University, United States
University of California, San Francisco
Statistics
- People here now
- 2
- People ever
- 8
- Citations of current people
- 27,894
- Median h-index of current people
- 65
- Full moves in and out
- 5 in, 4 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 Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks.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 8 people shaping AI have worked at University of California, San Francisco, including 2 (25%) here now and 6 with former affiliations. Among 3,127 universities, University of California, San Francisco is tied for 448th by all-time people and tied for 351st by current headcount. Science, health and biology leads 5 areas of expertise (3 of 8 people with profile topics). In dated work stints through 2025, active headcount peaked at 4 people in 2007–2011 and stood at 1 in 2025. Across dated career transitions, we record 5 full moves in and 4 out, led by arrivals from University of California, Berkeley (2) and departures to Stanford University (2).
A stacked column chart of our yearly estimates at University of California, San Francisco from 2002 to 2025. Each person counts once in each year with an active work stint.
Source: People of Superintelligence dated career stints, as of 22 October 2026.
Data table
| Year | Other | People |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 | 4 | 4 |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 |
| 2010 | 4 | 4 |
| 2011 | 4 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
A three-column flow diagram. People came from organizations on the left, University of California, San Francisco is in the middle, and destinations are on the right. It shows 5 incoming and 4 outgoing full moves.
Source: People of Superintelligence career records with full moves only, as of 22 October 2026.
Data table
| Direction | Organization | Full moves |
|---|---|---|
| From | University of California, Berkeley | 2 |
| From | California Institute of Technology | 1 |
| From | University of Nevada, Reno | 1 |
| From | University of New Brunswick | 1 |
| Center | University of California, San Francisco | 5 in, 4 out |
| To | Stanford University | 2 |
| To | University of Missouri | 1 |
| To | University of Washington | 1 |
A ranked bar chart of the 5 organizations that currently employ the most people formerly at University of California, San Francisco, led by Stanford University (2).
Source: People of Superintelligence current and former career records, as of 22 October 2026.
Data table
| Current organization | Former people here now | Share of former people with a current role |
|---|---|---|
| Stanford University | 2 | 33.3% |
| KAIST | 1 | 16.7% |
| University College London | 1 | 16.7% |
| University of Washington | 1 | 16.7% |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 1 | 16.7% |
Compared with peer universities, University of California, San Francisco ranks higher on current headcount (tied for 351st of 3,127) than on all-time headcount (tied for 448th); 2 of its 8 all-time people (25%) hold a current role here. Across work histories (excluding degrees), 8 of the 8 people who have worked at University of California, San Francisco (100%) also held a work role at another organization, connecting University of California, San Francisco to 23 peer institutions. The 1 current person with a confident OpenAlex author record (Stuart Russell) has 27,894 citations and an h-index of 65 (tied for 456th among 860 counted universities).
People here now
The 2 people with a current role at University of California, San Francisco include 1 public voice and 1 researcher. Earlier in their careers, 2 of the 2 held a work role at another organization. 2 current people also hold a concurrent affiliation outside University of California, San Francisco.
People with former affiliations
We record 6 people who formerly worked at University of California, San Francisco. 6 of the 6 have a recorded current role at another organization, led by Stanford University (2). Across the 2 former people with confident OpenAlex records, combined career citations total 29,484 (median h-index 54).
- Colin StudholmeNow at University of Washington
- Dmitry KorkinNow at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Gary PeltzNow at Stanford University
- Ho Min KimNow at Department of Biological Science, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
- Maneesh SahaniNow at University College London
- Surya GanguliNow at Stanford University
Posts that include University of California, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco appears in 2 research posts comparing organizations across AI.
- The median h-index is 48 at universities and 14 at frontier AI labsThe median h-index is 48 at universities and 14 at frontier AI labs. We compare publishing careers, recent citations, dual appointments and job moves across 2,420 university researchers and 308 frontier-lab researchers.
- 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.