Company, United States
Natural Selection
Statistics
- People here now
- 2
- People ever
- 3
- Citations of current people
- 21,992
- Median h-index of current people
- 42
- Full moves in and out
- 3 in, 0 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 Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks.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 3 people shaping AI have worked at Natural Selection, including 2 (67%) here now and 1 with a former affiliation. Among 3,344 companies, Natural Selection is tied for 204th by all-time people and tied for 93rd by current headcount. All 3 people with profile topics work in theory, statistics and optimization. In dated work stints through 2025, active headcount peaked at 3 people in 1998–2005 and stood at 1 in 2025. Across dated career transitions, we record 3 full moves in and none out.
A stacked column chart of our yearly estimates at Natural Selection from 1998 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3 | 3 |
| 1999 | 3 | 3 |
| 2000 | 3 | 3 |
| 2001 | 3 | 3 |
| 2002 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
Compared with peer companies, Natural Selection ranks higher on current headcount (tied for 93rd of 3,344) than on all-time headcount (tied for 204th); 2 of its 3 all-time people (67%) hold a current role here. Across work histories (excluding degrees), 3 of the 3 people who have worked at Natural Selection (100%) also held a work role at another organization, connecting Natural Selection to 6 peer institutions. Among the 2 current people with confident OpenAlex author records, combined citations reach 21,992 and the median h-index is 42 (combined h-index 84, 81st among 511 counted companies); David B. Fogel leads by citations (19,182).
People here now
Both people with a current role at Natural Selection are researchers. Earlier in their careers, 2 of the 2 held a work role at another organization (Lockheed Martin, University of California, Los Angeles and University of California, San Diego).
People with former affiliations
We record 1 person who formerly worked at Natural Selection. The 1 former person with a confident OpenAlex record has 5,424 career citations (h-index 22).
Posts that include Natural Selection
Natural Selection appears in 2 research posts comparing organizations across AI.
- 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.
- 19% of people shaping AI who founded a dated organization have founded two or more, waiting a median of 7 years before a secondAcross 1,136 people shaping AI who founded or co-founded a dated company, standalone lab or nonprofit, 221 (19%) founded at least two organizations, accounting for 36% of all 1,421 founding events.