Report summary

Boston University Department of Biomedical Engineering in 2018-2020 reads as a 58-PI network with 46 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Engineering as the leading field (23% of slots across 28 PIs; 28 labels), Biomedical Engineering as the leading subfield (15% of slots across 22 PIs; 22 labels), and Neural dynamics and brain function as the leading topic (3% of slots across 6 PIs; 6 labels). Overall the pattern is balanced: there is enough structure to identify active groups, while the field mix still leaves room for multiple research identities. The most prominent PIs by weighted works are Ji‐Xin Cheng (32.1 weighted works; Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research, Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging); Mark W. Grinstaff (31.5 weighted works; Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis, Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms). The strongest pairings are Michael L. Smith and Dimitrije Stamenović (5 shared works, weight 3.6). The strongest breakdown groups are group 1 with 10 PIs, 9 internal connections, weight 9.5, around Biomedical Engineering, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, led by Ji‐Xin Cheng, Darren Roblyer, Muhammad H. Zaman; group 2 with 10 PIs, 11 internal connections, weight 15.7, around Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, led by Mark W. Grinstaff, Allison M. Dennis, Bélâ Suki.