PeopleofSuperintelligence

University, South Africa

University of Johannesburg

Statistics

People here now
3
People ever
4
Citations of current people
871
Median h-index of current people
11
Full moves in and out
4 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 Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks.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 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 4 people shaping AI have worked at University of Johannesburg, including 3 (75%) here now and 1 with a former affiliation. Among 3,127 universities, the group is tied for 262nd on current people and tied for 688th on all-time people. Policy, ethics and society leads 3 areas of expertise (2 of 4 people with profile topics), and researchers make up 3 of the 3 people here now (100%). Dated work records span from 2005 to 2026. Across dated career transitions, we record 4 full moves in and 1 out.

Researchers make up 3 of the 3 people here now (100%), and “artificial intelligence” leads profile topics (2).Roles, current affiliations, profile topics, and recorded birth countries (1 known) and birth years (1 known) for the 3 people here now.

A summary of current people at University of Johannesburg. 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

  • University of Johannesburg3

Top profile topics

  • artificial intelligence2
  • ai ethics1
  • ai policy1
  • big data analytics1
  • control systems1

Birth countries

Known for 1 of 3 people now.

  • Rhodesia1

Median birth year

1966 (1 person)

Source: People of Superintelligence profiles, current career records and recorded birthplaces, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
MeasureValuePeople
RoleResearch3
Current affiliationUniversity of Johannesburg3
Profile topicartificial intelligence2
Profile topicai ethics1
Profile topicai policy1
Profile topicbig data analytics1
Profile topiccontrol systems1
Birth countryRhodesia1
Birth country coverage1 of 3 people now1
Median birth year19661

Compared with peer universities, University of Johannesburg ranks higher on current headcount (tied for 262nd of 3,127) than on all-time headcount (tied for 688th); 3 of its 4 all-time people (75%) hold a current role here. Across work histories (excluding degrees), 4 of the 4 people who have worked at University of Johannesburg (100%) also held a work role at another organization, connecting University of Johannesburg to 22 peer institutions. The 1 current person with a confident OpenAlex author record (Arthur Mutambara) has 871 citations and an h-index of 11 (tied for 822nd among 860 counted universities).

Among 3,127 universities, University of Johannesburg is tied for 262nd on current people (3) and tied for 688th on all-time people (4).Standing across all organizations and organizations of the same type on current people, all-time people and combined h-index of current people. Ties share a rank.

A table compares University of Johannesburg with 8827 organizations and 3127 organizations of the same type for current people, people ever and combined h-index where available.

People now

3 people

tied for 395th of 8,827 organizationstied for 262nd of 3,127 universities

People ever

4 people

tied for 1,053rd of 8,827 organizationstied for 688th of 3,127 universities

Combined h-index of people now

11 across 1 person

tied for 1,634th of 1,834 organizationstied for 822nd of 860 universities

Source: People of Superintelligence organization membership and confident OpenAlex statistics, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
MeasureValueAll organizationsSame type
People now3tied for 395th of 8,827tied for 262nd of 3,127
People ever4tied for 1,053rd of 8,827tied for 688th of 3,127
Combined h-index of people now11 (1 person)tied for 1,634th of 1,834tied for 822nd of 860
No single organization shares more than 1 person with University of Johannesburg across 22 organizations (4 people with outside work stints).Organizations where people with work records at University of Johannesburg also worked at any time in their careers (4 people across 22 organizations; degrees excluded).

A ranked chart shows 5 organizations with people who also have work records at University of Johannesburg. 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
Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research1
Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Rouen1
Florida A&M University - Florida State University College of Engineering1
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University1
Florida State University1

People here now

All 3 people with a current role at University of Johannesburg are researchers. Earlier in their careers, 3 of the 3 held a work role at another organization. 1 current person also holds a concurrent affiliation outside University of Johannesburg.

People with former affiliations

We record 1 person who formerly worked at University of Johannesburg. That person has a recorded current role at Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research, International Union of the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, United Nations and University of Pretoria.

Posts that include University of Johannesburg

University of Johannesburg 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.