- 中美文化研究中心 Zhōng Měi Wénhuà Yánjiū Zhōngxīn Hopkins-Nanjing Centerthe Hopkins-Nanjing Center, located in Nanjing, established in 1986 (formally, the Johns Hopkins University – Nanjing University Center for Chinese and American Studies)
- 发展研究中心 Fāzhǎn Yánjiū Zhōngxīn Development Research CenterDevelopment Research Center (PRC State Council institution)
- 古根罕喷气推进研究中心 Gǔgēnhǎn Pēnqì Tuījìn Yánjiū Zhōngxīn jet propulsion centerGuggenheim Jet Propulsion Center (established in 1943)
- 欧洲核子研究中心 ōuzhōu Hézǐ Yánjiū Zhōngxīn CERNEuropean Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), located in Geneva
