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The 2015-2017 picture for Cornell University Department of Neurological Surgery Weill is a 14-PI network with 12 internal PI collaborations. The main research signal is Medicine as the leading field (62% of slots across 13 PIs; 13 labels), Surgery as the leading subfield (19% of slots across 7 PIs; 7 labels), and Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment as the leading topic (10% of slots across 4 PIs; 4 labels). The specialization is notable and potentially attractive, with the caveat that adjacent fields may have fewer local peers. The leading PI names are Roger Härtl (22.3 weighted works; Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques); Theodore H. Schwartz (17.5 weighted works; Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, Meningioma and schwannoma management). The clearest collaboration lines are Ilya Laufer and Mark H. Bilsky (12 shared works, weight 6.2). The leading breakdown groups are group 1 with 9 PIs, 11 internal connections, weight 13.2, around Surgery, Genetics, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, led by Roger Härtl, Theodore H. Schwartz, Jeffrey P. Greenfield.