PeopleofSuperintelligence

University, New Zealand

Victoria University of Wellington

Statistics

People here now
1
People ever
4
Citations of current people
33,495
Median h-index of current people
82
Full moves in and out
2 in, 2 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 Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks.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 4 people shaping AI have worked at Victoria University of Wellington, including 1 (25%) here now and 3 with former affiliations. Among 3,127 universities, Victoria University of Wellington is tied for 688th by all-time people and tied for 495th by current headcount. Theory, statistics and optimization leads 2 areas of expertise (3 of 4 people with profile topics). Dated work records span from 1987 to 2026. Across dated career transitions, we record 2 full moves in and 2 out. The 1 current person with a confident OpenAlex record (Mengjie Zhang) has 33,495 citations and an h-index of 82.

No single organization shares more than 1 person with Victoria University of Wellington across 99 organizations (4 people with outside work stints).Organizations where people with work records at Victoria University of Wellington also worked at any time in their careers (4 people across 99 organizations; degrees excluded).

A ranked chart shows 5 organizations with people who also have work records at Victoria University of Wellington. 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
Alibaba1
Anhui University1
Beihang University1
Beijing Institute of Technology1
Beijing Jiaotong University1

People here now

The 1 person with a current role at Victoria University of Wellington is a researcher. Earlier in their career, that person held a work role at another organization (Guangzhou University and RMIT University).

People with former affiliations

We record 3 people who formerly worked at Victoria University of Wellington. 3 of the 3 have a recorded current role at another organization. The 1 former person with a confident OpenAlex record has 40,598 career citations (h-index 62).

Posts that include Victoria University of Wellington

Victoria University of Wellington 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.