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Top 25 Research centers worldwide
RevenueBase identified 5,729 company matches for research centers worldwide as of November 2026 and tracks 230,577 professional contacts across them, including 52,533 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and Tehran the largest hub.
This list covers company matches for 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 November 6, 2026. Country and city lists for research centers follow the table.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, 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 research centers worldwide
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6,288 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.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 2 | 5,880 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…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 3 | 3,489 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Westat offers innovative professional services to help clients improve outcomes in health, education, and social policy.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 4 | 3,396 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Within Gruppo San Donato we are a clinical, scientific and university centre of high specialization, since 1971.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 5 | 3,231 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Forschungszentrum Jülich is one of the largest interdisciplinary research centres in Europe and a founding member of the Helmholtz Association.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 6 | 3,057 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The Broad Institute brings together a diverse group of individuals from across its partner institutions, undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, professional…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 7 | 2,041 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Le centre français de recherches aérospatiales/ L’ONERA, acteur central de la recherche aéronautique et spatiale, emploie environ 2200 personnes.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 8 | 1,715 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah is the National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center for Utah, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, and Wyoming.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 9 | 1,469 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “CNA is a nonprofit research and analysis organization dedicated to the safety and security of the nation.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 10 | 1,463 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “IDA (Institute for Defense Analyses) – a not-for-profit corporation headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia just outside Washington, DC – operates three Federally Funded Research…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 11 | 1,413 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Tecnalia Research & Innovation es el primer Centro Tecnológico privado de España y una de las principales organizaciones dedicadas a la investigación aplicada en Europa.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 12 | 1,372 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) was founded in 1966 as the premier multi-disciplinary research institute in Korea.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 13 | 1,047 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “NRC Is the largest multidisciplinary R&D centre in Egypt devoted to basic and applied research within the major fields of interest.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 14 | 924 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “SINTEF is one of Europe's largest research organisations, with multidisciplinary expertise in the fields of technology, the natural sciences and the social sciences.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 15 | 894 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “CenExel is a leading integrated, wholly owned, nationwide clinical research site network comprised of 18 Centers of Excellence in major metropolitan areas across the U.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 16 | 842 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Do not underestimate the power of atoms: nuclear applications can make a great difference for society both now and in the future.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 17 | 826 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ was established in 1991 and has more than 1,100 employees in Leipzig, Halle/S.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 18 | 795 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Eurecat es el principal centro tecnológico de Cataluña y la segunda organización de investigación privada más grande del sur de Europa.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 19 | 733 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “CERTH is one of the leading research centres in Greece & listed among the TOP-15 E.U.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 20 | 720 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Under the leadership of Josep Tabernero, the Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO) has established itself as a cancer research center of proven excellence internationally.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 21 | 683 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…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 22 | 606 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.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 23 | 561 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center is one of the largest French-speaking medical research center in North America.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 24 | 531 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The IUCT-Oncopole, a center for care, research, and training in cancerology, mobilizes on a single site in Toulouse the expertise of professionals.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 25 | 519 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The Institute of Biomedical Research of Bellvitge (IDIBELL) is a research CERCA center created in 2004.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
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- Every country. Country and city lists for research centers are linked below.
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- Company records worldwide whose business descriptions match “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.
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- 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.
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Research centers by location
31 lists · largest firstEvery Research centers list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
- Research centers based in the United States1,055
- Research centers based in Brazil329
- Research centers based in France297
- Research centers based in Germany267
- Research centers based in Italy238
- Research centers based in Spain231
- Research centers based in India203
- Research centers based in the United Kingdom180
- Research centers based in Canada117
- Research centers based in Portugal112
- Research centers based in Chile97
- Research centers based in Argentina94
- Research centers based in Poland88
- Research centers based in Mexico78
- Research centers based in Switzerland77
- Research centers based in the Netherlands72
- Research centers based in Belgium71
- Research centers based in Greece42
- Research centers based in Sweden38
- Research centers based in Ireland34
- Research centers based in Austria33
- Research centers based in Czechia33
- Research centers based in Norway25
Cities
- Research centers based in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil41
- Research centers based in Sao Paulo, Brazil38
- Research centers based in Milan, Italy36
- Research centers based in Rome, Italy32
- Research centers based in Lisbon, Portugal31
- Research centers based in Madrid, Spain27
- Research centers based in Montreal, Canada25
- Research centers based in Santiago, Chile25
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 “research centers”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.
How many research centers are there worldwide?
RevenueBase identified 5,729 company matches for research centers 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?
Universidad DE Granada tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.
Which country has the most research centers?
The United States leads with 1,055 companies, followed by Brazil (329) and France (297). Every research centers list by country and city is linked on this page.
