Alec Radford Google Scholar: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Alec Radford's h-index is 92 (124 i10-index, 416,552+ total citations across 90+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of November 2026. Alec Radford is affiliated with Independent.
Alec Radford is a researcher affiliated with Independent, specializing in Deep Learning, Machine Learning. Their work has been cited 416,552 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Alec Radford's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 90 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 92
- i10-Index
- 124
- Total Citations
- 416,552
- Citing Countries
- 77
As of November 2026.
Alec Radford has an h-index of 92 and 416,552 total citations across 90 publications, with research cited by institutions in 77 countries.
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Language Models are Few-Shot Learners
202071,423
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The researcher advanced language model capabilities through a seminal 2019 study and subsequent high-impact technical reports, establishing a foundational trajectory for modern AI development.
The researcher advanced reinforcement learning and language model alignment by releasing open-source baselines and pioneering human preference fine-tuning, establishing foundational tools adopted by the broader scientific community.
The researcher advanced generative AI by developing foundational models for music synthesis and zero-shot text-to-image generation, establishing a highly cited trajectory in multimodal content creation.
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About Alec Radford's research
Alec Radford is a researcher in Deep Learning and Machine Learning at Independent. Their work has been cited 416,552 times across 90 publications (h-index 92), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Language Models are Few-Shot Learners” (2020), has accumulated 71,423 citations. Other influential work includes “Learning Transferable Visual Models From Natural Language Supervision” (2021) with 60,432 citations.
Citations of Alec Radford's research come primarily from United States, China and United Kingdom, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.
