Report summary

Boston University Department of Epidemiology in 2015-2017 reads as a 24-PI network with 14 internal PI collaborations. The dominant subject mix is Medicine as the leading field (43% of slots across 20 PIs; 20 labels), Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine as the leading subfield (7% of slots across 4 PIs; 4 labels), and Health disparities and outcomes as the leading topic (6% of slots across 4 PIs; 4 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 leading PI names are Sandro Galea (20.3 weighted works; Health disparities and outcomes, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research). The most visible ties are Benjamin P. Linas and C. Robert Horsburgh (7 shared works, weight 3.4); Yvette C. Cozier and Lynn Rosenberg (7 shared works, weight 3.4). The leading breakdown groups are group 1 with 9 PIs, 9 internal connections, weight 15.5, around Infectious Diseases, Health, Pharmacology, led by Sandro Galea, Elena Losina, Matthew P. Fox.