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Top 25 Physical and earth sciences research centers worldwide
RevenueBase identified 325 physical and earth sciences research centers worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 36,562 professional contacts across them, including 11,342 with verified work emails and 0 with mobile numbers. The United States is the largest market and Boulder the largest hub.
This list covers physical and earth sciences research centers 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 19, 2026. Country and city lists for physical and earth sciences research centers 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 physical and earth sciences research centers worldwide
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
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| 1 | 1,377 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “BRGM, the French geological survey, is France’s reference public institution for Earth Science applications in the management of surface and subsurface resources and risks.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 541 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Science Systems and Applications, Inc.(SSAI) is a leading provider of science, engineering, and technology solutions for customers who seek new frontiers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 201 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Avec plus de chercheurs, ingénieurs et techniciens, le centre INRAE Occitanie-Toulouse, ouvert sur l’innovation, est un lieu de recherches disciplinaires, interdisciplinaires et…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 153 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Si l’Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur (OCA) possède un patrimoine architectural et scientifique remarquable, ouvert au public, il n’en est pas moins un opérateur de recherche en…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 124 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Le sens de nos recherches?” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 123 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Blue Marble Space Institute of Science is a 501(c)(3) non-profit research institute with an interdisciplinary approach to studying the relationship between Earth system science…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 105 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Laboratoire Hubert Curien is a joint research unit of Saint-Etienne University (member of the University of Lyon), The French National Centre for Scientific Research and the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 65 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “The Space Science Institute (SSI) is a nonprofit, public benefit corporation formed in 1992.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 57 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Created in 2013, GeoRessources is a multidisciplinary laboratory devoted to the field of geological resources - their exploration and exploitation, including recovery, treatment…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 54 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “I.M.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 50 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Computational Physics, Inc.(CPI) is a research and development (R&D) company founded in 1984 to provide basic and applied science support to various U.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 49 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “NWRA is a scientific research group, owned and operated by its Principal Investigators, with expertise in the geophysical and related sciences.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 49 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “L’Institut de Chimie des Milieux et Matériaux de Poitiers (IC2MP) est une unité mixte de recherche (UMR) multidisciplinaire de l’Université de Poitiers et du CNRS (Chimie et Terre…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 48 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “We are a scientist-founded research institute committed to giving researchers what they need.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 42 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “L’Ecole et Observatoire des Sciences de la Terre (EOST) forme des étudiants en sciences de la Terre et de l’environnement dans un contexte international.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 41 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Institute of Geosciences at the University of Campinas, Brazil” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 34 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Laboratoire de Recherche en Chimie et Science Physique,(Unité Mixte de Recherche entre L'Université du Mans et le CNRS)” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 29 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Le Laboratoire Géosciences Paris-Saclay (GEOPS) est une unité mixte de recherche (UMR 8148) entre le CNRS et l’Université Paris-Saclay.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 25 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “SURA’s mission is to advance collaborative research and education and to strengthen the scientific capabilities of its members and our nation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 22 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Biogéosciences is a research unit comprising a staff of over 150 scientists including full-time researchers, assistant professors & professors, engineers, technicians and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 21 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 20 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “L'Institut Terre et Environnement de Strasbourg est une unité mixte de recherche sous tutelles de l'Université de Strasbourg, du CNRS et de l'ENGEES.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 20 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 18 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Instituto Tecnológico de Paleoceanografia e Mudanças Climáticas, especialista em pesquisa aplicada, utilizando diferentes ferramentas, para analisar as características dos oceanos…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 18 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “O CPGA é Centro de Pesquisa em Geofísica Aplicada dedicado a pesquisar com a utilização da Geofísica soluções de diversos problemas da indústria e do cotidiano das pessoas.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 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: physical and earth sciences research centers. 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 physical and earth sciences research centers.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of physical and earth sciences research centers, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name physical and earth sciences research centers. 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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Physical and earth sciences research centers worldwide at a glance
As of Sep 19, 2026Companies by employee count
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 physical and earth sciences research centers, 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
- 3 countries, largest first: the United States, France, Brazil. Country and city lists for physical and earth sciences research centers are linked below.
- What qualifies
- Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “physical and earth sciences research centers”. 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 physical and earth sciences research centers), 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 physical and earth sciences research centers, 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, 11,342 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 19, 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.
Physical and earth sciences research centers by location
3 lists · largest firstEvery Physical and earth sciences 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 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 physical and earth sciences research centers, 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 physical and earth sciences research centers are there worldwide?
RevenueBase identified 325 physical and earth sciences research centers 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?
BRGM, headquartered in Worldwide, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which country has the most physical and earth sciences research centers?
The United States leads with 228 companies, followed by France (68) and Brazil (29). Every physical and earth sciences research centers list by country and city is linked on this page.
Which city has the most physical and earth sciences research centers?
Boulder leads with 12 headquartered companies, followed by Austin (8) and College Park (6).
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 11,342 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 325 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 19, 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 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.