PeopleofSuperintelligence

University, United States

Kansas State University

Statistics

People here now
1
People ever
6
Citations of current people
11,219
Median h-index of current people
56
Full moves in and out
3 in, 6 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 Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks.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 6 people shaping AI have worked or studied at Kansas State University, including 1 (17%) here now and 5 with former affiliations. That total covers 3 people with work roles and 3 recorded only as students (1 both studied and worked here). Among 3,127 universities, Kansas State University is tied for 553rd by all-time people and tied for 495th by current headcount. Computer vision leads 5 areas of expertise (2 of 6 people with profile topics). Dated work records span from 1974 to 2026. Across dated career transitions, we record 3 full moves in and 6 out.

We record 3 full arrivals from 3 organizations and 6 full departures to 6, with 1 move per route.Full moves into (3) and out of (6) Kansas State University, grouped under top-level organizations. Smaller routes are grouped as Other. universitiescompaniesinstitutes and labs

A three-column flow diagram. People came from organizations on the left, Kansas State University is in the middle, and destinations are on the right. It shows 3 incoming and 6 outgoing full moves.

Source: People of Superintelligence career records with full moves only, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
DirectionOrganizationFull moves
FromPolitehnica University of Bucharest1
FromUniversity of Iowa1
FromWright State University1
CenterKansas State University3 in, 6 out
ToIBM1
ToKansas Legislature1
ToNASA1
ToNorth American Aviation1
ToSamsung1
ToVirginia Tech1

Compared with peer universities, Kansas State University ranks higher on current headcount (tied for 495th of 3,127) than on all-time headcount (tied for 553rd); 1 of its 6 all-time people (17%) hold a current role here. Across work histories (excluding degrees), 3 of the 3 people who have worked at Kansas State University (100%) also held a work role at another organization, connecting Kansas State University to 16 peer institutions. The 1 current person with a confident OpenAlex author record (Pascal Hitzler) has 11,219 citations and an h-index of 56 (tied for 510th among 860 counted universities).

No single organization shares more than 1 person with Kansas State University across 16 organizations (3 people with outside work stints).Organizations where people with work records at Kansas State University also worked at any time in their careers (3 people across 16 organizations; degrees excluded).

A ranked chart shows 5 organizations with people who also have work records at Kansas State 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
Amazon1
Carnegie Mellon University1
Kansas Legislature1
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology1
Kestrel Technology1

People here now

The 1 person with a current role at Kansas State University is a researcher. Earlier in their career, that person held a work role at another organization. 1 current person also holds a concurrent affiliation outside Kansas State University.

People with former affiliations

We record 5 people with former affiliations at Kansas State University: 2 who held work roles and 3 recorded as students only. 4 of the 5 have a recorded current role at another organization, led by Carnegie Mellon University (2). Across the 3 former people with confident OpenAlex records, combined career citations total 139,548 (median h-index 51).

Posts that include Kansas State University

Kansas State 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.