PeopleofSuperintelligence

Nonprofit

R Core Team

Statistics

People here now
2
People ever
4
Citations of current people
21,504
Median h-index of current people
25
Full moves in and out
2 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 Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks. 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 4 people shaping AI have worked at R Core Team, including 2 (50%) here now and 2 with former affiliations. Among 1,097 nonprofits, R Core Team is tied for 51st by all-time people and tied for 38th by current headcount. Theory, statistics and optimization leads 2 areas of expertise (3 of 4 people with profile topics). Dated work records here are in 1997. Across dated career transitions, we record 2 full moves in and 1 out. The 1 current person with a confident OpenAlex record (Luke Tierney) has 21,504 citations and an h-index of 25.

No single organization shares more than 1 person with R Core Team across 19 organizations (4 people with outside work stints).Organizations where people with work records at R Core Team also worked at any time in their careers (4 people across 19 organizations; degrees excluded).

A ranked chart shows 5 organizations with people who also have work records at R Core Team. 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
Bell Communications Research1
Carnegie Mellon University1
Cornell University1
ETH Zurich1
Imperial College London1

People here now

Both people with a current role at R Core Team are researchers. Earlier in their careers, 2 of the 2 held a work role at another organization. 2 current people also hold a concurrent affiliation outside R Core Team.

People with former affiliations

We record 2 people who formerly worked at R Core Team. 1 of the 2 has a recorded current role at another organization (University of Oxford). The 1 former person with a confident OpenAlex record has 71,124 career citations (h-index 63).