University, United States
Kent State University
Statistics
- People here now
- 0
- People ever
- 3
- Full moves in and out
- 0 in, 2 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 Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks. Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 24 October 2026. Career and profile data as of 24 October 2026.
We estimate that 3 people shaping AI have worked or studied at Kent State University, all as former affiliations with no current roles recorded. That total covers 1 person with a work role and 2 recorded only as students. By all-time headcount, Kent State University is tied for 808th among 3,061 universities (tied for 1,289th of 8,780 organizations overall). All 3 people with profile topics work in language and speech. Dated work records span from 2019 to 2023. Across dated career transitions, we record 2 full moves out and none in.
People here now
We have no evidence of a current role here. Our last dated work record here ended in 2023. All 3 people associated with Kent State University appear under former affiliations below.
People with former affiliations
We record 3 people with former affiliations at Kent State University: 1 who held a work role and 2 recorded as students only. 2 of the 3 have a recorded current role at another organization (Alibaba and Netflix). The 1 former person with a confident OpenAlex record has 675 career citations (h-index 11).
- Jim HesterNow at Netflix
- Mary Harper
- Zihan QiuNow at Alibaba
Posts that include Kent State University
Kent State University appears in 2 research posts comparing organizations across AI.
- The company share of AI researchers’ top papers was 32% in 2020–2024 and 7% in 1970–1974We estimate where the people shaping AI worked when their most-cited papers appeared: the company share was 32% in 2020–2024 and 7% in 1970–1974, and Google led all organizations in 2020–2024.
- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 186 AI major-prize winners, more than any other universityThe Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 186 AI major-prize winners, more than any other university. We compare doctorate and 5+ year employment links, career timing and current workplaces for 186 major-prize and 1,063 best-paper winners.