Report summary

Boston University Department of Chemistry in 2015-2026 reads as a 56-PI network with 79 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as the leading field (19% of slots across 24 PIs; 24 labels), Molecular Biology as the leading subfield (14% of slots across 19 PIs; 19 labels), and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies as the leading topic (4% of slots across 7 PIs; 7 labels). That is promising: collaboration is not just one large hairball, and the leading breakdown groups cover 19 PIs across distinct clusters. The most prominent PIs by weighted works 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 strongest pairings are Ji‐Xin Cheng and Chen Yang (19 shared works, weight 10.4). The strongest breakdown groups are group 1 with 10 PIs, 9 internal connections, weight 28.1, around Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Molecular Biology, led by Mark W. Grinstaff, John A. Porco, Linda H. Doerrer.