--- title: "Think tanks, ranked by citations — the most cited first" description: "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…" canonical: "https://research.elamur.ai/free/en/thinktanks/" --- [Elamur Research](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://research.elamur.ai/free/en/thinktanks/) [home](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [institutions](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/orgs/) / thinktanks # Think tanks 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. 1 institution · ranked by the citations of their works here · [institutions of all kinds](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/orgs/) 1. **[RAND Corporation](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/thinktanks/rand-corporation/)**Think tank · Santa Monica ([Los Angeles](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/agglomerations/los-angeles/)), [United States](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/united-states/)*3 works · 913 citations* - [← back to](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/orgs/) — institutions ## The leading think tanks - [💡](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/thinktanks/rand-corporation/) — 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 Carnegie Mellon University and Google. Among its researchers here: Allen Newell and Diane Litman. · 3 works · 913 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 (67%). **The numbers** | Field | Share of the works | | --- | --- | | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | University 0% · Research institute 0% · Company 0% · Think tank 0% · Nonprofit 0% · Government body 0% · Hospital 0% | | Arts and Humanities | University 89% · Research institute 89% · Company 88% · Think tank 33% · Nonprofit 89% · Government body 85% · Hospital 69% | | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | University 1% · Research institute 2% · Company 1% · Think tank 0% · Nonprofit 1% · Government body 3% · Hospital 15% | | Business, Management and Accounting | University 0% · Research institute 0% · Company 0% · Think tank 0% · Nonprofit 0% · Government body 0% · Hospital 0% | | Chemistry | University 0% · Research institute 0% · Company 0% · Think tank 0% · Nonprofit 0% · Government body 0% · Hospital 0% | | Computer Science | University 94% · Research institute 97% · Company 100% · Think tank 100% · Nonprofit 96% · Government body 99% · Hospital 98% | | Decision Sciences | University 1% · Research institute 1% · Company 1% · Think tank 0% · Nonprofit 0% · Government body 1% · Hospital 4% | | Earth and Planetary Sciences | University 0% · Research institute 0% · Company 0% · Think tank 0% · Nonprofit 0% · Government body 0% · Hospital 0% | | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | University 0% · Research institute 0% · Company 0% · Think tank 0% · Nonprofit 0% · Government body 0% · Hospital 0% | | Engineering | University 1% · Research institute 1% · Company 1% · Think tank 33% · Nonprofit 1% · Government body 1% · Hospital 0% | | Environmental Science | University 0% · Research institute 0% · Company 0% · Think tank 0% · Nonprofit 0% · Government body 0% · Hospital 0% | | Materials Science | University 0% · Research institute 0% · Company 0% · Think tank 0% · Nonprofit 1% · Government body 0% · Hospital 0% | | Mathematics | University 0% · Research institute 0% · Company 0% · Think tank 0% · Nonprofit 0% · Government body 0% · Hospital 0% | | Medicine | University 1% · Research institute 1% · Company 1% · Think tank 0% · Nonprofit 2% · Government body 2% · Hospital 36% | | Neuroscience | University 1% · Research institute 1% · Company 0% · Think tank 0% · Nonprofit 1% · Government body 1% · Hospital 0% | | Nursing | University 0% · Research institute 0% · Company 0% · Think tank 0% · Nonprofit 0% · Government body 0% · Hospital 0% | | Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics | University 0% · Research institute 0% · Company 0% · Think tank 0% · Nonprofit 0% · Government body 0% · Hospital 0% | | Physics and Astronomy | University 0% · Research institute 0% · Company 0% · Think tank 0% · Nonprofit 1% · Government body 0% · Hospital 0% | | Psychology | University 8% · Research institute 7% · Company 3% · Think tank 0% · Nonprofit 9% · Government body 9% · Hospital 11% | | Social Sciences | University 10% · Research institute 9% · Company 6% · Think tank 67% · Nonprofit 11% · Government body 8% · Hospital 5% | | Veterinary | University 0% · Research institute 0% · Company 0% · Think tank 0% · Nonprofit 0% · Government body 0% · Hospital 0% | | Health Professions | University 0% · Research institute 0% · Company 0% · Think tank 0% · Nonprofit 1% · Government body 1% · Hospital 13% | ## By country [**Think tanks in United States** Led by RAND Corporation 1 think tank](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/united-states/) ## By field [🎭**Arts and Humanities** Led by RAND Corporation 1 think tank](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/arts-and-humanities/) · [🖥️**Computer Science** Led by RAND Corporation 1 think tank](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/) · [⚙️**Engineering** Led by RAND Corporation 1 think tank](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/engineering/) · [🤝**Social Sciences** Led by RAND Corporation 1 think tank](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/social-sciences/)