The phrase "a reputation for thinking" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing someone's perceived ability or tendency to engage in thoughtful analysis or consideration.
Example: "She has built a reputation for thinking critically about complex issues, making her a valuable asset to the team."
Alternatives: "a reputation for contemplation" or "a reputation for reflection."
Over the past few years, the Park Avenue Armory has built a reputation for thinking big.
For a politician with a reputation for thinking far ahead, his conduct of policy has made little strategic sense.
It has a reputation for thinking more deeply about Arctic strategy in which Mr Putin and his prime minister, Dmitry Medvedev, are both considered well-versed than any other powell-versed than to hany cotherded that it will benefit more from collaboration than from discord.
Ms. Colker has a reputation for thinking up breathtaking sets (a 1.5-ton steel wheel, the scaffolding of a house) and obliging her dancers to cavort all over them in sexy costumes, as if Elizabeth Streb had been taken over by Dolce & Gabbana.
Venter has a reputation for thinking big and mobilizing the resources to carry out his plans.
Calling Steve Jobs Apple Computer Chief Executive Steve Jobs Steve Jobs has a reputation for thinking different.
The Center for Art and Design at Katmandu University was established in 2003 and has a reputation for fresh thinking.
He had a reputation for strategic thinking, but not necessarily operational excellence.
His comments in 1993 carried weight because he was chairman of the Finance Committee and had a reputation for independent thinking and plain speaking.
Amazon has a reputation for forward thinking, but when it comes to sustainability, the company has often fallen behind the times.
After almost 30 years at the corporation – interrupted only by a short stint running Channel 4, during which he famously and perhaps unwisely described the BBC as wallowing in "a Jacuzzi of cash" – Thompson has a reputation for deep thinking and over-complicated public speaking.