Which city has the most research centers?
Tehran leads with 53 company records, followed by Rio De Janeiro (41) and London (38).
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 52,533 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 5,729 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.
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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.
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| # | Company | Headquarters on record | Reported employees | RevenueBase SmartSearch | Tracked contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HQ: Granada, SpainReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Granada, Spain | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 6,288 contacts → |
“La apuesta por la investigación de calidad ha colocado a la Universidad de Granada en puestos destacados de los diferentes “rankings” a nivel nacional.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 | HQ: Rome, ItalyReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Rome, Italy | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 5,880 contacts → |
“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…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 | HQ: Bethesda, PA, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Bethesda, PA, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 3,489 contacts → |
“Westat offers innovative professional services to help clients improve outcomes in health, education, and social policy.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 | HQ: Milan, ItalyReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Milan, Italy | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 3,396 contacts → |
“Within Gruppo San Donato we are a clinical, scientific and university centre of high specialization, since 1971.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 | HQ: Juelich, GermanyReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Juelich, Germany | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 3,231 contacts → |
“Forschungszentrum Jülich is one of the largest interdisciplinary research centres in Europe and a founding member of the Helmholtz Association.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 | HQ: Cambridge, MA, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Cambridge, MA, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 3,057 contacts → |
“The Broad Institute brings together a diverse group of individuals from across its partner institutions, undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, professional…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 | HQ: Palaiseau, FranceReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Palaiseau, France | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 2,041 contacts → |
“Le centre français de recherches aérospatiales/ L’ONERA, acteur central de la recherche aéronautique et spatiale, emploie environ 2200 personnes.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 | HQ: Salt Lake City, UT, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Salt Lake City, UT, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,715 contacts → |
“Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah is the National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center for Utah, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, and Wyoming.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 | HQ: Arlington, VA, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Arlington, VA, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 1,469 contacts → |
“CNA is a nonprofit research and analysis organization dedicated to the safety and security of the nation.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 | HQ: Alexandria, VA, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Alexandria, VA, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,463 contacts → |
“IDA (Institute for Defense Analyses) – a not-for-profit corporation headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia just outside Washington, DC – operates three Federally Funded Research…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 | HQ: Donostia-san Sebastián, SpainReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Donostia-san Sebastián, Spain | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,413 contacts → |
“Tecnalia Research & Innovation es el primer Centro Tecnológico privado de España y una de las principales organizaciones dedicadas a la investigación aplicada en Europa.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 | HQ: Seoul, South KoreaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Seoul, South Korea | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,372 contacts → |
“The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) was founded in 1966 as the premier multi-disciplinary research institute in Korea.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 | HQ: Dokki, EgyptReported employees: 10001+ | Dokki, Egypt | 10001+ | Exact match | 1,047 contacts → |
“NRC Is the largest multidisciplinary R&D centre in Egypt devoted to basic and applied research within the major fields of interest.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 | HQ: Trondheim, NorwayReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Trondheim, Norway | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 924 contacts → |
“SINTEF is one of Europe's largest research organisations, with multidisciplinary expertise in the fields of technology, the natural sciences and the social sciences.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 | HQ: Salt Lake City, UT, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Salt Lake City, UT, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 894 contacts → |
“CenExel is a leading integrated, wholly owned, nationwide clinical research site network comprised of 18 Centers of Excellence in major metropolitan areas across the U.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 | HQ: Mol, BelgiumReported employees: 501-1,000 | Mol, Belgium | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 842 contacts → |
“Do not underestimate the power of atoms: nuclear applications can make a great difference for society both now and in the future.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 | HQ: Leipzig, GermanyReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Leipzig, Germany | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 826 contacts → |
“The Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ was established in 1991 and has more than 1,100 employees in Leipzig, Halle/S.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 | HQ: Cerdanyola Del Vallès, SpainReported employees: 501-1,000 | Cerdanyola Del Vallès, Spain | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 795 contacts → |
“Eurecat es el principal centro tecnológico de Cataluña y la segunda organización de investigación privada más grande del sur de Europa.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 | HQ: Thessaloniki, GreeceReported employees: 501-1,000 | Thessaloniki, Greece | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 733 contacts → |
“CERTH is one of the leading research centres in Greece & listed among the TOP-15 E.U.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 | HQ: Barcelona, SpainReported employees: 201-500 | Barcelona, Spain | 201-500 | Exact match | 720 contacts → |
“Under the leadership of Josep Tabernero, the Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO) has established itself as a cancer research center of proven excellence internationally.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 | HQ: Zagreb, CroatiaReported employees: 501-1,000 | Zagreb, Croatia | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 683 contacts → |
“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…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 | HQ: Mexico City, MexicoReported employees: 501-1,000 | Mexico City, Mexico | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 606 contacts → |
“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.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 | HQ: Québec, QC, CanadaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Québec, QC, Canada | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 561 contacts → |
“The CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center is one of the largest French-speaking medical research center in North America.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 | HQ: Toulouse, FranceReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Toulouse, France | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 531 contacts → |
“The IUCT-Oncopole, a center for care, research, and training in cancerology, mobilizes on a single site in Toulouse the expertise of professionals.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 | HQ: L'hospitalet De Llobregat, SpainReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | L'hospitalet De Llobregat, Spain | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 519 contacts → |
“The Institute of Biomedical Research of Bellvitge (IDIBELL) is a research CERCA center created in 2004.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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Research centers: dataset insights
November 6, 2026These summaries describe recorded coverage in this saved dataset. This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Reported company sizes
5,694 records in the displayed employee bands.
