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Policy and research think tanks. 1 with two or more works in our library, ranked by the citations of their works here (citations: OpenAlex plus our library); each has a page with its people, works, topics and partners.

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  1. RAND CorporationThink tank · Santa Monica (Los Angeles), United States2 works · 38 citations

The leading think tanks

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RAND Corporation

Think tank in the Los Angeles agglomeration, United States. Its works here centre on Evaluation & benchmarks and Bias, fairness & safety. It writes most often with Google and Stanford University. Among its researchers here: Diane Litman and Martin Kay.

2 works · 38 citations

Think tanks in figures

Kinds of institution × fields: the share of each kind's works on each field

Each column adds up its works here (a work can stand on several fields); the stronger the colour, the larger the share; the number is the per cent. Think tanks stand out most on Social Sciences (100%).

Kinds of institution × fields: the share of each kind's works on each fieldUniversityResearch instituteCompanyThink tankNonprofitGovernment bodyHospitalArts and HumanitiesUniversity — Arts and Humanities: 11,335 of 12,547 works here (90%)90Research institute — Arts and Humanities: 1,997 of 2,188 works here (91%)91Company — Arts and Humanities: 2,257 of 2,481 works here (91%)91Think tank — Arts and Humanities: 1 of 2 works here (50%)50Nonprofit — Arts and Humanities: 125 of 136 works here (92%)92Government body — Arts and Humanities: 342 of 400 works here (86%)86Hospital — Arts and Humanities: 31 of 44 works here (70%)70Biochemistry,Genetics andMolecular BiologyUniversity — Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 176 of 12,547 works here (1%)1Research institute — Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 40 of 2,188 works here (2%)2Company — Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 26 of 2,481 works here (1%)1Think tank — Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 of 2 works here (0%)Nonprofit — Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 of 136 works here (0%)Government body — Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 of 400 works here (2%)2Hospital — Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 of 44 works here (16%)16Business, Managementand AccountingUniversity — Business, Management and Accounting: 18 of 12,547 works here (0%)<1Research institute — Business, Management and Accounting: 1 of 2,188 works here (0%)<1Company — Business, Management and Accounting: 1 of 2,481 works here (0%)<1Think tank — Business, Management and Accounting: 0 of 2 works here (0%)Nonprofit — Business, Management and Accounting: 0 of 136 works here (0%)Government body — Business, Management and Accounting: 2 of 400 works here (1%)1Hospital — Business, Management and Accounting: 0 of 44 works here (0%)ChemistryUniversity — Chemistry: 3 of 12,547 works here (0%)<1Research institute — Chemistry: 0 of 2,188 works here (0%)Company — Chemistry: 0 of 2,481 works here (0%)Think tank — Chemistry: 0 of 2 works here (0%)Nonprofit — Chemistry: 0 of 136 works here (0%)Government body — Chemistry: 0 of 400 works here (0%)Hospital — Chemistry: 0 of 44 works here (0%)Computer ScienceUniversity — Computer Science: 11,777 of 12,547 works here (94%)94Research institute — Computer Science: 2,126 of 2,188 works here (97%)97Company — Computer Science: 2,473 of 2,481 works here (100%)100Think tank — Computer Science: 2 of 2 works here (100%)100Nonprofit — Computer Science: 130 of 136 works here (96%)96Government body — Computer Science: 394 of 400 works here (99%)99Hospital — Computer Science: 43 of 44 works here (98%)98Decision SciencesUniversity — Decision Sciences: 145 of 12,547 works here (1%)1Research institute — Decision Sciences: 26 of 2,188 works here (1%)1Company — Decision Sciences: 28 of 2,481 works here (1%)1Think tank — Decision Sciences: 0 of 2 works here (0%)Nonprofit — Decision Sciences: 0 of 136 works here (0%)Government body — Decision Sciences: 4 of 400 works here (1%)1Hospital — Decision Sciences: 1 of 44 works here (2%)2Earth and PlanetarySciencesUniversity — Earth and Planetary Sciences: 1 of 12,547 works here (0%)<1Research institute — Earth and Planetary Sciences: 0 of 2,188 works here (0%)Company — Earth and Planetary Sciences: 0 of 2,481 works here (0%)Think tank — Earth and Planetary Sciences: 0 of 2 works here (0%)Nonprofit — Earth and Planetary Sciences: 0 of 136 works here (0%)Government body — Earth and Planetary