Report summary

Boston University Department of Mechanical Engineering in 2024-2026 reads as a 28-PI network with 8 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Engineering as the leading field (36% of slots across 20 PIs; 20 labels), Biomedical Engineering as the leading subfield (12% of slots across 9 PIs; 9 labels), and Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells as the leading topic (4% of slots across 3 PIs; 3 labels). That is of concern for a 28-PI roster; the strongest pairings may be carrying much of the visible collaboration. The most prominent PIs by weighted works are Xin Zhang (8.7 weighted works; Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications, Wireless Power Transfer Systems); Keith A. Brown (8 weighted works; Electrochemical Analysis and Applications, Granular flow and fluidized beds). The strongest pairings are Soumendra N. Basu and Uday B. Pal (6 shared works, weight 3.3). The strongest breakdown groups are group 1 with 5 PIs, 4 internal connections, weight 3.3, around Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electrochemistry, led by Keith A. Brown, Jörg G. Werner, Chuanhua Duan.