PeopleofSuperintelligence

Nonprofit, Belgium

National Fund for Scientific Research

Statistics

People here now
2
People ever
5
Citations of current people
42,340
Median h-index of current people
79
Full moves in and out
3 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 Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks.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 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 5 people shaping AI have worked at National Fund for Scientific Research, including 2 (40%) here now and 3 with former affiliations. Among 1,097 nonprofits, National Fund for Scientific Research is tied for 44th by all-time people and tied for 38th by current headcount. Theory, statistics and optimization leads 3 areas of expertise (3 of 5 people with profile topics). Dated work records span from 2006 to 2015. Across dated career transitions, we record 3 full moves in and 2 out.

From 2023 to 2026, 2 people joined and 1 left, a net gain of 1.Latest recorded transition per person, 2023–2026 (3 full moves and 0 roles taken alongside existing work).

A list of people who joined or left National Fund for Scientific Research from 2023 through 2026, with the year and move type.

Joined

Left

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

Data table
YearPersonDirectionOther organizationMove type
2026Mauro BirattariJoinedFree University of BrusselsFull move
2026Thomas StützleJoinedUniversité Libre de BruxellesFull move
2026Pierre GeurtsLeftMontefiore InstituteFull move

Compared with peer nonprofits, National Fund for Scientific Research ranks higher on current headcount (tied for 38th of 1,097) than on all-time headcount (tied for 44th); 2 of its 5 all-time people (40%) hold a current role here. Across work histories (excluding degrees), 5 of the 5 people who have worked at National Fund for Scientific Research (100%) also held a work role at another organization, connecting National Fund for Scientific Research to 12 peer institutions. The 1 current person with a confident OpenAlex author record (Thomas Stützle) has 42,340 citations and an h-index of 79 (33rd among 222 counted nonprofits).

Free University of Brussels and Université Libre de Bruxelles share the largest career overlap with National Fund for Scientific Research: 2 people each.Organizations where people with work records at National Fund for Scientific Research also worked at any time in their careers (5 people across 12 organizations; degrees excluded).

A ranked chart shows 5 organizations with people who also have work records at National Fund for Scientific Research. 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
Free University of Brussels2
Université Libre de Bruxelles2
CESAER1
CNRS1
Ghent University1

People here now

Both people with a current role at National Fund for Scientific Research are researchers. Earlier in their careers, 1 of the 2 held a work role at another organization (TU Darmstadt, Université Libre de Bruxelles and University of Konstanz). 2 current people also hold a concurrent affiliation outside National Fund for Scientific Research.

People with former affiliations

We record 3 people who formerly worked at National Fund for Scientific Research. 3 of the 3 have a recorded current role at another organization. The 1 former person with a confident OpenAlex record has 7,750 career citations (h-index 29).

Posts that include National Fund for Scientific Research

National Fund for Scientific Research 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.