Top 25% Think Tanks, as of June 2021

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Top 25% Think Tanks, all authors, all publication years

All institutions in this category.

Rank	Institution	Score	Authors	Author shares
1	National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA)	1.06	446	88.58
2	Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Bonn, Germany	2.22	944	131.67
3	Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) London, United Kingdom	3.61	336	32.08
4	Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics (IIE) Washington, District of Columbia (USA)	4.7	42	31.9
5	ifo Institut - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung an der Universität München e.V. München, Germany	5.45	171	129.88
6	DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) Berlin, Germany	5.47	150	102.49
7	Brookings Institution Washington, District of Columbia (USA)	5.74	38	25.76
8	Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) Stockholm, Sweden	8.93	98	61.92
9	Motu: Economic & Public Policy Research Wellington, New Zealand	10.38	24	19.84
10	Resources for the Future (RFF) Washington, District of Columbia (USA)	10.47	46	32.85
11	Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) Dublin, Ireland	12.32	67	55.42
12	Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle (IWH) Halle, Germany	13.23	47	32.47
13	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB) Nürnberg, Germany	14.3	65	50.68
14	RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Essen, Germany	14.69	72	51.01
15	Centre d'études prospectives et d'informations internationales (CEPII) Paris, France	15.38	45	23.82
16	Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research (CEEP), Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing, China	16.01	27	23.17
17	W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research Kalamazoo, Michigan (USA)	17.14	12	11.34
18	Bruegel Bruxelles/Brussel, Belgium	19.14	19	13.15
19	Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) Tokyo, Japan	19.43	48	25.75
20	National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) London, United Kingdom	19.5	39	29.17
21	Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Moscow, Russia	20.62	105	63.84
22	American Enterprise Institute Washington, District of Columbia (USA)	20.82	18	17.45
23	Geary Institute, University College Dublin Dublin, Ireland	21.26	26	11.16
24	Levy Economics Institute, Bard College Annandale-on-Hudson, New York (USA)	25.3	23	15.92
25	Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE) México, Mexico	25.32	34	31.47
26	Urban Institute Washington, District of Columbia (USA)	26.02	25	22.3
27	Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo (GRADE) Lima, Peru	26.76	26	21.64
28	Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus (VATT), Government of Finland Helsinki, Finland	28.1	25	18.05
29	Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research (PIER) Bangkok, Thailand	29.2	14	10.41
30	Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis (RCEA) Rimini, Italy	30.85	39	7.15
31	Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) Bruxelles/Brussel, Belgium	31.87	17	12.62
32	European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) Bruxelles/Brussel, Belgium	31.91	8	1.13
33	Institut der Deutschen Wirtschaft Köln, Germany	33.28	14	13.59
34	Institute of Social Studies (ISS) Den Haag, Netherlands	33.49	18	13.99
35	Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies, Council on Foreign Relations Washington, District of Columbia (USA)	33.79	1	0.47
36	Center for Local, State and Urban Policy (CLOSUP), Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan (USA)	35.48	1	1
37	Fundación para la Educación Superior y el Desarrollo (Fedesarrollo) Bogotá, Colombia	37.04	25	20.66
38	Elinkeinoelämän Tutkimuslaitos (ETLA) Helsinki, Finland	39.85	15	11.97
39	C. D. Howe Institute Toronto, Canada	40	10	4.98
40	Cato Institute Washington, District of Columbia (USA)	40.65	5	3.5
41	Centro de Estudios Públicos Santiago, Chile	41.32	6	5.84
42	Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) Washington, District of Columbia (USA)	42.04	14	11.72
43	Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis (RCEA) Waterloo, Canada	43.21	36	3.42
44	Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) Jakarta, Indonesia	44.61	17	15.3
45	Nordisk Institutt for studier av innovasjon, forskning og utdanning (NIFU) Oslo, Norway	47.13	13	11.37
46	Economic Policy Institute Washington, District of Columbia (USA)	48.49	5	2.45
47	The Conference Board New York City, New York (USA)	49.14	4	1.54
48	Group for Research in Applied Economics (GRAPE) Warszawa, Poland	50.02	15	5.43
49	Development Policy Research Unit, School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa	50.99	14	12.55
50	Centre for Policy Research and International Studies (CENPRIS), Universiti Sains Malaysia Minden, Malaysia	54.44	1	1
51	CASE-Center for Social and Economic Research Warszawa, Poland	54.55	22	14.21
52	Instytut Badań Strukturalnych Warszawa, Poland	54.77	21	16.95
53	Central European Labour Studies Institute (CELSI) Bratislava, Slovakia	54.84	14	7.68
54	Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) San Francisco, California (USA)	54.95	3	1.5
55	Prometeia Bologna, Italy	55.38	9	6.85
56	Resolution Foundation London, United Kingdom	55.58	1	0.9

The rankings

Top 25% institutions in Think Tanks, 10 best authors in each, 10 last publication years

All institutions in this category.

