Last Updated on February 2, 2023 by pg@petergamma.org
| Institute | City | Country | directed by | Scientists | Teachers | Founded by | since | |
| 1 | The Mediation Research Institute (MRIS) | Zurich | Switzerland | Peter Gamma | Peter Gamma | Peter Gamma | Peter Gamma | 2019 |
| 2 | Kundalini Research Institute | Santa Cruz, California | USA | Amrit Singh Khalsa | Amrit Singh Khalsa | Amrit Singh Khalsa | Yogi Bhajan PhD. | 1972 |
| 3 | Mind & Life Institute | Virginia | USA | Dalai Lama 14. Tendzin Gyatsho | Francisco J. Varela | Lindsay Romano | Dalai Lama 14 th | 1990 |
| 4 | Institute of Noetic Science | Petaluma California | USA | Claudia Welss | Arnaud Delorme, Rael Cahn | Helané Wahbeh | Edgar Mitchel | 1972 |
| 8 | Vipassana Research Institute | Igatpuri | India | S. N. Goenka | P. L. Dhar | S N Goenka | Sayagyi U Ba Khin | 1969 |
| 9 | The Meditation Research Institute | Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama | India | H.H. Swami Veda | Arnaud Delorme, Rael Cahn | H.H. Swami Veda | H.H. Swami Veda | 2005 |
If we do a google search for Meditation Research in Switzerland, this is the ranking we found, date of data collection 2.2.2023.