ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv pˌɛnsɪlvˈeɪniəz θˈɪŋk tˈæŋks ænd sˈɪvəl səsˈaɪəɾiz pɹˈoʊɡɹæm ɹˈæŋkt dʒˈɪmz ɐmˌʌŋ ðə tˈɑːp fˈaɪv ɪzɹˈeɪli θˈɪŋk tˈæŋks, ˌaʊɾəv ˌoʊvɚ fˈɪfti kənsˈɪdɚd, ɪn bˈoʊθ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt ænd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn.
The University of Pennsylvania's Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program ranked JIMS among the top five Israeli think tanks, out of over 50 considered, in both 2008 and 2009.