The Brookings Institution of the United States tops the list in the latest global think tanks rankings on international development, according to a latest report released by the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) at the University of Pennsylvania's International Relations Program.
This annual report named "The 2011 Global Go To Think Tank Rankings," the fifth edition of the kind, contains the most comprehensive rankings of the world's top think tanks, which has been described as the insider's guide to the global marketplace of ideas.
A total of 6,545 think tanks in the world were contacted and encouraged to participate in the nominations process, and a group of over 6000 scholars, journalists, policymakers, public and private donors, think tanks, and regional and subject area specialists were involved. The nominations and rankings were based on the detailed set of criteria, including the think tanks' production of rigorous and relevant research, publications, and programs in one or more substantive areas of research.
The following is the list of the top 30 international development think tanks 2011:
Ranking |
Organization |
Country/Region |
1 |
Brookings Institution |
United States |
2 |
Center for Global Development |
United States |
3 |
Overseas Development Institute (ODI) |
United Kingdom |
4 |
Harvard Center for International Development |
United States |
5 |
German Development Institute, Deutches Institut fuer Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) |
Germany |
6 |
United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) |
Finland |
7 |
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars |
United States |
8 |
Institute of Development Studies |
United Kingdom |
9 |
International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) |
United Kingdom |
10 |
Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) |
Germany |
11 |
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) |
United States |
12 |
Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES) |
Germany |
13 |
Funda??o Getulio Vargas (FGV) |
Brazil |
14 |
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) |
United States |
15 |
Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) |
Denmark |
16 |
International Development Research Center |
Canada |
17 |
Cato Institute: Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity |
United States |
18 |
North-South Institute |
Canada |
19 |
Norwegian Institute of International Affairs |
Norway |
20 |
Center for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) |
Canada |
21 |
Center for Development and the Environment |
Norway |
22 |
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) |
Canada |
23 |
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) |
China |
24 |
Center for Development Alternatives |
India |
25 |
Atlas Economic Research Foundation |
United States |
26 |
South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) |
South Africa |
27 |
Korea Development Institute (KDI) |
Republic of Korea |
28 |
Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) |
Bangladesh |
29 |
Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) |
Senegal |
30 |
African Economic Research Consortium |
Kenya |
? Full list of top 30 think tanks in the world 2011:
http://m.keyanhelp.cn/top10/2012-01/30/content_24505936.htm
? Top countries/regions with largest number of think tanks:
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? Top think tanks by region:
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? Top think tanks by area of research:
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