Research Centers Directory provides comprehensive contact information, as well as details about the programs, staffing, publications, and activities on over 16,000 research centers, laboratories, institutes, think tanks, and experiment stations.
Features & Benefits
For a broader perspective to the information, entries are organized under five broader categories: Life Sciences, Physical Sciences and Engineering, Private and Public Policy and Affairs, Social and Cultural Studies, and Multidisciplinary and Research Coordinating Centers.
Four indexes provide several points of access to the information.
The indexes are a subject index, geographic index, personal name index, and master index.
Nearly 10,000 subject categories are represented, including topics frequently seen in the news, such as climate change, wildlife conservation, terrorism, gun control, and immigration.
What's New
This edition profiles more institutions that conduct research in emerging areas like cannabis and social justice.
Volume 1: Sections 1-3.
Introduction.
User's Guide.
Abbreviations.
Life Sciences.
1, Agricultural, Food, and Veterinary Sciences.
2, Biological and Environmental Sciences.
3, Medical and Health Sciences.
Volume 2: Sections 4-8.
Introduction.
User's Guide.
Abbreviations.
Physical Sciences and Engineering.
4, Astronomy and Space Sciences.
5, Computers and Mathematics.
6, Engineering and Technology.
7, Physical and Earth Sciences.
Private and Public Policy and Affairs.
8, Business and Economics.
Volume 3: Sections 9-17.
Introduction.
User's Guide.
Abbreviations.
Private and Public Policy and Affairs (cont.).
9, Government and Public Affairs.
10, Labor and Industrial Relations.
11, Law.
Social and Cultural Studies.
12, Behavioral and Social Sciences.
13, Education.
14, Humanities and Religion.
15, Regional and Area Studies.
Multidisciplinary and Research Coordinating Centers.
16, Multidisciplinary Programs.
17, Research Coordinating Offices and Research Parks.
Volume 4: Subject, Geographic, and Personal Name Indexes.
