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Top 25 Oceanographic research centers worldwide

RevenueBase identified 1,397 company matches for oceanographic research centers worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 41,903 professional contacts across them, including 11,277 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and Rio De Janeiro the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for oceanographic 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 September 20, 2026. Country and city lists for oceanographic research centers follow the table.

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The 25 largest oceanographic research centers worldwide

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 1,397 company matches for oceanographic research centers worldwide, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Sep 20, 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 matchLaksevåg, NorwayHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261,001-5,0001,031 contacts →

Exact match

“Shearwater is a global marine geoscience and technology business.”

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2Exact matchBergen, NorwayHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000783 contacts →

Exact match

“The Institute of Marine Research (IMR) is one of the biggest research institute of its kind in Europe, with over employees.”

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3Exact matchBremerhaven, GermanyHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000698 contacts →

Exact match

“As the Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, the Alfred Wegener Institute is primarily active in the cold and temperate regions of the world.”

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4Exact matchZagreb, CroatiaHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026501-1,000674 contacts →

Exact match

“The Ruđer Bošković Institute is regarded as Croatia’s leading scientific institute in the natural and biomedical sciences as well as marine and environmental research, owing to…”

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5Exact matchHorten, NorwayHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000638 contacts →

Exact match

“In a constantly changing market environment, Kongsberg Discovery is serving the ocean space from the deepest sea to the outer space.”

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6Exact matchWageningen, NetherlandsHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026201-500573 contacts →

Exact match

“MARIN is a globally recognised top institute for hydrodynamic and nautical research.”

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7Exact matchLecce, ItalyHQ recorded Sep 20, 202651-200472 contacts →

Exact match

“The Foundation Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change (CMCC) is a research centre on climate science and policy.”

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8Exact matchSarasota, FL, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026201-500453 contacts →

Exact match

“Founded in 1955, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is an independent, nonprofit 501(c)3 research organization based in Sarasota, Fla, with additional field stations in eastern…”

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9Exact matchBoston, MA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026201-500438 contacts →

Exact match

“The New England Aquarium is a catalyst for global change through public engagement, commitment to marine animal conservation, leadership in education, innovative scientific…”

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10Exact matchChileHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026201-500423 contacts →

Exact match

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11Exact matchKiel, GermanyHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000421 contacts →

Exact match

“GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel is one of the world's leading institutions in ocean research.”

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12Exact matchChennai, IndiaHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026201-500389 contacts →

Exact match

“The National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India.”

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13Exact match't Horntje, NetherlandsHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026201-500377 contacts →

Exact match

“Mission: Knowing the Seas to safeguard our future The Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (or NIOZ Sea Research), is the national oceanographic institute and the…”

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14Exact matchSanta Marta, ColombiaHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026201-500371 contacts →

Exact match

“La misión del Invemar es realizar investigación básica y aplicada de los recursos naturales renovables y del medio ambiente en los litorales y ecosistemas marinos y oceánicos de…”

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15Exact matchCasablanca, MoroccoHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026201-500368 contacts →

Exact match

“Missions - Réalisations de diagnostics sur les ressources halieutiques et leurs systèmes d'exploitation- Etude du fonctionnement des écosystèmes marins et littoraux- Surveillance…”

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16Exact matchMadrid, SpainHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026501-1,000309 contacts →

Exact match

“El Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO), es un Centro Nacional del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), dependiente del Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación…”

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17Exact matchCopenhagen, DenmarkHQ recorded Sep 20, 202651-200300 contacts →

Exact match

“The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) is a global organization that develops science and advice to support the sustainable use of the oceans.”

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18Exact matchTrondheim, NorwayHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026201-500298 contacts →

Exact match

“SINTEF Ocean conducts research and innovation related to ocean space.”

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19Exact matchSukarrieta, SpainHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026201-500270 contacts →

Exact match

“AZTI is a #science and #technology centre specialising in the #marine environment and #food that develops high-impact transformation projects with organisations aligned with the…”

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20Exact matchTrieste, ItalyHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026201-500269 contacts →

Exact match

“OGS is a public internationally oriented research Institute financed by the Italian Ministry of University and Research - MUR, which performs research studies turned to the…”

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21Exact matchBarcelona, SpainHQ recorded Sep 20, 202651-200239 contacts →

Exact match

“The Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM, Institute of Marine Sciences in English) is the fourth-largest research institute of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the…”

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22Exact matchPlouzané, FranceHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026201-500230 contacts →

Exact match

“Genavir est une compagnie maritime opérant les navires de la Flotte Océanographique Française.”

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23Exact matchNew York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026n/a228 contacts →

Exact match

“Founded in 1904 to promote exploration “by all means possible,” The Explorers Club is an international not-for-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of field research…”

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24Exact matchMoss Landing, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026201-500211 contacts →

Exact match

“MBARI is a nonprofit research institution where scientists and engineers work together to explore and study the sea.”

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25Exact matchBarcelona, SpainHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026201-500201 contacts →

Exact match

“The Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA) is an environmental research center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC).”

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Oceanographic research centers worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026
26.9%Verified-email coverage
30.0Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
1.2%Largest-city concentration · Rio De Janeiro
Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
568
11-50
417
51-200
232
201-500
89
501-1,000
37
1,001-5,000
30
5,001-10,000
6
10001+
10

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 oceanographic research centers are linked below.
What qualifies
Company records worldwide whose business descriptions match “oceanographic 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 11,277 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.
Refresh
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Record context
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Oceanographic research centers by location

9 lists · largest first

Every Oceanographic 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 “oceanographic research centers”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many oceanographic research centers are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 1,397 company matches for oceanographic research centers 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?

Shearwater Geoservices tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which country has the most oceanographic research centers?

The United States leads with 301 companies, followed by France (125) and Brazil (60). Every oceanographic research centers list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most oceanographic research centers?

Rio De Janeiro leads with 17 company records, followed by Paris (14) and Cape Town (11).

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 11,277 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 1,397 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 September 20, 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.