Nonprofit, Spain

Ikerbasque

Statistics

People here now
1
People ever
5
Citations of current people
11,971
Median h-index of current people
50
Full moves in and out
0 in, 1 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 Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks.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 5 people shaping AI have worked at Ikerbasque, including 1 (20%) here now and 4 with former affiliations. Among 1,097 nonprofits, Ikerbasque is tied for 44th by all-time people and tied for 73rd by current headcount. Researchers make up 5 of the 5 people who have worked here. In dated work stints through 2025, active headcount peaked at 5 people in 2021–2023 and stood at 3 in 2025. Across dated career transitions, we record 1 full move out and none in.

Active work stints peaked at 5 people in 2021–2023 and stood at 3 in 2025.Annual estimates from 2010 through 2025. Each person counts once per year with a dated work stint; degrees and undated roles are excluded.

A stacked column chart of our yearly estimates at Ikerbasque from 2010 to 2025. Each person counts once in each year with an active work stint.

Source: People of Superintelligence dated career stints, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
YearOtherPeople
201033
201133
201233
201333
201433
201533
201644
201744
201844
201944
202044
202155
202255
202355
202444
202533

Compared with peer nonprofits, Ikerbasque ranks higher on all-time headcount (tied for 44th of 1,097) than on current headcount (tied for 73rd); 4 of its 5 all-time people are former affiliations. Across work histories (excluding degrees), 5 of the 5 people who have worked at Ikerbasque (100%) also held a work role at another organization, connecting Ikerbasque to 31 peer institutions. The 1 current person with a confident OpenAlex author record (Ezequiel Di Paolo) has 11,971 citations and an h-index of 50 (tied for 71st among 222 counted nonprofits).

University of the Basque Country shares the largest career overlap with Ikerbasque (4 people), ahead of CNRS (2).Organizations where people with work records at Ikerbasque also worked at any time in their careers (5 people across 31 organizations; degrees excluded).

A ranked chart shows 5 organizations with people who also have work records at Ikerbasque. 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 the Basque Country4
CNRS2
6.6 Quantum in Action1
Basque Center for Applied Mathematics1
Biofisika Institute1

People here now

The 1 person with a current role at Ikerbasque is a researcher. Earlier in their career, that person held a work role at another organization (University of Sussex and University of the Basque Country). 1 current person also holds a concurrent affiliation outside Ikerbasque.

People with former affiliations

We record 4 people who formerly worked at Ikerbasque. 4 of the 4 have a recorded current role at another organization, led by University of the Basque Country (2). Across the 4 former people with confident OpenAlex records, combined career citations total 167,879 (median h-index 56.5).

Posts that include Ikerbasque

Ikerbasque appears in 1 research post comparing organizations across AI.

  1. 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.