Derasat recently received a higher placement in the 2020 Global Go-To Think Tank Index, which includes more than 6500 organizations ranked annually by the University of Pennsylvania’s Think-Tank and Civil Societies Program. The Center has only recently been added to the TTCSP Index in 2018, placed 42nd regionally, advancing to 31st place in 2019, and 23rd place in 2020; so a 19-place advancement in 2 years from among 500 regional research centers and think-tanks. Derasat has also risen among the Arabian Gulf Center rankings from 11th place in 2018 to 7th place in 2020.