35 matching records are outside the displayed bands or do not have a displayed size. Bars show shares of the displayed bands.
Email recency for this list is measured across the whole country list rather than for Worldwide, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Worldwide, over 5,729 companies.
How this company list was built
Describe a niche in your own words: companies installing commercial solar, or manufacturers of sustainable packaging. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds companies whose compiled business descriptions match by meaning. This list is one saved example to adapt.
Where the company descriptions come from
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
RevenueBase SmartSearch matching settings
- Exact
- Closest fits to the business described.
- Similar
- Similar businesses with a wider range of fits.
- Related
- Related businesses in and around the category.
- Broad
- A broader set of businesses connected to the description.
RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact match identifies inclusion in this search's closest semantic matching setting. It is not a per-company confidence score, a literal keyword match, or a quality endorsement.
Selection, ordering and scope
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Recorded company descriptions support research; check company websites for current services. The selected preview is ordered by tracked contacts and is not a list of the best service providers.
Snapshot: November 6, 2026.
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Research centers by location
31 lists · largest firstEvery Research centers list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
- Research centers based in the United States1,055
- Research centers based in Brazil329
- Research centers based in France297
- Research centers based in Germany267
- Research centers based in Italy238
- Research centers based in Spain231
- Research centers based in India203
- Research centers based in the United Kingdom180
- Research centers based in Canada117
- Research centers based in Portugal112
- Research centers based in Chile97
- Research centers based in Argentina94
- Research centers based in Poland88
- Research centers based in Mexico78
- Research centers based in Switzerland77
- Research centers based in the Netherlands72
- Research centers based in Belgium71
- Research centers based in Greece42
- Research centers based in Sweden38
- Research centers based in Ireland34
- Research centers based in Austria33
- Research centers based in Czechia33
- Research centers based in Norway25
Cities
- Research centers based in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil41
- Research centers based in Sao Paulo, Brazil38
- Research centers based in Milan, Italy36
- Research centers based in Rome, Italy32
- Research centers based in Lisbon, Portugal31
- Research centers based in Madrid, Spain27
- Research centers based in Montreal, Canada25
- Research centers based in Santiago, Chile25
Questions about this company list
What does Exact match mean for research centers?
The separate RevenueBase SmartSearch column identifies inclusion at the closest semantic matching preset. It is not a literal keyword match, a per-company confidence score or a quality endorsement. Changing the search form opens a new search in RevenueBase; it does not reclassify these saved rows.
How many research centers did RevenueBase find worldwide?
The saved snapshot records 5,729 matching company records, 230,577 tracked contacts and 52,533 verified emails. The public preview displays 25 selected records.
Where do the company descriptions come from?
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
How are the public companies ordered?
The selected public records are ordered by contacts tracked in RevenueBase, highest first. Contact coverage is a prospecting measure, not an assessment of the company's services or quality.
How can I get contact information?
Select a company's contact count to open its filtered contacts in RevenueBase. Free signup is required and includes 500 credits and limited free results. Verified emails, direct dials and mobile numbers depend on available coverage.
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Snapshot: November 6, 2026. Review each company's website for current services and locations. A recorded business description does not establish that every company offers every service named in the search.
What do headquarters and employee bands mean?
These are recorded company-level fields, rather than a map of every branch or a count of specialists. Missing headquarters or employee bands are labeled; older records may show a location separately from recorded headquarters.
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Top 25 research centers worldwide
RevenueBase records 5,729 matching company records for research centers worldwide, with 230,577 tracked contacts and 52,533 verified work emails.
This public preview shows 25 selected records ordered by tracked contacts. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds company descriptions that match by meaning at Exact. Snapshot: November 6, 2026.
