Research Guides: Think Tanks: Finding Think Tanks

Directories of Think Tanks

Think tanks publish much of their research on the web. These directories will help you identify think tanks and link to their web sites.

Open Think Tank Directory
Information about more than 2600 think tanks from around the globe including the topics they focus on and how to contact them.
Think Tanks and N.G.O.'s
Alphabetical index of international think tanks from Worldpress.org.
PolicyExperts.org
Search by name or search by issue to find experts and policy organizations. Descriptions include mission statements, tax-status, websites and priority issues. From the conservative Heritage Foundation.
Non-U.S. Think Tanks by Region
List and links from the John F. Kennedy School of Government Library at Harvard University.
Google NGO Search
Google search customized to find NGO sites.

A list of key think tanks selected from the rankings in the Global Go To Think Tank Index Repor t.