Company, China
Qwen Team
Part of Alibaba.
Statistics
- People here now
- 3
- People ever
- 3
- Citations of current people
- 1,367
- Median h-index of current people
- 8.5
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 Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks.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 3 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 Qwen Team, and all 3 hold current roles here. As part of Alibaba, Qwen Team accounts for 3 of its 75 all-time people (4%) and 3 of its 52 current people (6%). Among 3,344 companies, the group is tied for 56th on current people and tied for 204th on all-time people. Language and speech leads 2 areas of expertise (2 of 3 people with profile topics), and researchers make up 2 of the 3 people here now (67%). Dated work records span from 2024 to 2026.
A summary of current people at Qwen Team. It shows roles, affiliations, profile topics and birth countries known for 0 people. No birth years are recorded.
Role categories
- Research2
- Lab leaders1
Current affiliations
- Qwen Team3
Top profile topics
- language models3
- reinforcement learning2
- ai agents1
- knowledge distillation1
- mathematical reasoning1
Birth countries
Known for 0 of 3 people now.
No birth countries are recorded.
Median birth year
No known birth years
Source: People of Superintelligence profiles, current career records and recorded birthplaces, as of 22 October 2026.
Data table
| Measure | Value | People |
|---|---|---|
| Role | Research | 2 |
| Role | Lab leaders | 1 |
| Current affiliation | Qwen Team | 3 |
| Profile topic | language models | 3 |
| Profile topic | reinforcement learning | 2 |
| Profile topic | ai agents | 1 |
| Profile topic | knowledge distillation | 1 |
| Profile topic | mathematical reasoning | 1 |
| Birth country coverage | 0 of 3 people now | 0 |
| Median birth year | No known years | 0 |
Compared with peer companies, Qwen Team ranks higher on current headcount (tied for 56th of 3,344) than on all-time headcount (tied for 204th); 3 of its 3 all-time people (100%) hold a current role here. Across work histories (excluding degrees), 3 of the 3 people who have worked at Qwen Team (100%) also held a work role at another organization, connecting Qwen Team to 8 peer institutions. Among the 2 current people with confident OpenAlex author records, combined citations reach 1,367 and the median h-index is 8.5 (combined h-index 17, tied for 369th among 511 counted companies); Chujie Zheng leads by citations (1,367).
A table compares Qwen Team with 8827 organizations and 3344 organizations of the same type for current people, people ever and combined h-index where available.
People now
3 people
People ever
3 people
Combined h-index of people now
17 across 2 people
Source: People of Superintelligence organization membership and confident OpenAlex statistics, as of 22 October 2026.
Data table
| Measure | Value | All organizations | Same type |
|---|---|---|---|
| People now | 3 | tied for 395th of 8,827 | tied for 56th of 3,344 |
| People ever | 3 | tied for 1,291st of 8,827 | tied for 204th of 3,344 |
| Combined h-index of people now | 17 (2 people) | tied for 1,516th of 1,834 | tied for 369th of 511 |
People here now
The 3 people with a current role at Qwen Team include 2 researchers and 1 lab leader. Earlier in their careers, 3 of the 3 held a work role at another organization. 1 current person also holds a concurrent affiliation outside Qwen Team.
Posts that include Qwen Team
Qwen Team appears in 1 research post comparing organizations across AI.