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Top 25 research centers worldwide
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
| # | Company | Headquarters on record | Reported employees | RevenueBase SmartSearch | Tracked contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HQ: Granada, SpainReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Granada, Spain | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 6,288 contacts → |
“La apuesta por la investigación de calidad ha colocado a la Universidad de Granada en puestos destacados de los diferentes “rankings” a nivel nacional.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 | HQ: Rome, ItalyReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Rome, Italy | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 5,880 contacts → |
“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…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 | HQ: Bethesda, PA, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Bethesda, PA, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 3,489 contacts → |
“Westat offers innovative professional services to help clients improve outcomes in health, education, and social policy.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 | HQ: Milan, ItalyReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Milan, Italy | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 3,396 contacts → |
“Within Gruppo San Donato we are a clinical, scientific and university centre of high specialization, since 1971.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 | HQ: Juelich, GermanyReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Juelich, Germany | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 3,231 contacts → |
“Forschungszentrum Jülich is one of the largest interdisciplinary research centres in Europe and a founding member of the Helmholtz Association.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 | HQ: Cambridge, MA, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Cambridge, MA, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 3,057 contacts → |
“The Broad Institute brings together a diverse group of individuals from across its partner institutions, undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, professional…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 | HQ: Palaiseau, FranceReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Palaiseau, France | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 2,041 contacts → |
“Le centre français de recherches aérospatiales/ L’ONERA, acteur central de la recherche aéronautique et spatiale, emploie environ 2200 personnes.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 | HQ: Salt Lake City, UT, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Salt Lake City, UT, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,715 contacts → |
“Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah is the National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center for Utah, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, and Wyoming.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 | HQ: Arlington, VA, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Arlington, VA, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 1,469 contacts → |
“CNA is a nonprofit research and analysis organization dedicated to the safety and security of the nation.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 | HQ: Alexandria, VA, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Alexandria, VA, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,463 contacts → |
“IDA (Institute for Defense Analyses) – a not-for-profit corporation headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia just outside Washington, DC – operates three Federally Funded Research…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 | HQ: Donostia-san Sebastián, SpainReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Donostia-san Sebastián, Spain | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,413 contacts → |
“Tecnalia Research & Innovation es el primer Centro Tecnológico privado de España y una de las principales organizaciones dedicadas a la investigación aplicada en Europa.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 | HQ: Seoul, South KoreaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Seoul, South Korea | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,372 contacts → |
“The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) was founded in 1966 as the premier multi-disciplinary research institute in Korea.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 | HQ: Dokki, EgyptReported employees: 10001+ | Dokki, Egypt | 10001+ | Exact match | 1,047 contacts → |
“NRC Is the largest multidisciplinary R&D centre in Egypt devoted to basic and applied research within the major fields of interest.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 | HQ: Trondheim, NorwayReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Trondheim, Norway | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 924 contacts → |
“SINTEF is one of Europe's largest research organisations, with multidisciplinary expertise in the fields of technology, the natural sciences and the social sciences.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 | HQ: Salt Lake City, UT, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Salt Lake City, UT, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 894 contacts → |
“CenExel is a leading integrated, wholly owned, nationwide clinical research site network comprised of 18 Centers of Excellence in major metropolitan areas across the U.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 | HQ: Mol, BelgiumReported employees: 501-1,000 | Mol, Belgium | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 842 contacts → |
“Do not underestimate the power of atoms: nuclear applications can make a great difference for society both now and in the future.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 | HQ: Leipzig, GermanyReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Leipzig, Germany | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 826 contacts → |
“The Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ was established in 1991 and has more than 1,100 employees in Leipzig, Halle/S.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 | HQ: Cerdanyola Del Vallès, SpainReported employees: 501-1,000 | Cerdanyola Del Vallès, Spain | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 795 contacts → |
“Eurecat es el principal centro tecnológico de Cataluña y la segunda organización de investigación privada más grande del sur de Europa.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 | HQ: Thessaloniki, GreeceReported employees: 501-1,000 | Thessaloniki, Greece | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 733 contacts → |
“CERTH is one of the leading research centres in Greece & listed among the TOP-15 E.U.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 | HQ: Barcelona, SpainReported employees: 201-500 | Barcelona, Spain | 201-500 | Exact match | 720 contacts → |
“Under the leadership of Josep Tabernero, the Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO) has established itself as a cancer research center of proven excellence internationally.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 | HQ: Zagreb, CroatiaReported employees: 501-1,000 | Zagreb, Croatia | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 683 contacts → |
“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…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 | HQ: Mexico City, MexicoReported employees: 501-1,000 | Mexico City, Mexico | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 606 contacts → |
“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.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 | HQ: Québec, QC, CanadaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Québec, QC, Canada | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 561 contacts → |
“The CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center is one of the largest French-speaking medical research center in North America.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 | HQ: Toulouse, FranceReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Toulouse, France | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 531 contacts → |
“The IUCT-Oncopole, a center for care, research, and training in cancerology, mobilizes on a single site in Toulouse the expertise of professionals.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 | HQ: L'hospitalet De Llobregat, SpainReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | L'hospitalet De Llobregat, Spain | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 519 contacts → |
“The Institute of Biomedical Research of Bellvitge (IDIBELL) is a research CERCA center created in 2004.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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Research centers: dataset insights
November 6, 2026These summaries describe recorded coverage in this saved dataset. This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Reported company sizes
5,694 records in the displayed employee bands.
