PeopleofSuperintelligence

University, China

HKUST (Guangzhou)

Part of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Statistics

People here now
2
People ever
4
Citations of current people
27,133
Median h-index of current people
78

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 Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks.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 2 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 4 people shaping AI have worked or studied at HKUST (Guangzhou), including 2 (50%) here now and 2 with former affiliations. That total covers 3 people with work roles and 1 recorded only as a student. As part of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, HKUST (Guangzhou) accounts for 4 of its 57 all-time people (7%) and 2 of its 25 current people (8%). Among 3,127 universities, HKUST (Guangzhou) is tied for 688th by all-time people and tied for 351st by current headcount. Researchers make up 2 of the 2 current people. Among the 2 former people with a known current role elsewhere, ETH Zurich and Rutgers University employ the most today (1 each). The 1 current person with a confident OpenAlex record (Lei Chen) has 27,133 citations and an h-index of 78.

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology shares the largest career overlap with HKUST (Guangzhou), at 3 of 3 people with work records elsewhere.Organizations where people with work records at HKUST (Guangzhou) also worked at any time in their careers (3 people across 38 organizations; degrees excluded).

A ranked chart shows 5 organizations with people who also have work records at HKUST (Guangzhou). 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
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology3
Chinese Academy of Sciences2
National University of Defense Technology2
Baidu1
Beihang University1

People here now

Both people with a current role at HKUST (Guangzhou) are researchers. Earlier in their careers, 1 of the 2 held a work role at another organization. 1 current person also holds a concurrent affiliation outside HKUST (Guangzhou).

People with former affiliations

We record 2 people with former affiliations at HKUST (Guangzhou): 1 who held a work role and 1 recorded as a student only. 2 of the 2 have a recorded current role at another organization (ETH Zurich and Rutgers University). Across the 2 former people with confident OpenAlex records, combined career citations total 50,472 (median h-index 49.5).