PeopleofSuperintelligence

University, United Kingdom

Open University

Includes CORE and Knowledge Media Institute.

Statistics

People here now
1
People ever
6
Citations of current people
1,291
Median h-index of current people
19
Full moves in and out
1 in, 5 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 Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks.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 1 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 or studied at Open University, including 1 (17%) here now and 5 with former affiliations. That total covers 4 people with work roles and 2 recorded only as students (1 both studied and worked here). Its 2 tracked sub-organizations are led by CORE (1 ever, 1 now) and Knowledge Media Institute (1 ever, 1 now). Among 3,127 universities, Open University is tied for 553rd by all-time people and tied for 495th by current headcount. “Language and speech” and “Policy, ethics and society” lead 4 areas of expertise (2 each of 6 people with profile topics). Dated work records span from 1978 to 2026. Across dated career transitions, we record 1 full move in and 5 out. The 1 current person with a confident OpenAlex record (Petr Knoth) has 1,291 citations and an h-index of 19.

No single organization shares more than 1 person with Open University across 25 organizations (4 people with outside work stints).Organizations where people with work records at Open University also worked at any time in their careers (4 people across 25 organizations; degrees excluded).

A ranked chart shows 5 organizations with people who also have work records at Open University. 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
Birkbeck, University of London1
Chinese Academy of Sciences1
Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications1
Columbia University1
Harbin Engineering University1

People here now

The 1 person with a current role at Open University is a researcher. Earlier in their career, that person held a work role at another organization (RSA FG). That person also earned a degree at Open University.

People with former affiliations

We record 5 people with former affiliations at Open University: 3 who held work roles and 2 recorded as students only. 5 of the 5 have a recorded current role at another organization. The 1 former person with a confident OpenAlex record has 3,119 career citations (h-index 24).

Posts that include Open University

Open University appears in 3 research posts comparing organizations across AI.

  1. 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.
  2. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionWe estimate where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led. Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads with 467 former students, including 291 recorded doctorates.
  3. 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.