Think Tank
| Political Orientation
| Number of Media Citations 1995
| Number of Media Citations 1996
| Number of Media Citations 1997
|
Brookings Institution
| U.S. Centrist
| 2192
| 2196
| 2296
|
Heritage Foundation
| U.S. Conservative
| 2268
| 1779
| 1813
|
American Enterprise Institute
| U.S. Conservative
| 1297
| 1401
| 1323
|
Cato Institute
| U.S. Conservative/libertarian
| 1163
| 1136
| 1286
|
RAND Corporation
| U.S. Center-right
| 795
| 826
| 865
|
Council on Foreign Relations
| U.S. Centrist
| 747
| 727
| 755
|
Center for Strategic and International Studies
| U.S. Conservative
| 612
| 586
| 668
|
Urban Institute
| U.S. Center-left
| 749
| 655
| 610
|
Economic Policy Institute
| U.S. Progressive
| 399
| 452
| 576
|
Freedom Forum
| U.S. Centrist
| 496
| 625
| 531
|
Hudson Institute
| U.S. Conservative
| 354
| 396
| 481
|
Institute for International Economics
| U.S. Centrist
| 410
| 288
| 438
|
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
| U.S. Progressive
| -
| 359
| 425
|
Hoover Institution
| U.S. Conservative
| 570
| 350
| 355
|
Carnegie Endowment
| U.S. Centrist
| 517
| 502
| 352
|
Competitive Enterprise Institute
| U.S. Conservative
| 298
| 205
| 290
|
Manhattan Institute
| U.S. Conservative
| 254
| 227
| 261
|
Progressive Policy Institute
| U.S. Centrist
| 455
| 279
| 251
|
International Institute for Strategic Studies
| U.S. Conservative
| 177
| 145
| 177
|
Institute for Policy Studies
| U.S. Progressive
| 161
| 110
| 172
|
Worldwatch Institute
| U.S. Progressive
| 201
| 186
| 168
|
Center for Defense Information
| U.S. Progressive
| 136
| 187
| 158
|
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
| U.S. Center-left
| 255
| 228
| 158
|
Progress and Freedom Foundation
| U.S. Conservative
| 570
| 234
| 122
|
Reason Foundation
| U.S. Conservative/libertarian
| 229
| 133
| 92
|
