Report summary

Cornell University Department of Materials Science and Engineering in 2018-2020 reads as a 28-PI network with 31 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Materials Science as the leading field (33% of slots across 17 PIs; 17 labels), Materials Chemistry as the leading subfield (20% of slots across 14 PIs; 14 labels), and Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides as the leading topic (5% of slots across 4 PIs; 4 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 Lynden A. Archer (33.8 weighted works; Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies, Advancements in Battery Materials). The strongest pairings are Debdeep Jena and Huili Grace Xing (86 shared works, weight 37). The strongest breakdown groups are group 1 with 10 PIs, 11 internal connections, weight 60.6, around Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Condensed Matter Physics, led by Ulrich Wiesner, Huili Grace Xing, Darrell G. Schlom.