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Top 25 Think tanks and research institutes based in Germany

RevenueBase identified 86 company matches for think tanks and research institutes associated with Germany as of November 2026 and tracks 2,203 professional contacts across them, including 613 with verified work emails. Berlin is the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for think tanks and research institutes associated with Germany, 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.

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The 25 largest think tanks and research institutes based in Germany

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 86 company matches for think tanks and research institutes based in Germany, 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 matchMunich, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200227 contacts →

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“Shaping the Economic Debate”: The ifo Institute wants to help shape the economic policy debate in Germany and Europe.”

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2Exact matchBerlin, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500220 contacts →

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“The German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) is one of the leading economic research instituts in Germany.”

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3Exact matchKiel, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200174 contacts →

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“The Kiel Institute aims to be Europe’s preeminent research institute for global economic affairs, combining cutting-edge research on par with leading economics departments with…”

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4Exact matchBerlin, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500107 contacts →

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“Das Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB) untersucht grundlegende gesellschaftliche Fragen.”

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5Exact matchEssen, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-20098 contacts →

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“RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research is a leading center for scientific research and evidence-based policy advice in Germany and a member of the Leibniz Association.”

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6Exact matchCologne, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-20065 contacts →

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“The Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies conducts basic research on the governance of modern societies.”

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7Exact matchBerlin, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5062 contacts →

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“The Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) is an independent non-profit think tank based in Berlin.”

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8Exact match33311 Gütersloh, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5049 contacts →

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“The non-profit CHE Centre for Higher Education is an independent and implementation orientated think tank with an international perspective.”

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9Exact matchBerlin, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5027 contacts →

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“The ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin – Institute for the Economy and the Future of Work (RFBerlin) is dedicated to conducting independent research into the challenges facing the…”

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10Exact matchHof, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261-1027 contacts →

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Recorded description not available.

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11Exact matchBerlin, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5026 contacts →

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“At the Jacques Delors Centre, academic research goes hand in hand with the development of concrete ideas for future-oriented EU policies.”

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12Exact matchHamburg, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5025 contacts →

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“As a future-oriented think tank, we, the 40 employees of the Bundeskanzler-Helmut-Schmidt-Stiftung (BKHS) in Hamburg and Berlin, address with issues that already interested Helmut…”

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13Exact matchBonn, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261-1024 contacts →

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“In the face of great challenges we want to think differently about international politics.”

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14Exact matchFrankfurt, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-20021 contacts →

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“ISS e.V.”

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15Exact matchBerlin, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5019 contacts →

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“As a Berlin-based think-and-do tank, we specialise in developing and piloting innovative governance concepts for sustainable development – from the local to the global level.”

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16Exact matchFrankfurt, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5017 contacts →

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“Wir sind The Future: Project – der führende Think-Tank für transformative Zukunftsforschung.”

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17Exact matchBerlin, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5016 contacts →

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“InterVal ist ein Forschungs- und Politikberatungsunternehmen mit Sitz in Berlin (Prenzlauer Berg).”

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18Exact matchBerlin, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-50013 contacts →

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“Willkommen bei Polis180!”

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19Exact matchDüsseldorf, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5013 contacts →

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“Substanz entscheidet im Handelsblatt Research Institute (HRI).”

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20Exact matchPotsdam, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261-1012 contacts →

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“The Brandenburg Institute for Society and Security (BIGS) is an independent, non-partisan non-profit institute in Potsdam with the mission of building bridges between theory and…”

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21Exact matchBad Neuenahr-ahrweiler, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-507 contacts →

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“Science, technology and innovation change our societies rapidly.”

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22Exact matchBerlin, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261-106 contacts →

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“Die Stiftung Marktwirtschaft ist ein unabhängiger und überparteilicher wirtschaftspolitischer Think-Tank.”

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23Exact matchBerlin, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-504 contacts →

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“The stiftung neue verantwortung (snv) is a non-profit think tank in Berlin.”

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24Exact matchBerlin, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261-102 contacts →

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“Die CamP Group gGmbH ist ein "Think-and-Do-Tank", dessen Ziel es ist, soziale Probleme mithilfe fundierter Forschung und bewährten Praxisansätzen aus der Pädagogik zu lösen.”

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25Exact matchTreves, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261-102 contacts →

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“Rechtspolitik behandelt die Frage, wie künftiges Recht gestaltet werden soll: Sie kann dem Gesetzgeber Klärungs- und Begründungskraft liefern.”

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Think tanks and research institutes based in Germany at a glance

As of Nov 6, 2026
27.8%Verified-email coverage
25.6Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
34.9%Largest-city concentration · Berlin
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Companies by employee count

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201-500
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Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Germany, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Germany, over 86 companies.

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.
What qualifies
Company records associated with Germany whose business descriptions match “think tanks and 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.
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Public preview
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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 613 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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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 “think tanks and research institutes”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many think tanks and research institutes are there based in Germany?

RevenueBase identified 86 company matches for think tanks and research institutes associated with Germany 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?

IFO Institute Leibniz Institute For Economic Research tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which city has the most think tanks and research institutes?

Berlin leads with 30 company records, followed by Munich (9) and Hamburg (5).

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 613 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 86 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.