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Top 25 Public policy research organizations worldwide

RevenueBase identified 1,473 company matches for public policy research organizations worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 31,527 professional contacts across them, including 8,120 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and Washington the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for public policy research organizations 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 public policy research organizations follow the table.

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31,527Contacts tracked
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The 25 largest public policy research organizations worldwide

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 1,473 company matches for public policy research organizations 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 matchSanta Monica, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261,001-5,0002,660 contacts →

Exact match

“RAND is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization that provides leaders with the information they need to make evidence-based decisions.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
2Exact matchArlington, VA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026501-1,0001,069 contacts →

Exact match

“POLITICO illuminates the forces shaping global power.”

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3Exact matchWashington, DC, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026201-500937 contacts →

Exact match

“The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a bipartisan, nonprofit policy research organization dedicated to advancing practical ideas to address the world’s…”

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4Exact matchBurlingame, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026501-1,000570 contacts →

Exact match

“Acumen, LLC works to improve the information provided to policymakers who design and revise welfare, health, education, labor, and business programs at the national, state, and…”

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5Exact matchArlington, VA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026501-1,000517 contacts →

Exact match

“In 1958 the Air Force needed a technically qualified unbiased organization that could rapidly provide analysis for identified and evolving mission requirements.”

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6Exact matchWashington, DC, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026201-500339 contacts →

Exact match

“The Center for American Progress is an independent, nonpartisan policy institute that is dedicated to improving the lives of all Americans through bold, progressive ideas, as well…”

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7Exact matchChennai, IndiaHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026501-1,000290 contacts →

Exact match

“Populus Empowerment Network (PEN) is a distinguished socio-political research organization committed to upholding democracy with a social scientific approach.”

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8Exact matchWashington, DC, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026n/a273 contacts →

Exact match

“The Tax Foundation is the world's leading nonpartisan tax policy research organization.”

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9Exact matchLansing, MI, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026n/a268 contacts →

Exact match

“Our Mission: Improving the quality of life for residents of Michigan and beyond through the development and implementation of innovative, actionable public policies.”

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10Exact matchWashington, DC, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 202651-200237 contacts →

Exact match

“Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world.”

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11Exact matchBangkok, ThailandHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026201-500227 contacts →

Exact match

“Thailand’s most respected economic think-tank with 30 years of policy research experiences.”

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12Exact matchCambridge, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 20, 202651-200222 contacts →

Exact match

“RAND Europe is a not-for-profit research institute whose mission is to help improve policy and decision making through research and analysis.”

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13Exact matchNew Delhi, IndiaHQ recorded Sep 20, 202651-200215 contacts →

Exact match

“The Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy is an independent think-tank doing legal research to make better laws and improve governance for the public good.”

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14Exact matchDelhi, IndiaHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026201-500180 contacts →

Exact match

“NCAER is India's oldest and largest national, non-profit, economic research institute.”

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15Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026n/a165 contacts →

Exact match

“CEPR is an independent, non‐partisan, pan‐European non‐profit organization.”

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16Exact matchMelbourne, AustraliaHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026n/a163 contacts →

Exact match

“The Committee for Economic Development of Australia is an independent, membership-based think tank investigating the key economic and social issues shaping public policy.”

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17Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 20, 202611-50142 contacts →

Exact match

“The Institute for Fiscal Studies was founded in 1969.”

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18Exact matchNairobi, KenyaHQ recorded Sep 20, 202651-200142 contacts →

Exact match

“The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) is an autonomous institute whose primary mission is to conduct public policy research leading to policy advice.”

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19Exact matchVilnius, LithuaniaHQ recorded Sep 20, 202651-200138 contacts →

Exact match

“PPMI is now part of the Verian Group and is now operating under the Verian brand.”

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20Exact matchNew Delhi, IndiaHQ recorded Sep 20, 202651-200133 contacts →

Exact match

“Established in August 1981, ICRIER is an autonomous, policy-oriented, not-for-profit, economic policy think tank.”

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21Exact matchNeuilly-sur-seine, FranceHQ recorded Sep 20, 202651-200131 contacts →

Exact match

“Acteurs publics : Au cœur de l’État, dans les territoires, aux côtés de tous ceux qui agissent dans la sphère publique, la rédaction d’Acteurs publics décrypte, analyse, et…”

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22Exact matchWaterloo, ON, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 20, 202651-200130 contacts →

Exact match

“The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) is an independent, non-partisan think tank committed to innovative policy making at the intersection of technology and…”

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23Exact matchWashington, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 202611-50128 contacts →

Exact match

“Evidence-Based Policy Research and Advocacy Since 1945.”

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24Exact matchWashington, DC, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 202651-200127 contacts →

Exact match

“Third Way is a national think tank that champions modern center-left ideas.”

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25Exact matchAustin, TX, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 202651-200122 contacts →

Exact match

“The public is demanding a different direction for their government, and the Texas Public Policy Foundation is providing the ideas that enable policymakers to chart that new course.”

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Public policy research organizations worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026
25.8%Verified-email coverage
21.4Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
4.5%Largest-city concentration · Washington
Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
707
11-50
571
51-200
140
201-500
31
501-1,000
12
1,001-5,000
4
5,001-10,000
1
10001+
3

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 public policy research organizations are linked below.
What qualifies
Company records worldwide whose business descriptions match “public policy research organizations” 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 8,120 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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Public policy research organizations by location

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Every Public policy research organizations 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 “public policy research organizations”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many public policy research organizations are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 1,473 company matches for public policy research organizations 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?

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

Which country has the most public policy research organizations?

The United States leads with 374 companies, followed by India (156) and the United Kingdom (63). Every public policy research organizations list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most public policy research organizations?

Washington leads with 66 company records, followed by New Delhi (53) and London (39).

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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 8,120 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 1,473 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.