University, Kazakhstan
Nazarbayev University
Statistics
- People here now
- 0
- People ever
- 3
- Full moves in and out
- 1 in, 1 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 Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks.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 22 October 2026. Career and profile data as of 22 October 2026.
We estimate that 3 people shaping AI have worked at Nazarbayev University, all as former affiliations with no current roles recorded. By all-time headcount, Nazarbayev University is tied for 810th among 3,127 universities (tied for 1,291st of 8,827 organizations overall). Systems, hardware and security leads 2 areas of expertise (2 of 3 people with profile topics). Dated work records span from 2013 to 2020. Across dated career transitions, we record 1 full move in and 1 out.
People here now
We have no evidence of a current role here. Our last dated work record here ended in 2020. All 3 people associated with Nazarbayev University appear under former affiliations below.
People with former affiliations
We record 3 people who formerly worked at Nazarbayev University. 3 of the 3 have a recorded current role at another organization (Digital University Kerala, Government of Singapore and University of Jordan). Across the 2 former people with confident OpenAlex records, combined career citations total 28,218 (median h-index 50).
- Alex JamesNow at Digital University Kerala
- He RuiminNow at Government of Singapore
- Mohammad S. ObaidatNow at University of Jordan
Posts that include Nazarbayev University
Nazarbayev University 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.
- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other universityThe Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other university. We compare doctorate and 5+ year employment links, career timing and current workplaces for 187 major-prize and 1,111 best-paper winners.