Rice's think tank gets high national/international ratings

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<p>Baker</a> Institute ranked among top think tanks | Houston Business Journal</p>

<p>Rice University’s James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy ranks among the top 30 “think tanks” in the U.S., according to the University of Pennsylvania’s Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program.</p>

<p>The Baker Institute, which often collaborates on research projects with government, media, business and private organizations, was also ranked among the top 20 university-affiliated think tanks in the world.</p>

<p>The 2010 “Global Go-To Think Tanks” rankings, released this month, place the Baker Institute 27th among all U.S. think tanks and 16th globally among all university-based think tanks. Rankings criteria included an institute’s ability to retain top scholars, the quality of research, access to policymakers and ability to influence policy decisions.</p>

<p>According to the rankings report, the majority of the world’s 6,480 think tanks are in the United States and Europe. Texas alone has 47 think tanks. Just under 5,500 think tanks participated in the 2010 survey.</p>

<p>The Baker Institute was founded in 1993.</p>

<p>Read more: Baker Institute ranked among top think tanks | Houston Business Journal</p>

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