PeopleofSuperintelligence

Government, United States

National Institutes of Health

Includes National Cancer Institute, Radiology and Imaging Sciences Department and Vaccine Research Center.

Statistics

People here now
2
People ever
7
Citations of current people
39,146
Median h-index of current people
89
Full moves in and out
4 in, 4 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 Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks.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 7 people shaping AI have worked at National Institutes of Health, including 2 (29%) here now and 5 with former affiliations. Among 631 government research centers, National Institutes of Health is tied for 54th by all-time people and tied for 26th by current headcount. Science, health and biology leads 4 areas of expertise (4 of 7 people with profile topics). In dated work stints through 2025, active headcount peaked at 7 people in 2014 and stood at 1 in 2025. Across dated career transitions, we record 4 full moves in and 4 out, led by departures to NVIDIA (2).

Active work stints peaked at 7 people in 2014 and stood at 1 in 2025.Annual estimates from 2008 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 National Institutes of Health from 2008 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
200833
200933
201033
201133
201233
201366
201477
201566
201666
201744
201833
201933
202033
202133
202222
202322
202422
202511
NVIDIA is the largest destination for departures (2 full moves), across 4 moves in and 4 out.Full moves into (4) and out of (4) National Institutes of Health, grouped under top-level organizations. Excludes 3 roles added alongside an existing position. Smaller routes are grouped as Other. universitiescompaniesinstitutes and labs

A three-column flow diagram. People came from organizations on the left, National Institutes of Health is in the middle, and destinations are on the right. It shows 4 incoming and 4 outgoing full moves.

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

Data table
DirectionOrganizationFull moves
FromDuke University1
FromInstitute of Cancer Research1
FromPennsylvania State University1
FromSiemens1
CenterNational Institutes of Health4 in, 4 out
ToNVIDIA2
ToBBN Technologies1
ToPAII Inc.1
Among 5 people formerly at National Institutes of Health with a known current role, NVIDIA employs the most, with 2.Current employers of people who formerly worked at National Institutes of Health (5 of 5 former people have a recorded current role). universitiescompaniesinstitutes and labs

A ranked bar chart of the 4 organizations that currently employ the most people formerly at National Institutes of Health, led by NVIDIA (2).

Source: People of Superintelligence current and former career records, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
Current organizationFormer people here nowShare of former people with a current role
NVIDIA240.0%
Ant Group120.0%
BBN Technologies120.0%
Duke University120.0%

Compared with peer government research centers, National Institutes of Health ranks higher on current headcount (tied for 26th of 631) than on all-time headcount (tied for 54th); 2 of its 7 all-time people (29%) hold a current role here. Across work histories (excluding degrees), 6 of the 7 people who have worked at National Institutes of Health (86%) also held a work role at another organization, connecting National Institutes of Health to 19 peer institutions. The 1 current person with a confident OpenAlex author record (Ronald M. Summers) has 39,146 citations and an h-index of 89 (tied for 22nd among 89 counted government research centers).

NVIDIA shares the largest career overlap with National Institutes of Health (3 people), ahead of Duke University (2).Organizations where people with work records at National Institutes of Health also worked at any time in their careers (6 people across 19 organizations; degrees excluded).

A ranked chart shows 5 organizations with people who also have work records at National Institutes of Health. 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
NVIDIA3
Duke University2
Alibaba1
Ant Group1
BBN Technologies1

People here now

Both people with a current role at National Institutes of Health are researchers. Earlier in their careers, 1 of the 2 held a work role at another organization.

People with former affiliations

We record 5 people who formerly worked at National Institutes of Health. 5 of the 5 have a recorded current role at another organization, led by NVIDIA (2). Across the 2 former people with confident OpenAlex records, combined career citations total 73,046 (median h-index 65).

Posts that include National Institutes of Health

National Institutes of Health 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.