PeopleofSuperintelligence

University, United States

Brigham Young University

Statistics

People here now
1
People ever
7
Citations of current people
33,986
Median h-index of current people
60
Full moves in and out
2 in, 4 out

Our research follows 7,547 researchers, builders, lab leaders and public voices through cited biographies. Missing career records can lower counts. Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks. Citation figures count 1 of the 1 people here now. People whose OpenAlex record may be incomplete or mixed are left out. Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 22 October 2026. Career and profile data as of 22 October 2026.

We estimate that 7 people shaping AI have worked or studied at Brigham Young University, including 1 (14%) here now and 6 with former affiliations. That total covers 4 people with work roles and 3 recorded only as students (1 both studied and worked here). Among 3,127 universities, Brigham Young University is tied for 501st by all-time people and tied for 495th by current headcount. Science, health and biology leads 5 areas of expertise (3 of 7 people with profile topics). Dated work records span from 1977 to 2026. Across dated career transitions, we record 2 full moves in and 4 out. The 1 current person with a confident OpenAlex record (Randal W. Beard) has 33,986 citations and an h-index of 60.

University of Texas at Austin shares the largest career overlap with Brigham Young University, at 2 of 3 people with work records elsewhere.Organizations where people with work records at Brigham Young University also worked at any time in their careers (3 people across 10 organizations; degrees excluded).

A ranked chart shows 5 organizations with people who also have work records at Brigham Young University. Each count is a distinct person with work stints at both organizations.

Source: People of Superintelligence affiliations and work stints, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
OrganizationShared people
University of Texas at Austin2
Anaconda Inc.1
NASA1
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute1
Stanford University1

People here now

The 1 person with a current role at Brigham Young University is a researcher. Earlier in their career, that person held a work role at another organization.

People with former affiliations

We record 6 people with former affiliations at Brigham Young University: 3 who held work roles and 3 recorded as students only. 5 of the 6 have a recorded current role at another organization. Across the 2 former people with confident OpenAlex records, combined career citations total 66,163 (median h-index 28.5).

Posts that include Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University appears in 2 research posts comparing organizations across AI.

  1. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionWe estimate where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led. Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads with 467 former students, including 291 recorded doctorates.
  2. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974We estimate where the people shaping AI worked when their most-cited papers appeared: the company share was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974, and Google led all organizations in 2020–2024.