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Boston University Department of Biomedical Engineering in 2015-2026 reads as a 109-PI network with 173 internal PI collaborations. The dominant subject mix is Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as the leading field (26% of slots across 60 PIs; 60 labels), Biomedical Engineering as the leading subfield (15% of slots across 42 PIs; 42 labels), and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions as the leading topic (3% of slots across 10 PIs; 10 labels). That is promising: collaboration is not just one large hairball, and the leading breakdown groups cover 28 PIs across distinct clusters. The leading PI names are Mark W. Grinstaff (108.7 weighted works; Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties); Ji‐Xin Cheng (88.8 weighted works; Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research, Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging). The most visible ties are David A. Boas and Xiaojun Cheng (36 shared works, weight 18.9); Christopher S. Chen and Jeroen Eyckmans (32 shared works, weight 16.3). The leading breakdown groups are group 1 with 10 PIs, 14 internal connections, weight 90.3, around Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Biomedical Engineering, Biophysics, led by Ji‐Xin Cheng, Lei Tian, David A. Boas; group 2 with 10 PIs, 9 internal connections, weight 35.7, around Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Rheumatology, led by Mark W. Grinstaff, John H. Connor, M. Selim Ünlü.