Company, United States

Cognizant

Statistics

People here now
3
People ever
3
Citations of current people
18,918
Median h-index of current people
34.5
Full moves in and out
2 in, 0 out

Our research follows 3,302 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 Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks.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 2 of the 3 people here now. People whose OpenAlex record may be incomplete or mixed are left out. Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 18 October 2026. Career and profile data as of 18 October 2026.

We estimate that 3 people shaping AI have worked at Cognizant. Through 2025, we estimate a peak of 3 people in 2023–2024. With 3 people here now, the group is tied for 31st among companies.

The group peaked at 3 people in 2023–2024.Our annual estimates through 2025. Each person counts once per year with an active work stint.

A stacked column chart of our yearly estimates at Cognizant from 2023 to 2025. Each person counts once in each year with an active work stint.

Source: People of Superintelligence dated career stints, as of 18 October 2026.

Data table
YearOtherPeople
202333
202433
202522
The largest current role groups are lab leaders, public voices and researchers, with 1 person each.The current group: roles, affiliations, topics and recorded birthplaces and years. A person can have several affiliations.

A summary of current people at Cognizant. It shows roles, affiliations, profile topics and birth countries known for 0 people. The median birth year uses 1 person.

Role categories

  • Lab leaders1
  • Public voices1
  • Research1

Current affiliations

  • Cognizant3

Top profile topics

  • ai policy1
  • deep learning1
  • distributed AI1
  • enterprise ai1
  • evolutionary computation1

Birth countries

Known for 0 of 3 people now.

No birth countries are recorded.

Median birth year

1961 (1 person)

Source: People of Superintelligence profiles, current career records and recorded birthplaces, as of 18 October 2026.

Data table
MeasureValuePeople
RoleLab leaders1
RolePublic voices1
RoleResearch1
Current affiliationCognizant3
Profile topicai policy1
Profile topicdeep learning1
Profile topicdistributed AI1
Profile topicenterprise ai1
Profile topicevolutionary computation1
Birth country coverage0 of 3 people now0
Median birth year19611
The current group is tied for 31st among companies.Our estimates of current and former affiliations, and combined h-index of people here now. Ties share a rank.

A table compares Cognizant with 4453 organizations and 1715 organizations of the same type for current people, people ever and combined h-index where available.

People now

3 people

tied for 190th of 4,453 organizationstied for 31st of 1,715 companies

People ever

3 people

tied for 709th of 4,453 organizationstied for 92nd of 1,715 companies

Combined h-index of people now

69 across 2 people

tied for 482nd of 1,055 organizations86th of 296 companies

Source: People of Superintelligence organization membership and confident OpenAlex statistics, as of 18 October 2026.

Data table
MeasureValueAll organizationsSame type
People now3tied for 190th of 4,453tied for 31st of 1,715
People ever3tied for 709th of 4,453tied for 92nd of 1,715
Combined h-index of people now69 (2 people)tied for 482nd of 1,05586th of 296
The largest career overlap is with University of Texas at Austin: 2 people.People with work records at both organizations, at any time in their careers.

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

Source: People of Superintelligence affiliations and work stints, as of 18 October 2026.

Data table
OrganizationShared people
University of Texas at Austin2
Cambridge Technology Partners1
Department of Atomic Energy1
Infosys1
Infosys BPM1

People here now

Posts that include Cognizant

  1. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers rose from 3% to 32%We estimate where leading AI researchers worked when their most-cited papers appeared. The company share rose from 3% in 1975–1979 to 32% in 2020–2024.