Sciences: 0 of 400 works here (0%)Hospital — Earth and Planetary Sciences: 0 of 44 works here (0%)Economics,Econometrics andFinanceUniversity — Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 11 of 12,547 works here (0%)<1Research institute — Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 of 2,188 works here (0%)<1Company — Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 of 2,481 works here (0%)<1Think tank — Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 of 2 works here (0%)Nonprofit — Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 of 136 works here (0%)Government body — Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 of 400 works here (0%)Hospital — Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 of 44 works here (0%)EngineeringUniversity — Engineering: 83 of 12,547 works here (1%)1Research institute — Engineering: 20 of 2,188 works here (1%)1Company — Engineering: 21 of 2,481 works here (1%)1Think tank — Engineering: 1 of 2 works here (50%)50Nonprofit — Engineering: 0 of 136 works here (0%)Government body — Engineering: 4 of 400 works here (1%)1Hospital — Engineering: 0 of 44 works here (0%)EnvironmentalScienceUniversity — Environmental Science: 4 of 12,547 works here (0%)<1Research institute — Environmental Science: 3 of 2,188 works here (0%)<1Company — Environmental Science: 0 of 2,481 works here (0%)Think tank — Environmental Science: 0 of 2 works here (0%)Nonprofit — Environmental Science: 0 of 136 works here (0%)Government body — Environmental Science: 0 of 400 works here (0%)Hospital — Environmental Science: 0 of 44 works here (0%)Materials ScienceUniversity — Materials Science: 18 of 12,547 works here (0%)<1Research institute — Materials Science: 4 of 2,188 works here (0%)<1Company — Materials Science: 2 of 2,481 works here (0%)<1Think tank — Materials Science: 0 of 2 works here (0%)Nonprofit — Materials Science: 0 of 136 works here (0%)Government body — Materials Science: 1 of 400 works here (0%)<1Hospital — Materials Science: 0 of 44 works here (0%)MathematicsUniversity — Mathematics: 43 of 12,547 works here (0%)<1Research institute — Mathematics: 12 of 2,188 works here (1%)1Company — Mathematics: 10 of 2,481 works here (0%)<1Think tank — Mathematics: 0 of 2 works here (0%)Nonprofit — Mathematics: 0 of 136 works here (0%)Government body — Mathematics: 2 of 400 works here (1%)1Hospital — Mathematics: 0 of 44 works here (0%)MedicineUniversity — Medicine: 162 of 12,547 works here (1%)1Research institute — Medicine: 23 of 2,188 works here (1%)1Company — Medicine: 13 of 2,481 works here (1%)1Think tank — Medicine: 0 of 2 works here (0%)Nonprofit — Medicine: 1 of 136 works here (1%)1Government body — Medicine: 6 of 400 works here (2%)2Hospital — Medicine: 15 of 44 works here (34%)34NeuroscienceUniversity — Neuroscience: 122 of 12,547 works here (1%)1Research institute — Neuroscience: 11 of 2,188 works here (1%)1Company — Neuroscience: 7 of 2,481 works here (0%)<1Think tank — Neuroscience: 0 of 2 works here (0%)Nonprofit — Neuroscience: 1 of 136 works here (1%)1Government body — Neuroscience: 3 of 400 works here (1%)1Hospital — Neuroscience: 0 of 44 works here (0%)NursingUniversity — Nursing: 1 of 12,547 works here (0%)<1Research institute — Nursing: 0 of 2,188 works here (0%)Company — Nursing: 1 of 2,481 works here (0%)<1Think tank — Nursing: 0 of 2 works here (0%)Nonprofit — Nursing: 0 of 136 works here (0%)Government body — Nursing: 0 of 400 works here (0%)Hospital — Nursing: 0 of 44 works here (0%)Pharmacology,Toxicology andPharmaceuticsUniversity — Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 of 12,547 works here (0%)<1Research institute — Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 of 2,188 works here (0%)Company — Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 of 2,481 works here (0%)Think tank — Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 of 2 works here (0%)Nonprofit — Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 of 136 works here (0%)Government body — Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 of 400 works here (0%)Hospital — Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 of 44 works here (0%)Physics andAstronomyUniversity — Physics and Astronomy: 35 of 12,547 works here (0%)<1Research institute — Physics and Astronomy: 2 of 2,188 works here (0%)<1Company — Physics and Astronomy: 1 of 2,481 works here (0%)<1Think tank — Physics and Astronomy: 0 of 2 works here (0%)Nonprofit — Physics and Astronomy: 1 of 136 works here (1%)1Government body — Physics and Astronomy: 0 of 400 works here (0%)Hospital — Physics and Astronomy: 0 of 44 works here (0%)PsychologyUniversity — Psychology: 1,081 of 12,547 works here (9%)9Research institute — Psychology: 154 of 2,188 works here (7%)7Company — Psychology: 72 of 2,481 works here (3%)3Think tank — Psychology: 0 of 2 works here (0%)Nonprofit — Psychology: 14 of 136 works here (10%)10Government body — Psychology: 38 of 400 works here (10%)10Hospital — Psychology: 4 of 44 works here (9%)9Social SciencesUniversity — Social Sciences: 1,234 of 12,547 works here (10%)10Research institute — Social Sciences: 192 of 2,188 works here (9%)9Company — Social Sciences: 144 of 2,481 works here (6%)6Think tank — Social Sciences: 2 of 2 works here (100%)100Nonprofit — Social Sciences: 16 of 136 works here (12%)12Government body — Social Sciences: 30 of 400 works here (8%)8Hospital — Social Sciences: 3 of 44 works here (7%)7VeterinaryUniversity — Veterinary: 1 of 12,547 works here (0%)<1Research institute — Veterinary: 0 of 2,188 works here (0%)Company — Veterinary: 0 of 2,481 works here (0%)Think tank — Veterinary: 0 of 2 works here (0%)Nonprofit — Veterinary: 0 of 136 works here (0%)Government body — Veterinary: 0 of 400 works here (0%)Hospital — Veterinary: 0 of 44 works here (0%)Health ProfessionsUniversity — Health Professions: 51 of 12,547 works here (0%)<1Research institute — Health Professions: 5 of 2,188 works here (0%)<1Company — Health Professions: 4 of 2,481 works here (0%)<1Think tank — Health Professions: 0 of 2 works here (0%)Nonprofit — Health Professions: 1 of 136 works here (1%)1Government body — Health Professions: 3 of 400 works here (1%)1Hospital — Health Professions: 5 of 44 works here (11%)11
The numbers
FieldShare of the works
Arts and HumanitiesUniversity 90% · Research institute 91% · Company 91% · Think tank 50% · Nonprofit 92% · Government body 86% · Hospital 70%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyUniversity 1% · Research institute 2% · Company 1% · Think tank 0% · Nonprofit 0% · Government body 2% · Hospital 16%
Business, Management and AccountingUniversity 0% · Research institute 0% · Company 0% · Think tank 0% · Nonprofit 0% · Government body 1% · Hospital 0%
ChemistryUniversity 0% · Research institute 0% · Company 0% · Think tank 0% · Nonprofit 0% · Government body 0% · Hospital 0%
Computer ScienceUniversity 94% · Research institute 97% · Company 100% · Think tank 100% · Nonprofit 96% · Government body 99% · Hospital 98%
Decision SciencesUniversity 1% · Research institute 1% · Company 1% · Think tank 0% · Nonprofit 0% · Government body 1% · Hospital 2%
Earth and Planetary SciencesUniversity 0% · Research institute 0% · Company 0% · Think tank 0% · Nonprofit 0% · Government body 0% · Hospital 0%
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceUniversity 0% · Research institute 0% · Company 0% · Think tank 0% · Nonprofit 0% · Government body 0% · Hospital 0%
EngineeringUniversity 1% · Research institute 1% · Company 1% · Think tank 50% · Nonprofit 0% · Government body 1% · Hospital 0%
Environmental ScienceUniversity 0% · Research institute 0% · Company 0% · Think tank 0% · Nonprofit 0% · Government body 0% · Hospital 0%
Materials ScienceUniversity 0% · Research institute 0% · Company 0% · Think tank 0% · Nonprofit 0% · Government body 0% · Hospital 0%
MathematicsUniversity 0% · Research institute 1% · Company 0% · Think tank 0% · Nonprofit 0% · Government body 1% · Hospital 0%
MedicineUniversity 1% · Research institute 1% · Company 1% · Think tank 0% · Nonprofit 1% · Government body 2% · Hospital 34%
NeuroscienceUniversity 1% · Research institute 1% · Company 0% · Think tank 0% · Nonprofit 1% · Government body 1% · Hospital 0%
NursingUniversity 0% · Research institute 0% · Company 0% · Think tank 0% · Nonprofit 0% · Government body 0% · Hospital 0%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsUniversity 0% · Research institute 0% · Company 0% · Think tank 0% · Nonprofit 0% · Government body 0% · Hospital 0%
Physics and AstronomyUniversity 0% · Research institute 0% · Company 0% · Think tank 0% · Nonprofit 1% · Government body 0% · Hospital 0%
PsychologyUniversity 9% · Research institute 7% · Company 3% · Think tank 0% · Nonprofit 10% · Government body 10% · Hospital 9%
Social SciencesUniversity 10% · Research institute 9% · Company 6% · Think tank 100% · Nonprofit 12% · Government body 8% · Hospital 7%
VeterinaryUniversity 0% · Research institute 0% · Company 0% · Think tank 0% · Nonprofit 0% · Government body 0% · Hospital 0%
Health ProfessionsUniversity 0% · Research institute 0% · Company 0% · Think tank 0% · Nonprofit 1% · Government body 1% · Hospital 11%

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