Die Liste bekannter Denkfabriken listet Denkfabriken weltweit ohne Anspruch auf Vollständigkeit.
Einflussreichste Denkfabriken nach Think Tank Alert (Juni 2026) Das Ranking von Think Tank Alert bewertet Denkfabriken nach ihrem wissenschaftlichen und öffentlichen Einfluss, indem Zitierungen innerhalb des Systems der Denkfabriken (Interlinkages) und von wissenschaftlichen Publikationen (nach dem H-Index und dem Impact Factor) außerhalb gemessen werden. +Top 25 DenkfabrikenRangDenkfabrikLandScore1Brookings Institution125.202Center for Strategic and International Studies114.903Council on Foreign Relations111.604Atlantic Council101.505Carnegie Endowment for International Peace93.206Wilson Center87.907International Institute for Strategic Studies66.008Royal United Services Institute57.409Center for Economic and Policy Research45.5010Heritage Foundation35.6011Center for Global Development34.0012Peterson Institute for International Economics33.9013Stockholm International Peace Research Institute33.2014Hoover Institution31.3015Lowy Institute29.7016Chatham House28.9017Institut für Weltwirtschaft28.4018Observer Research Foundation27.3019RAND Corporation26.6020Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik23.3021American Enterprise Institute23.2022Cato Institute23.1023Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik22.8024Institute for Security Studies22.8025Bruegel22.40
Bedeutenden Denkfabriken nach Staat
Ägypten Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies
Albanien Albanian Institute for International Studies
Argentinien Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas Fundación Instituto Leloir Instituto Balseiro Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas para la Defensa (CITEDEF) Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Industrial
Aserbaidschan Center for Analysis of Economic Reforms and Communication (CAERC) Center for Economic and Social Development (CESD)
Australien
Bangladesch Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs (BILIA) Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies (BIPSS) Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Making Our Economy Right (MOER)
Belgien Bruegel Egmont – Royal Institute for International Relations Global Governance Institute International Crisis Group Itinera Institute Nova Civitas Vlaamse Volksbeweging
Bosnien und Herzegowina Foreign Policy Initiative BH
Brasilien BRICS Policy Center Centro Brasileiro de Relações Internacionais Centro Edelstein de Pesquisas Sociais Fundação Fernando Henrique Cardoso Fundação Getúlio Vargas Instituto de Estudos Empresariais Instituto de Relações Governamentais – IRELGOV Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada Instituto Igarapé Instituto Interagencial Instituto Liberdade do Rio Grande do Sul Instituto Monte Castelo Plataforma Cipó
Chile Centro de Estudios Públicos Libertad y Desarrollo
China Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy Center for China and Globalization China Center for International Economic Exchanges China Development Institute China Institute for Innovation and Development Strategy China Institute of International Studies China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations Chinese Academy of Sciences Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Pangoal Institution People’s Liberation Army Academy of Military Sciences Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences State Information Center of China Taihe Institute
Costa Rica Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales
Dänemark CEPOS Copenhagen Institute Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies Danish Institute for International Studies
Deutschland
Europäische Union Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) Centre International de Formation Européenne Coppieters Foundation ECIPE – European Centre for International Political Economy EuropaNova Europäisches Forum für Urbane Sicherheit European Council on Foreign Relations European Liberal Forum European Policy Centre Europäische Stabilitätsinitiative For the People Foundation for European Progressive Studies Global Governance Institute Green European Foundation Institute of European Democrats Institut der Europäischen Union für Sicherheitsstudien Leap2020 Lisbon Council New Direction OneEurope Patriots for Europe Foundation Sallux Sovereignty Foundation Transform! europe Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies
Finnland Åland Islands Peace Institute Crisis Management Initiative Demos Helsinki European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats Finnish Institute of International Affairs Research Institute of the Finnish Economy
Frankreich Carrefour de l’Horloge Centre d’études prospectives et d’informations internationales (CEPII) Center of Political and Foreign Affairs Cercle de l’Oratoire Conférence Olivaint European Union Institute for Security Studies Fondapol Fondation pour la recherche stratégique Fondation Saint-Simon Gracques Groupement de recherche et d’études pour la civilisation européenne (GRECE) Institut Choiseul Institut de recherche stratégique de l'École militaire (IRSEM) Institut français des relations internationales (IFRI) Institut Montaigne Institut Rousseau Institut Jacques Delors LEPAC New Club of Paris Observatoire Français des Conjonctures Économiques (OFCE) Sport and Citizenship Terra Nova The Planetworkshops World Water Council
Georgien Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies New Economic School – Georgia
Griechenland Centre of Planning and Economic Research (KEPE) Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) International Center for Black Sea Studies (ICBSS)
Hongkong Bauhinia Foundation Research Centre Central Policy Unit Civic Exchange HKGolden50 Hong Kong Democratic Foundation New Century Forum One Country Two Systems Research Institute Our Hong Kong Foundation PoD Research Institute The Global Institute for Tomorrow The Lion Rock Institute The Professional Commons
