University, United Arab Emirates
Khalifa University of Science and Technology
Statistics
- People here now
- 2
- People ever
- 6
- Citations of current people
- 95,644
- Median h-index of current people
- 89.5
- 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 Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks. Citation figures count 2 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 6 people shaping AI have worked at Khalifa University of Science and Technology, including 2 (33%) here now and 4 with former affiliations. Among 3,127 universities, Khalifa University of Science and Technology is tied for 553rd by all-time people and tied for 351st by current headcount. Language and speech leads 5 areas of expertise (2 of 6 people with profile topics). In dated work stints through 2025, active headcount peaked at 4 people in 2021 and stood at 2 in 2025. Across dated career transitions, we record 2 full moves out and none in.
A stacked column chart of our yearly estimates at Khalifa University of Science and Technology from 2020 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
| Year | Other | People |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 |
Compared with peer universities, Khalifa University of Science and Technology ranks higher on current headcount (tied for 351st of 3,127) than on all-time headcount (tied for 553rd); 2 of its 6 all-time people (33%) hold a current role here. Across work histories (excluding degrees), 6 of the 6 people who have worked at Khalifa University of Science and Technology (100%) also held a work role at another organization, connecting Khalifa University of Science and Technology to 48 peer institutions. Among the 2 current people with confident OpenAlex author records, combined citations reach 95,644 and the median h-index is 89.5 (combined h-index 179, tied for 188th among 860 counted universities); Mérouane Debbah leads by citations (74,597).
People here now
The 2 people with a current role at Khalifa University of Science and Technology include 1 lab leader and 1 researcher. Earlier in their careers, 2 of the 2 held a work role at another organization. 2 current people also hold a concurrent affiliation outside Khalifa University of Science and Technology.
People with former affiliations
We record 4 people who formerly worked at Khalifa University of Science and Technology. 3 of the 4 have a recorded current role at another organization. Across the 2 former people with confident OpenAlex records, combined career citations total 30,854 (median h-index 43).
- Christian GuttmannNow at Karolinska Institutet and Nordic Artificial Intelligence Institute
- Ebtesam AlmazroueiNow at Government of Abu Dhabi and AIE3
- Nenad Mladenović
- Octavia DobreNow at Memorial University of Newfoundland
Posts that include Khalifa University of Science and Technology
Khalifa University of Science and Technology appears in 2 research posts comparing organizations across AI.
- 5 of the 25 people with the most-cited recent papers also lead on career citationsWe compare citations to 2023–2025 papers with career citations and h-index, after correcting reviewed publication-date errors: who leads, when they started and where they work.
- 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.