Company
Recursive
Statistics
- People here now
- 3
- People ever
- 3
- Citations of current people
- 156,629
- Median h-index of current people
- 60.5
- Full moves in and out
- 3 in, 0 out
Our research follows 2,828 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 Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks.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 15 October 2026. Career and profile data as of 15 October 2026.
We estimate that 3 people shaping AI have worked at Recursive. The largest current role group is researchers, with 3 people. With 3 people here now, the group is tied for 19th among companies.
A summary of current people at Recursive. It shows roles, affiliations, profile topics and birth countries known for 1 person. The median birth year uses 1 person.
Role categories
- Research3
Current affiliations
- Recursive3
Top profile topics
- open-ended learning2
- ai search1
- computer vision1
- game-playing agents1
- natural language processing1
Birth countries
Known for 1 of 3 people now.
- Germany1
Median birth year
1983 (1 person)
Source: People of Superintelligence profiles, current career records and recorded birthplaces, as of 15 October 2026.
Data table
| Measure | Value | People |
|---|---|---|
| Role | Research | 3 |
| Current affiliation | Recursive | 3 |
| Profile topic | open-ended learning | 2 |
| Profile topic | ai search | 1 |
| Profile topic | computer vision | 1 |
| Profile topic | game-playing agents | 1 |
| Profile topic | natural language processing | 1 |
| Birth country | Germany | 1 |
| Birth country coverage | 1 of 3 people now | 1 |
| Median birth year | 1983 | 1 |
A table compares Recursive with 3599 organizations and 1423 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
121 across 2 people
Source: People of Superintelligence organization membership and confident OpenAlex statistics, as of 15 October 2026.
Data table
| Measure | Value | All organizations | Same type |
|---|---|---|---|
| People now | 3 | tied for 141st of 3,599 | tied for 19th of 1,423 |
| People ever | 3 | tied for 566th of 3,599 | tied for 75th of 1,423 |
| Combined h-index of people now | 121 (2 people) | tied for 216th of 831 | 27th of 233 |
A list of people who joined or left Recursive from 2023 through 2026, with the year and move type.
Joined
- Jeff Clune 2026 · from Google · Full move
- Richard Socher 2026 · from You.com · Full move
- Tim Rocktäschel 2026 · from Google · Full move
Left
No recorded moves.
Source: People of Superintelligence career moves, as of 15 October 2026.
Data table
| Year | Person | Direction | Other organization | Move type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jeff Clune | Joined | Full move | |
| 2026 | Richard Socher | Joined | You.com | Full move |
| 2026 | Tim Rocktäschel | Joined | Full move |
