Report summary

The 2015-2026 picture for Buffalo State University Department of Biology Suny is a 7-PI network with 4 internal PI collaborations. The main research signal is Environmental Science as the leading field (60% of slots across 6 PIs; 6 labels), Ecology as the leading subfield (24% of slots across 4 PIs; 4 labels), and Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior as the leading topic (10% of slots across 2 PIs; 2 labels). The specialization is notable and potentially attractive, with the caveat that adjacent fields may have fewer local peers. The leading PI names are Robert J. Warren (37.6 weighted works; Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies). The clearest collaboration lines are Adam Labatore and Robert J. Warren (2 shared works, weight 1.6); Daniel L. Potts and Robert J. Warren (2 shared works, weight 1.6). The leading breakdown groups are group 1 with 5 PIs, 4 internal connections, weight 4.2, around Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Environmental Engineering, led by Robert J. Warren, Christopher M. Pennuto, Daniel L. Potts.