Report summary

Boston University Department of Biomedical Engineering in 2015-2017 reads as a 51-PI network with 21 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as the leading field (27% of slots across 28 PIs; 28 labels), Biomedical Engineering as the leading subfield (15% of slots across 18 PIs; 18 labels), and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions as the leading topic (5% of slots across 7 PIs; 7 labels). That is of concern for a 51-PI roster; the strongest pairings may be carrying much of the visible collaboration. The most prominent PIs by weighted works are Mark W. Grinstaff (37.9 weighted works; Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications, Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity). The strongest pairings are Dima Kozakov and Sándor Vajda (12 shared works, weight 7.5). The strongest breakdown groups are group 1 with 7 PIs, 6 internal connections, weight 5.6, around Biomedical Engineering, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, led by Joyce Wong, Alexis F. Sauer-Budge, Catherine M. Klapperich.