HGPI ranked in the top 19 think tanks worldwide in the field of health policy
date : 1/23/2013
The institute has been ranked in the top 19 think tanks worldwide in the field of health policy, according to the “2012 Global Go-To Think Tank Rankings” announced by the University of Pennsylvania in January 2013. Among such leading American organizations as Bloomberg School of Public Health Research Centers(JHSPH) (ranked 1st), Cambridge Center for Health Services Research (2nd), and Brookings Institution (3rd), the Institute has been in ranking for four consecutive years.
The survey was started by Dr. James G. Mcgann, Director of the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program at the University of Pennsylvania, and is based on research conducted by over 1,100 experts from 120 countries around the world. The 2012 Rankings present the results of the fourth such survey, with a total of 6,603 organizations from 182 countries being assessed. For the full rankings in the field of Health Policy, please see below.
“Top 20 Health Policy Think Tanks”
1. Bloomberg School of Public Health Research Centers (JHSPH) (United States)
2. Cambridge Centre for Health Services Research (United Kingdom)
3. Brookings Institution (United States)
4. RAND Corporation (United States)
5. Fraser Institute (Canada)
6. American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI) (United States)
7. Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States)
8. Council on Foreign Relations Global Health Program (United States)
9. Kaiser Permanente Institute for Health Policy (KPIHP) (United States)
10. Center for Studying Health Systems Change (HSC) (United States)
11. FUNSALUD Centre for Health Policy (Mexico)
12. Civitas (United Kingdom)
13. Department of Health Policy and Management (United States)
14. National Bureau for Economic Research (NBER) (United States)
15. Urban Institute (United States)
16. Cato Institute (United States)
17. Center for American Progress (CAP) (United States)
18. Peterson Institute for International Economics (United States)
19. Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI) (Japan)
20. Phillips Center for Health and Well-Being (The Netherlands)
■2012 Global Go To Think Tanks Report and Policy Advice *Page72
The survey was started by Dr. James G. Mcgann, Director of the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program at the University of Pennsylvania, and is based on research conducted by over 1,100 experts from 120 countries around the world. The 2012 Rankings present the results of the fourth such survey, with a total of 6,603 organizations from 182 countries being assessed. For the full rankings in the field of Health Policy, please see below.
“Top 20 Health Policy Think Tanks”
1. Bloomberg School of Public Health Research Centers (JHSPH) (United States)
2. Cambridge Centre for Health Services Research (United Kingdom)
3. Brookings Institution (United States)
4. RAND Corporation (United States)
5. Fraser Institute (Canada)
6. American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI) (United States)
7. Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (United States)
8. Council on Foreign Relations Global Health Program (United States)
9. Kaiser Permanente Institute for Health Policy (KPIHP) (United States)
10. Center for Studying Health Systems Change (HSC) (United States)
11. FUNSALUD Centre for Health Policy (Mexico)
12. Civitas (United Kingdom)
13. Department of Health Policy and Management (United States)
14. National Bureau for Economic Research (NBER) (United States)
15. Urban Institute (United States)
16. Cato Institute (United States)
17. Center for American Progress (CAP) (United States)
18. Peterson Institute for International Economics (United States)
19. Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI) (Japan)
20. Phillips Center for Health and Well-Being (The Netherlands)
■2012 Global Go To Think Tanks Report and Policy Advice *Page72
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