Cardiff University

We estimate that 6 people shaping AI have worked at Cardiff University, including 3 (50%) here now and 3 with former affiliations. Among 3,127 universities, the group is tied for 262nd on current people and tied for 553rd on all-time people. Language and speech leads 5 areas of expertise (2 of 6 people with profile topics), and researchers make up 3 of the 3 people here now (100%). In dated work stints through 2025, active headcount peaked at 3 people in 1999–2000 and 2020 and stood at 1 in 2025. Across dated career transitions, we record 3 full moves in and 2 out.

Full arrivals outnumbered full departures by 1 (3 in vs. 2 out): arrivals came 3 from universities (100%), while departures went 1 to a company (50%) and 1 to a university (50%). We also record 3 arrivals where a person added a role alongside an existing position. Today, 2 of the 3 people formerly at Cardiff University have a recorded current affiliation elsewhere (1 at a company and 1 at a university).

Compared with peer universities, Cardiff University ranks higher on current headcount (tied for 262nd of 3,127) than on all-time headcount (tied for 553rd); 3 of its 6 all-time people (50%) hold a current role here. Across work histories (excluding degrees), 5 of the 6 people who have worked at Cardiff University (83%) also held a work role at another organization, connecting Cardiff University to 15 peer institutions. Among the 2 current people with confident OpenAlex author records, combined citations reach 16,550 and the median h-index is 38 (combined h-index 76, tied for 406th among 860 counted universities); Paul L. Rosin leads by citations (15,509).