a leading European hub for materials-focused R&D across various sectors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 123 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 116 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “LAMEF - LABORATÓRIO DE METALURGIA FÍSICA Fazemos parte do Departamento de Metalurgia da Escola de Engenharia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: material science research firms. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names material science research firms.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of material science research firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name material science research firms. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Material science research firms worldwide at a glance
As of Sep 20, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.
How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among material science research firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- Coverage
- Every country. Country and city lists for material science research firms are linked below.
- What qualifies
- Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “material science research firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- RevenueBase Smart Search
- RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names material science research firms), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among material science research firms, and records with no verified work email.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- 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 listed company carries at least one verified work email, 5,236 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
- Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.
Material science research firms by location
9 lists · largest firstEvery Material science research firms list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
- Material science research firms based in the United States281
- Material science research firms based in Germany97
- Material science research firms based in India85
- Material science research firms based in the United Kingdom64
- Material science research firms based in France62
- Material science research firms based in Italy58
- Material science research firms based in Brazil49
- Material science research firms based in Canada37
- Material science research firms based in Spain32
Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase Smart Search?
RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names material science research firms, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.
How many material science research firms are there worldwide?
RevenueBase identified 1,329 material science research firms worldwide as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.
What is the largest company on this list?
ATI, headquartered in Dallas, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which country has the most material science research firms?
The United States leads with 281 companies, followed by Germany (97) and India (85). Every material science research firms list by country and city is linked on this page.
Which city has the most material science research firms?
Istanbul leads with 8 headquartered companies, followed by London (8) and San Diego (8).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 5,236 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 1,329 companies.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.
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About this data
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 Smart Search, 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.