Report summary

The 2024-2026 picture for Columbia University Department of Biological Sciences is a 25-PI network with 8 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as the leading field (37% of slots across 19 PIs; 19 labels), Molecular Biology as the leading subfield (22% of slots across 13 PIs; 13 labels), and Cancer-related Molecular Pathways as the leading topic (4% of slots across 3 PIs; 3 labels). That is a thin collaboration pattern, useful for spotting individual pairs but less persuasive as a broad departmental network. The top weighted PIs are Oliver Hobert (7.3 weighted works; Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms, Circadian rhythm and melatonin). The strongest pairings are Raju Tomer and Lars E. P. Dietrich (2 shared works, weight 1.1). The standout breakdown groups are group 1 with 5 PIs, 5 internal connections, weight 2.9, around Molecular Biology, Biophysics, Cell Biology, led by Marko Jovanović, Raju Tomer, Songtao Jia.