SIPRI has been ranked among the most-respected think tanks worldwide for the fifth consecutive year in the Go-to Think Tanks Index compiled annually by the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) at the University of Pennsylvania.
According to the TTCSP survey, the top five think tanks in the world in 2013 were the Brookings Institute, Chatham House, the Carnegie Endowment, the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and SIPRI.
In total, SIPRI was mentioned in 10 lists in the rankings:
- Top Think Tanks Worldwide (5th)
- Top Think Tanks Worldwide, non-US (3rd)
- Top Think Tanks in Western Europe (3rd)
- Top Defense and National Security Think Tanks (7th)
- Top Foreign Policy and International Affairs Think Tanks (7th)
- Top International Development Think Tanks (33rd)
- Top Science and Technology Think Tanks (36th)
- Think Tanks with the Best Use of Print or Electronic Media (14th)
- Think Tanks with the Most Significant Impact on Public Policy (23rd)
- Think Tanks with Outstanding Policy-Oriented Public Programs (14th)
In addition, the European Union Non-Proliferation Consortium, of which SIPRI is a member, was ranked 17th best institutional collaboration.
The TTCSP conducts research on the role policy institutes play in governments and in civil societies around the world. Its Global Go-To Think Tank Index covers a total of 6826 think tanks from 182 countries, and is based on the evaluations of 1947 independent journalists, academics and politicians.
We would like to thank all of our partners, friends and former colleagues who have contributed to building and maintaining SIPRI’s reputation. We also acknowledge the depth of knowledge and experience that exists in the world's many think tanks, and look forward to continuing our institutional collaborations in the future.