Rank	Institution	Score	Authors	Author shares
1	National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA)	1.43	444	10
2	Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) London, United Kingdom	3.49	334	10
3	ifo Institut - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung an der Universität München e.V. München, Germany	3.89	167	10
4	Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Bonn, Germany	4.57	933	10
5	Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research (CEEP), Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing, China	5.7	27	10
6	DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) Berlin, Germany	5.9	140	10
7	Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics (IIE) Washington, District of Columbia (USA)	7.22	41	10
8	Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle (IWH) Halle, Germany	9.2	45	10
9	Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) Stockholm, Sweden	9.87	95	10
10	Centre d'études prospectives et d'informations internationales (CEPII) Paris, France	12.86	44	10
11	Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) Dublin, Ireland	13.13	65	10
12	Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Moscow, Russia	13.19	97	10
13	Resources for the Future (RFF) Washington, District of Columbia (USA)	14.22	40	10
14	Brookings Institution Washington, District of Columbia (USA)	14.39	35	10
15	RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Essen, Germany	14.91	70	10
16	Bruegel Bruxelles/Brussel, Belgium	17.1	17	10
17	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB) Nürnberg, Germany	17.3	61	10
18	Motu: Economic & Public Policy Research Wellington, New Zealand	18.92	24	10
19	Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) Tokyo, Japan	20.96	47	10
20	National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) London, United Kingdom	21.92	36	10
21	American Enterprise Institute Washington, District of Columbia (USA)	23.01	12	10
22	W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research Kalamazoo, Michigan (USA)	23.07	9	8.34
23	Levy Economics Institute, Bard College Annandale-on-Hudson, New York (USA)	25.87	21	10
24	Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus (VATT), Government of Finland Helsinki, Finland	26.06	23	10
25	Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) Bruxelles/Brussel, Belgium	26.23	17	10
26	Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo (GRADE) Lima, Peru	26.32	22	10
27	Institut der Deutschen Wirtschaft Köln, Germany	27.1	13	10
28	Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research (PIER) Bangkok, Thailand	30.26	14	10
29	Geary Institute, University College Dublin Dublin, Ireland	30.28	24	9.12
30	Institute of Social Studies (ISS) Den Haag, Netherlands	30.63	15	10
31	Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE) México, Mexico	31.32	31	10
32	Urban Institute Washington, District of Columbia (USA)	32.68	22	10
33	Elinkeinoelämän Tutkimuslaitos (ETLA) Helsinki, Finland	36.6	13	10
34	Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis (RCEA) Rimini, Italy	37.19	38	6.81
35	Group for Research in Applied Economics (GRAPE) Warszawa, Poland	38.12	15	5.43
36	Centre for Policy Research and International Studies (CENPRIS), Universiti Sains Malaysia Minden, Malaysia	39.49	1	1
37	Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) Jakarta, Indonesia	41.57	16	10
38	Development Policy Research Unit, School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa	41.72	14	10
39	Instytut Badań Strukturalnych Warszawa, Poland	44.7	20	10
40	Istituto Nazionale per l'Analisi delle Politiche Pubbliche (INAPP) Roma, Italy	45.54	5	3.76
41	European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) Bruxelles/Brussel, Belgium	46.91	8	1.13
42	Central European Labour Studies Institute (CELSI) Bratislava, Slovakia	48.68	14	6.68
43	Prometeia Bologna, Italy	49.63	8	6.35
44	Resolution Foundation London, United Kingdom	51.13	1	0.9
45	Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) Washington, District of Columbia (USA)	52.81	12	9.72
46	Palkansaajien tutkimuslaitos Helsinki, Finland	53.15	4	2.4
47	Nordisk Institutt for studier av innovasjon, forskning og utdanning (NIFU) Oslo, Norway	53.46	9	7.37
48	CASE-Center for Social and Economic Research Warszawa, Poland	55.11	19	8.3
49	Economic Policy Institute Washington, District of Columbia (USA)	55.87	5	2.45
50	Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis (RCEA) Waterloo, Canada	57.29	34	2.67
51	Fundación para la Educación Superior y el Desarrollo (Fedesarrollo) Bogotá, Colombia	57.76	24	10
52	Center for Local, State and Urban Policy (CLOSUP), Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan (USA)	60.77	1	1
53	Milken Institute Santa Monica, California (USA)	60.83	5	4.05
54	The Conference Board New York City, New York (USA)	62.55	4	1.54
55	EcoAustria Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Wien, Austria	63.09	3	3
56	European Xtramile Centre of African Studies (EXCAS) Liège, Belgium	63.14	2	0.45

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