Report summary

Boston University Department of Global Health in 2015-2026 reads as a 41-PI network with 122 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Medicine as the leading field (39% of slots across 34 PIs; 34 labels), Epidemiology as the leading subfield (11% of slots across 12 PIs; 12 labels), and Global Maternal and Child Health as the leading topic (7% of slots across 9 PIs; 9 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 Sandro Galea (91.6 weighted works; Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology, Health disparities and outcomes). The strongest pairings are Sydney Rosen and Matthew P. Fox (47 shared works, weight 20). The strongest breakdown groups are group 1 with 9 PIs, 10 internal connections, weight 91.6, around Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Epidemiology, Economics and Econometrics, led by Davidson H. Hamer, Veronika J. Wirtz, Peter C. Rockers.