35 matching records are outside the displayed bands or do not have a displayed size. Bars show shares of the displayed bands.
Email recency for this list is measured across the whole country list rather than for Worldwide, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Worldwide, over 5,729 companies.
How this company list was built
Describe a niche in your own words: companies installing commercial solar, or manufacturers of sustainable packaging. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds companies whose compiled business descriptions match by meaning. This list is one saved example to adapt.
Where the company descriptions come from
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
RevenueBase SmartSearch matching settings
- Exact
- Closest fits to the business described.
- Similar
- Similar businesses with a wider range of fits.
- Related
- Related businesses in and around the category.
- Broad
- A broader set of businesses connected to the description.
RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact match identifies inclusion in this search's closest semantic matching setting. It is not a per-company confidence score, a literal keyword match, or a quality endorsement.
Selection, ordering and scope
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Recorded company descriptions support research; check company websites for current services. The selected preview is ordered by tracked contacts and is not a list of the best service providers.
Snapshot: November 6, 2026.
Publisher-reported method study
The published RevenueBase SmartSearch benchmark
86% good or better at Exact
RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. It reports 86% of Exact matches judged good or better, and 77% for a 240-pair sample of one- or two-word categories. This evaluates the method across study queries rather than auditing this individual list.
Read the study and full methodology ↗RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its September 3, 2026 published methodology describes a graph of 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts; these platform figures differ from this page's totals. Published methodology ↗
Research centers by location
31 lists · largest firstEvery Research centers list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
- Research centers based in the United States1,055
- Research centers based in Brazil329
- Research centers based in France297
- Research centers based in Germany267
- Research centers based in Italy238
- Research centers based in Spain231
- Research centers based in India203
- Research centers based in the United Kingdom180
- Research centers based in Canada117
- Research centers based in Portugal112
- Research centers based in Chile97
- Research centers based in Argentina94
- Research centers based in Poland88
- Research centers based in Mexico78
- Research centers based in Switzerland77
- Research centers based in the Netherlands72
- Research centers based in Belgium71
- Research centers based in Greece42
- Research centers based in Sweden38
- Research centers based in Ireland34
- Research centers based in Austria33
- Research centers based in Czechia33
- Research centers based in Norway25
Cities
- Research centers based in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil41
- Research centers based in Sao Paulo, Brazil38
- Research centers based in Milan, Italy36
- Research centers based in Rome, Italy32
- Research centers based in Lisbon, Portugal31
- Research centers based in Madrid, Spain27
- Research centers based in Montreal, Canada25
- Research centers based in Santiago, Chile25
Questions about this company list
What does Exact match mean for research centers?
The separate RevenueBase SmartSearch column identifies inclusion at the closest semantic matching preset. It is not a literal keyword match, a per-company confidence score or a quality endorsement. Changing the search form opens a new search in RevenueBase; it does not reclassify these saved rows.
How many research centers did RevenueBase find worldwide?
The saved snapshot records 5,729 matching company records, 230,577 tracked contacts and 52,533 verified emails. The public preview displays 25 selected records.
Where do the company descriptions come from?
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
How are the public companies ordered?
The selected public records are ordered by contacts tracked in RevenueBase, highest first. Contact coverage is a prospecting measure, not an assessment of the company's services or quality.
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How current is this list?
Snapshot: November 6, 2026. Review each company's website for current services and locations. A recorded business description does not establish that every company offers every service named in the search.
What do headquarters and employee bands mean?
These are recorded company-level fields, rather than a map of every branch or a count of specialists. Missing headquarters or employee bands are labeled; older records may show a location separately from recorded headquarters.
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RevenueBase Data Team. Top 25 research centers worldwide. Snapshot: November 6, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/browse/research-centers.
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