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Top 25 Materials science research institutes worldwide

Name: Materials science research institutes worldwide
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 1,271 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 1,271 materials science research institutes worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 41,859 professional contacts across them, including 8,648 with verified work emails. Germany is the largest market and Aachen the largest hub.

This list covers materials science research institutes 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 materials science research institutes 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.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 20, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest materials science research institutes worldwide

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 1,271 materials science research institutes worldwide, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to materials science research institutes: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	EMPA	Strong evidence	Dübendorf, SwitzerlandHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	1,023 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Empa is the interdisciplinary research institute for materials science and technology development of the ETH Domain.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2	HRL Laboratories, LLC	Partial evidence	Malibu, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,011 contacts →
	Partial evidence “HRL Laboratories pioneers the next frontiers of physical and information science.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3	National Institute For Materials Science	Strong evidence	JapanHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	574 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Research institution specializing in materials research in metals, organic or inorganic substances.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4	Csir-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute Cmeri	Strong evidence	Durgapur, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	427 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI) is the apex R&D institute for mechanical engineering under the aegis of the Council of Scientific and Industrial…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5	Csir-Niist	Strong evidence	Thiruvananthapuram, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	419 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram, is a constituent Laboratory of the Council of Scientific and Industrial…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6	Festival People	Indirect evidence	United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	278 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7	ARCI	Partial evidence	Hyderabad, IndiaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	272 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Research and Development” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8	Cidetec	Partial evidence	San Sebastián, SpainHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	239 contacts →
	Partial evidence “CIDETEC is a private organization for applied research founded in 1997 that seeks to contribute value to companies by harnessing, generating and transferring technological…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9	AMOLF	Partial evidence	Amsterdam, NetherlandsHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	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, 2026
10	Institut DE Ciència DE Materials DE Barcelona Icmab-Csic	Strong evidence	Bellaterra, SpainHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	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, 2026
11	Botswana Institute For Technology Research And Innovation - Bitri	Strong evidence	Gaborone, BotswanaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	215 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Corporate Profile Botswana Institute for Technology Research and Innovation (BITRI) was established in 2012 as a Government of the Republic of Botswana company limited by…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12	Lucideon	Strong evidence	Stone, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	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, 2026
13	Institut Jean Lamour IJL	Strong evidence	Nancy, FranceHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	204 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Institut Jean Lamour (IJL) is a fundamental and applied research laboratory specialized in materials and processes science and engineering.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	Leibniz Institute For Solid State And Materials Research	Strong evidence	Dresden, GermanyHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	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, 2026
15	CENTI	Indirect evidence	Vila Nova De Famalicão, PortugalHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	197 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “CeNTI is a reference private non-profit Centre for Technology and Innovation (CTI), with a multi-sectoral and multidisciplinary orientation and equipped with cutting-edge…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16	NAMI	Strong evidence	Sha Tin, Hong KongHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	193 contacts →
	Strong evidence “To support and collaborate with the industry, offering frontier-applied research on nanotechnology and advanced materials as well as technology transfer for commercialization…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	Imdea Materials Institute	Strong evidence	Getafe, SpainHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	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, 2026
18	Fraunhofer IWM	Strong evidence	Freiburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	177 contacts →
	Strong 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, 2026
19	Korea Institute Of Materials Science	Strong evidence	Changwon, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	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, 2026
20	MAX Planck Institute For Sustainable Materials	Strong evidence	Düsseldorf, GermanyHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	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, 2026
21	Swerim AB	Strong evidence	Luleå, SwedenHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	169 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The metals research institute Swerim conducts needs-based industrial research and development concerning metals and their route from raw material to finished product.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22	Ciceco	Strong evidence	Aveiro, PortugalHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	167 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The associate laboratory CICECO – Aveiro Institute of Materials, formerly CICECO-Centre for Research in Ceramics and Composite Materials, was created in March 2002 at the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23	IRT Jules Verne	Partial evidence	Bouguenais, FranceHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	157 contacts →
	Partial evidence “L'Institut de Recherche Technologique Jules Verne est l'un des 8 retenu au niveau national dans le cadre des Investissements d’avenir.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	Instituto DE Ciencia DE Materiales DE Madrid Icmm - Csic	Strong evidence	Madrid, SpainHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	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, 2026
25	Fraunhofer LBF	Strong evidence	Darmstadt, GermanyHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	149 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Fraunhofer-Institut für Betriebsfestigkeit und Systemzuverlässigkeit LBF is a research company based out of Bartningstraße 47, Darmstadt, Germany.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

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: materials science research institutes. 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 materials science research institutes.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of materials science research institutes, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name materials science research institutes. 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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Materials science research institutes worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

20.7%Verified-email coverage

32.9Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

1.5%Largest-city concentration · Aachen

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

274

11-50

447

51-200

303

201-500

140

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

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 materials science research institutes, 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 materials science research institutes are linked below.
What qualifies: Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “materials science research institutes”. 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 materials science research institutes), 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 materials science research institutes, 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, 8,648 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.

Materials science research institutes by location

7 lists · largest first

Every Materials science research institutes 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 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 materials science research institutes, 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 materials science research institutes are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 1,271 materials science research institutes 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?

EMPA, headquartered in Dubendorf, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which country has the most materials science research institutes?

Germany leads with 166 companies, followed by the United States (166) and France (77). Every materials science research institutes list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most materials science research institutes?

Aachen leads with 19 headquartered companies, followed by Tehran (14) and Dresden (10).

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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 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.