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Top 25 Social science research institutes worldwide

RevenueBase identified 1,783 company matches for social science research institutes worldwide as of November 2026 and tracks 41,101 professional contacts across them, including 9,222 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and Paris the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for social science research institutes 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 social science research institutes follow the table.

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The 25 largest social science research institutes worldwide

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 1,783 company matches for social science research institutes 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.
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1Exact matchArlington, VA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,0002,014 contacts →

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“Established in 1946, the American Institutes for Research (AIR) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that conducts behavioral and social science research and delivers…”

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2Exact matchConstitución, ArgentinaHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,000436 contacts →

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“La Facultad de Ciencias Sociales es una de las 13 Facultades de la Universidad de Buenos Aires.”

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3Exact matchChennai, IndiaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,000322 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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4Exact matchMannheim, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500298 contacts →

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“With more than 300 employees at two locations - Mannheim and Cologne - GESIS provides essential and internationally relevant research-based services for the social sciences.”

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5Exact matchCambridge, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500218 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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6Exact matchDelhi, IndiaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500208 contacts →

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

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7Exact matchMelbourne, AustraliaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200204 contacts →

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“The Social Research Centre provides all sectors across Australia with access to world-class social science research services, including survey design, data management, analytical…”

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8Exact matchEsch-sur-alzette / Belval, LuxembourgHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200173 contacts →

Exact match

“LISER (Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research) is a public research institute under the authority of Luxembourg’s Ministry of Higher Education and Research.”

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9Exact matchQuezon City, PhilippinesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026n/a153 contacts →

Exact match

“Established on August 8, 1985 as a private non-stock, nonprofit social research institution, Social Weather Stations pursues a social research agenda anchored on its continuing…”

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10Exact matchVilnius, LithuaniaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200145 contacts →

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

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11Exact matchHamburg, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200145 contacts →

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“The GIGA conducts social-science research with real-world relevance on Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East, and on global developments.”

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12Exact matchBrooklyn, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200137 contacts →

Exact match

“The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) is an independent, international, nonprot organization founded in 1923.”

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13Exact matchLjubljana, SloveniaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500134 contacts →

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“The Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (ZRC SAZU) was established as an independent public research institution in 1981 and has since become one of the…”

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14Exact matchLisbon, PortugalHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500134 contacts →

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“The Institute of Social Sciences (ICS-ULisboa) is a school of the University of Lisbon and a research unit that is part of the Portuguese Science and Technology system, with the…”

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15Exact match10785, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500131 contacts →

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“The WZB Berlin Social Science Center conducts basic research with a focus on problems of modern societies in a globalized world.”

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16Exact matchDublin 2, IrelandHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200127 contacts →

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“The Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) works towards a national vision of 'Informed policy for a better Ireland'.”

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17Exact matchMunich, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500127 contacts →

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“Das Deutsche Jugendinstitut (DJI) ist eines der größten sozialwissenschaftlichen Forschungsinstitute Europas.”

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18Exact matchMiddle East And Africa, JordanHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-50126 contacts →

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“Mindset is a research consultancy with operations in the Middle East and Africa.”

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19Exact matchPoughkeepsie, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-50123 contacts →

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“The Marist Institute for Public Opinion, home of the Marist Poll, is a survey research center at Marist University in Poughkeepsie, New York.”

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20Exact matchDelhi, IndiaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200121 contacts →

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“The Institute of Economic Growth (IEG) is an autonomous, multidisciplinary Centre for advanced research and training.”

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21Exact matchDa'ayen, QatarHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,000113 contacts →

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“المركز العربي للأبحاث ودراسة السياسات هو مؤسسة بحثيّة فكرية مستقلة للعلوم الاجتماعية والإنسانية وبخاصة في جوانبها التطبيقية -المدير العام للمركز د.عزمي بشارة The Arab Center for…”

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22Exact match千代田区, JapanHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500112 contacts →

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Recorded description not available.

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23Exact matchThe Hague, NetherlandsHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200110 contacts →

Exact match

“The main fields studied are health, welfare, social security, the labour market and education, with a particular focus on the interfaces between these fields.”

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24Exact matchSão Paulo, BrazilHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200105 contacts →

Exact match

“Instituto de Pesquisas, realiza levantamentos de opinião e mercado”

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25Exact matchUtrecht, NetherlandsHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-50104 contacts →

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“Het Verwey-Jonker Instituut doet onafhankelijk onderzoek naar actuele maatschappelijke vraagstukken.”

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Social science research institutes worldwide at a glance

As of Nov 6, 2026
22.4%Verified-email coverage
23.1Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
1.3%Largest-city concentration · Paris
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Companies by employee count

1-10
707
11-50
674
51-200
261
201-500
65
501-1,000
24
1,001-5,000
26
5,001-10,000
5
10001+
6

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 social science research institutes are linked below.
What qualifies
Company records worldwide whose business descriptions match “social science research institutes” 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 9,222 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.
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Social science research institutes by location

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Every Social science research institutes 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 “social science research institutes”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many social science research institutes are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 1,783 company matches for social science research institutes 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?

American Institutes For Research tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which country has the most social science research institutes?

The United States leads with 228 companies, followed by Germany (117) and India (99). Every social science research institutes list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most social science research institutes?

Paris leads with 24 company records, followed by Berlin (21) and London (21).

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 9,222 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 1,783 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.