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The 2024-2026 picture for Columbia University Department of Neurology is a 46-PI network with 71 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Medicine as the leading field (39% of slots across 36 PIs; 36 labels), Neurology as the leading subfield (15% of slots across 18 PIs; 18 labels), and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments as the leading topic (7% of slots across 10 PIs; 10 labels). That is a nice sign for applicants and collaborators, because the network has both density and separable local groups. The top weighted PIs are Adam M. Brickman (15.3 weighted works; Down syndrome and intellectual disability research, Frailty in Older Adults); Nikolaos Scarmeas (13.1 weighted works; Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments). The strongest pairings are Adam M. Brickman and Patrick J. Lao (22 shared works, weight 8.9); Adam M. Brickman and Jennifer J. Manly (26 shared works, weight 8.9). The standout breakdown groups are group 1 with 10 PIs, 15 internal connections, weight 57.6, around Physiology, Psychiatry and Mental health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, led by Adam M. Brickman, Nikolaos Scarmeas, Giuseppe Tosto; group 2 with 7 PIs, 6 internal connections, weight 4.1, around Neurology, Molecular Biology, Physiology, led by Martin Picard, Yaakov Stern, Philip L. De Jager.