University, United Kingdom
University of St Andrews
Statistics
- People here now
- 1
- People ever
- 5
- 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 Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks. Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 22 October 2026. Career and profile data as of 22 October 2026.
We estimate that 5 people shaping AI have worked or studied at University of St Andrews, including 1 (20%) here now and 4 with former affiliations. That total covers 2 people with work roles and 3 recorded only as students (1 both studied and worked here). Among 3,127 universities, University of St Andrews is tied for 617th by all-time people and tied for 495th by current headcount. Language and speech leads 2 areas of expertise (3 of 5 people with profile topics). Dated work records span from 2008 to 2010. Across dated career transitions, we record 2 full moves in and 1 out.
People here now
The 1 person with a current role at University of St Andrews is a researcher. 1 current person also holds a concurrent affiliation outside University of St Andrews.
People with former affiliations
We record 4 people with former affiliations at University of St Andrews: 1 who held a work role and 3 recorded as students only. 4 of the 4 have a recorded current role at another organization. Across the 3 former people with confident OpenAlex records, combined career citations total 14,160 (median h-index 15).
- Edward GrefenstetteNow at Google DeepMind and University College London
- Fiona McNeillNow at University of Edinburgh
- Janelle ShaneNow at Smithsonian Institution
- Kriti SharmaNow at IFS AB and Rightmove plc
Posts that include University of St Andrews
University of St Andrews appears in 2 research posts comparing organizations across AI.
- More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionWe estimate where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led. Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads with 467 former students, including 291 recorded doctorates.
- 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.