Report summary

Duke University Department of Biology in 2015-2017 reads as a 51-PI network with 16 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Agricultural and Biological Sciences as the leading field (28% of slots across 30 PIs; 30 labels), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics as the leading subfield (16% of slots across 20 PIs; 20 labels), and Animal Behavior and Reproduction as the leading topic (7% of slots across 10 PIs; 10 labels). That is of concern for a 51-PI roster; the strongest pairings may be carrying much of the visible collaboration. The most prominent PIs by weighted works are Jenny Tung (10.6 weighted works; Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, Primate Behavior and Ecology). The strongest pairings are Gregory M. Ames and Justin P. Wright (10 shared works, weight 7.3); Jenny Tung and Susan C. Alberts (12 shared works, weight 6.2). The strongest breakdown groups are group 1 with 4 PIs, 4 internal connections, weight 6.8, around Plant Science, Cancer Research, Genetics, led by Philip N. Benfey, Erin E. Sparks, Louisa M. Liberman.