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The 2018-2020 picture for Arizona State University Department of Physics is a 37-PI network with 10 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Physics and Astronomy as the leading field (24% of slots across 18 PIs; 18 labels), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics as the leading subfield (10% of slots across 9 PIs; 9 labels), and Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques as the leading topic (6% of slots across 6 PIs; 6 labels). That is a thin collaboration pattern, useful for spotting individual pairs but less persuasive as a broad departmental network. The top weighted PIs are Dmitry V. Matyushov (21 weighted works; Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies, Electrochemical Analysis and Applications). The strongest pairings are Arunima K. Singh and Peter Rez (3 shared works, weight 2.1). The standout breakdown groups are group 1 with 5 PIs, 5 internal connections, weight 4.8, around Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Structural Biology, Surfaces, Coatings and Films, led by David J. Smith, F. A. Ponce, Peter Rez.