University, United States

University of Colorado Denver

Statistics

People here now
1
People ever
7
Citations of current people
2,680
Median h-index of current people
24
Full moves in and out
2 in, 3 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 Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks.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 7 people shaping AI have worked or studied at University of Colorado Denver, including 1 (14%) here now and 6 with former affiliations. That total covers 5 people with work roles and 2 recorded only as students. Among 3,127 universities, University of Colorado Denver is tied for 501st by all-time people and tied for 495th by current headcount. Science, health and biology leads 6 areas of expertise (2 of 7 people with profile topics). In dated work stints through 2025, active headcount peaked at 4 people in 2006–2007, with the last dated stint ending in 2024. Across dated career transitions, we record 2 full moves in and 3 out.

Active work stints peaked at 4 people in 2006–2007, with the last dated stint ending in 2024.Annual estimates from 2000 through 2025. Each person counts once per year with a dated work stint; degrees and undated roles are excluded.

A stacked column chart of our yearly estimates at University of Colorado Denver from 2000 to 2024. 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
YearOtherPeople
200033
200133
200233
200333
200433
200533
200644
200744
200833
200933
201033
201122
201222
201322
201422
201511
201611
201711
201811
201911
202011
202111
202211
202322
202422

Compared with peer universities, University of Colorado Denver ranks higher on current headcount (tied for 495th of 3,127) than on all-time headcount (tied for 501st); 1 of its 7 all-time people (14%) hold a current role here. Across work histories (excluding degrees), 5 of the 5 people who have worked at University of Colorado Denver (100%) also held a work role at another organization, connecting University of Colorado Denver to 27 peer institutions. The 1 current person with a confident OpenAlex author record (Andrew Knyazev) has 2,680 citations and an h-index of 24 (tied for 742nd among 860 counted universities).

University of Colorado shares the largest career overlap with University of Colorado Denver, at 3 of 5 people with work records elsewhere.Organizations where people with work records at University of Colorado Denver also worked at any time in their careers (5 people across 27 organizations; degrees excluded).

A ranked chart shows 5 organizations with people who also have work records at University of Colorado Denver. 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
University of Colorado3
Aix-Marseille Université1
CNRS1
École Polytechnique1
French National Centre for Scientific Research and Pierre and Marie Curie University1

People here now

The 1 person with a current role at University of Colorado Denver is a researcher. Earlier in their career, that person held a work role at another organization.

People with former affiliations

We record 6 people with former affiliations at University of Colorado Denver: 4 who held work roles and 2 recorded as students only. 5 of the 6 have a recorded current role at another organization. The 1 former person with a confident OpenAlex record has 21,222 career citations (h-index 57).

Posts that include University of Colorado Denver

University of Colorado Denver appears in 1 research post comparing organizations across AI.

  1. 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.