Indien Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) Centre for Civil Society (CCS) Centre for Policy Research (CPR) Centre for Public Policy Research Chennai Centre for China Studies (CCCS) Foundation for Democratic Reforms (FDR) Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) Nabakrushna Choudhury Centre for Development Studies (NCDS) Observer Research Foundation (ORF) Public Affairs Centre India Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) Public Policy and Governance Society (PPGS) RisingIndia ThinkTank Strategic Foresight Group (SFG) Tillotoma Foundation United Service Institution of India (USI) Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF)
Indonesien Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Iran Association for Iranian Studies (in den USA beheimatet) Foundation for Iranian Studies (in den USA beheimatet) Institute of Iran and Eurasia Studies (IRAS) Ravand Institute Scandinavian Society for Iranian Studies (in Schweden beheimatet)
Irland Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA) Iona Institute TASC – Think-tank for Action on Social Change
Israel Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism Institute for Advanced Strategic and Political Studies Institute for National Security Studies Israel Council on Foreign Relations Israel Democracy Institute Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research Kohelet Policy Forum Reut Institute Shaharit Shalem Center Shalom Hartman Institute Van Leer Jerusalem Institute
Italien Bruno Leoni Institute Centro Studi Internazionali Club of Rome Dignitatis Humanae Institute European University Institute Future Italy Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) Istituto Affari Internazionali Trinità dei Monti
Japan Asian Development Bank Institute Genron NPO Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO) Japan Institute of International Affairs Japan Travel Bureau Foundation National Institute for Research Advancement (NIRA)
Kanada Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada Atlantic Provinces Economic Council Broadbent Institute C. D. Howe Institute Caledon Institute of Social Policy Canada West Foundation Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Canadian Global Affairs Institute Canadian Institute for Advanced Research Canadian International Council Canadian Tax Foundation Cascade Institute Centre for International Governance Innovation Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies Conference Board of Canada Council of Canadians Fraser Institute Frontier Centre for Public Policy Institute for Liberal Studies Institute for Research on Public Policy International Institute for Sustainable Development Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms Macdonald-Laurier Institute Montreal Economic Institute Pembina Institute Public Policy Forum Wellesley Institute
Kasachstan Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies (KISS)
Kenia Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis
Kolumbien Fedesarrollo Centro de Investigacion Economica y Social
Kroatien ZRIN – Institut za razvoj i održivost Hrvatske
Libanon Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs
Malaysia IDE Research Centre / Institut Darul Ehsan (IDE) Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS)
Mexiko Centro de Investigación para el Desarrollo (CIDAC) Instituto de Pensamiento Estratégico Ágora (IPEA)
Neuseeland Centre for Strategic Studies New Zealand Helen Clark Foundation Maxim Institute McGuinness Institute Motu Economic and Public Policy Research New Zealand Initiative New Zealand Institute of Economic Research
Niederlande Center for European Renewal Edmund Burke Foundation Institute for Public Economy International Centre for Counter-Terrorism International Institute for Research and Education Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael Scientific Council for Government Policy The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies The Hague Institute for Global Justice Wiardi Beckman Stichting
Nigeria African Centre for Development and Strategic Studies (ACDESS) National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA)
Norwegen Agenda Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) Peace Research Institute Oslo
Österreich Agenda Austria Alois-Mock-Institut Bruno Kreisky Forum für internationalen Dialog Club of Vienna EcoAustria European Institute for Counter Terrorism and Conflict Prevention Friedrich A. v. Hayek Institut Institut für den Donauraum und Mitteleuropa Institut für Höhere Studien (IHS) International Centre for Migration Policy Development Momentum Institut Österreichische Gesellschaft für Außenpolitik und die Vereinten Nationen (ÖGAVN) Österreichische Gesellschaft für Europapolitik (ÖGfE) Österreichisches Institut für Internationale Politik Österreichisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (WIFO) Vienna Institute for International Dialogue and Cooperation Wiener Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsvergleiche (wiiw)
Pakistan Applied Economics Research Centre (AERC) Capacity Analytics Centre for Aerospace and Security Studies (CASS) Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) Institute of Regional Studies (IRS) Institute of Strategic Studies (ISS) Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) National Institute of Maritime Affairs (NIMA) Pakistan Academy of Sciences Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) Pakistan Institute of International Affairs (PIIA) Social Policy and Development Centre (SPDC)
Philippinen Center for Research and Communication (CRC) Foreign Service Institute (FSI)
Polen Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW) Institute of Economics Institute of Public Affairs Polish Institute of International Affairs Sobieski Institute The Casimir Pulaski Foundation (FKP) WiseEuropa
Portugal