PeopleofSuperintelligence

University, China

Yunnan University

Statistics

People here now
0
People ever
3
Full moves in and out
1 in, 0 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 Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks.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 3 people shaping AI have worked at Yunnan University, all as former affiliations with no current roles recorded. By all-time headcount, Yunnan University is tied for 810th among 3,127 universities (tied for 1,291st of 8,827 organizations overall). Computer vision leads 2 areas of expertise (2 of 3 people with profile topics). In dated work stints through 2025, active headcount peaked at 3 people in 2024 and stood at 2 in 2025. Across dated career transitions, we record 1 full move in and none out.

Active work stints peaked at 3 people in 2024 and stood at 2 in 2025.Annual estimates from 2024 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 Yunnan University from 2024 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
YearOtherPeople
202433
202522

Across work histories (excluding degrees), 3 of the 3 people who have worked at Yunnan University (100%) also held a work role at another organization, connecting Yunnan University to 13 peer institutions.

Chinese University of Hong Kong and Huazhong University of Science and Technology share the largest career overlap with Yunnan University: 2 people each.Organizations where people with work records at Yunnan University also worked at any time in their careers (3 people across 13 organizations; degrees excluded).

A ranked chart shows 5 organizations with people who also have work records at Yunnan University. 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
Chinese University of Hong Kong2
Huazhong University of Science and Technology2
Anhui University1
China Telecom1
Guangdong Polytechnic of Science and Technology1

People here now

We have no evidence of a current role here. Our last dated work record here ended in 2026. All 3 people associated with Yunnan University appear under former affiliations below.

People with former affiliations

We record 3 people who formerly worked at Yunnan University. 3 of the 3 have a recorded current role at another organization (Anhui University, Chinese University of Hong Kong and Northwestern University). Across the 2 former people with confident OpenAlex records, combined career citations total 39,386 (median h-index 65.5).

Posts that include Yunnan University

Yunnan University 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.