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Top 25 R1 research institutions worldwide

RevenueBase identified 1,602 company matches for r1 research institutions worldwide as of November 2026 and tracks 1,509,682 professional contacts across them, including 500,732 with verified work emails. France is the largest market and Shanghai the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for r1 research institutions 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 November 6, 2026. Country and city lists for r1 research institutions follow the table.

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1,602Companies
1,509,682Contacts tracked
500,732Verified emails
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The 25 largest r1 research institutions worldwide

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 1,602 company matches for r1 research institutions worldwide, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Nov 6, 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.
#CompanyRevenueBase SmartSearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Exact matchProvidencia, ChileHQ recorded Nov 6, 20265,001-10,00014,958 contacts →

Exact match

“Founded in Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile is currently one of the leading higher education institutions in Latin America.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
2Exact matchLeuven, BelgiumHQ recorded Nov 6, 202610001+11,183 contacts →

Exact match

“Founded in 1425, the multidisciplinary and research-driven University of Leuven (KU Leuven) has been a centre of learning for almost six centuries.”

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3Exact matchGranada, SpainHQ recorded Nov 6, 20265,001-10,0006,288 contacts →

Exact match

“La apuesta por la investigación de calidad ha colocado a la Universidad de Granada en puestos destacados de los diferentes “rankings” a nivel nacional.”

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4Exact matchRome, ItalyHQ recorded Nov 6, 20265,001-10,0005,880 contacts →

Exact match

“The National Research Council of Italy (CNR) is a public organization; its duty is to carry out, promote, spread, transfer and improve research activities in the main sectors of…”

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5Exact matchJoão Pessoa, BrazilHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,0005,134 contacts →

Exact match

“Página destinada a professores, pesquisadores, alunos e servidores da Universidade Federal da Paraíba”

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6Exact matchPisa, ItalyHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026n/a3,740 contacts →

Exact match

“Scuola Normale Superiore is a leading institution in the Italian research system, and a prestigious public university for higher education advanced studies.”

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7Exact matchParis, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,0003,515 contacts →

Exact match

“Compte officiel de l’École normale supérieure | PSL composante de l'Université PSL.”

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8Exact matchAveiro, PortugalHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,0003,032 contacts →

Exact match

“Created in 1973, the University of Aveiro quickly became one of the most dynamic and innovative universities in Portugal.”

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9Exact matchGif-sur-yvette, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,0001,845 contacts →

Exact match

“One school, three campuses - 4,500 students and 370 teaching and research staff interacting with its international network - 3 schools abroad (China, India and Morocco) and 5…”

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10Exact matchPorto, PortugalHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,0001,838 contacts →

Exact match

“Founded in 1911, the University of Porto (U.Porto) is a benchmark institution for Higher Education and Scientific Research in Portugal and one of the top 200 European Universities…”

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11Exact matchAlmería, SpainHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,0001,502 contacts →

Exact match

“Recibe mi más cordial bienvenida a la página web de la Universidad de Almería.”

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12Exact matchFaro, PortugalHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,0001,355 contacts →

Exact match

“Located in the south of Portugal, in a region of Mediterranean climate sought by thousands of tourists, the University of Algarve (UAlg) is headquartered in Faro, the capital of…”

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13Exact matchOnna-son, JapanHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,0001,131 contacts →

Exact match

“The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) is an interdisciplinary graduate school offering a 5-year PhD program in Science.”

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14Exact matchBratislava, SlovakiaHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,000990 contacts →

Exact match

“Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave (UK) je moderná európska univerzita.”

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15Exact matchQuébec, QC, CanadaHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,000908 contacts →

Exact match

“L’Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) est le seul établissement au Québec dédié exclusivement à la recherche et à la formation aux cycles supérieurs.”

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16Exact matchSantander, SpainHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,000755 contacts →

Exact match

“La Universidad de Cantabria (UC) es una institución pública creada en 1972.”

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17Exact matchParis, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,000751 contacts →

Exact match

“Le Collège de France est un établissement public d’enseignement supérieur et de recherche unique au monde.”

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18Exact matchSan Nicolas De Los Garza, MexicoHQ recorded Nov 6, 202610001+689 contacts →

Exact match

“La Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León es la tercera universidad más grande de México y la institución pública de educación superior más importante y con la mayor oferta académica…”

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19Exact matchKöthen, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,000623 contacts →

Exact match

“Anhalt University’s clear approach brings together science and innovation.”

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20Exact matchMexico City, MexicoHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,000606 contacts →

Exact match

“El Instituto de Ingeniería de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (IIUNAM) es el centro de investigación en diversas áreas de la ingeniería más productivo del país.”

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21Exact matchMoscow, RussiaHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,000597 contacts →

Exact match

“The Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) is a private graduate research university in Skolkovo, Russia, a suburb of Moscow.”

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22Exact matchRio De Janeiro, BrazilHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500480 contacts →

Exact match

“Tecgraf/PUC-Rio Institute is a successful self-supported model of R,D&I.”

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23Exact matchConstanta, RomaniaHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,000457 contacts →

Exact match

“Ovidius University of Constanta (Universitatea Ovidius din Constanta) is a fully accredited public higher education institution, which was established in 1961 and transformed into…”

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24Exact matchGuadalajara, MexicoHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200434 contacts →

Exact match

“El Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco, A.C.(CIATEJ) es un Centro de Investigación que pertenece a la Coordinación de Medio Ambiente…”

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25Exact matchGyőr, HungaryHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,000372 contacts →

Exact match

“Széchenyi Egyetem - University of Győr”

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R1 research institutions worldwide at a glance

As of Nov 6, 2026
33.2%Verified-email coverage
942.4Average contacts per company
201-500Median size (employees)
1.2%Largest-city concentration · Shanghai
Nov 6, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
148
11-50
240
51-200
214
201-500
201
501-1,000
143
1,001-5,000
367
5,001-10,000
146
10001+
133

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 r1 research institutions are linked below.
What qualifies
Company records worldwide whose business descriptions match “r1 research institutions” 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 500,732 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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R1 research institutions by location

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Every R1 research institutions 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 “r1 research institutions”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many r1 research institutions are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 1,602 company matches for r1 research institutions worldwide as of November 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?

Pontificia Universidad Católica DE Chile tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which country has the most r1 research institutions?

France leads with 50 companies. Every r1 research institutions list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most r1 research institutions?

Shanghai leads with 20 company records, followed by Cambridge (9) and Moscow (8).

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 500,732 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 1,602 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 November 6, 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.