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The 2015-2017 picture for Duke University Department of Pediatrics is a 41-PI network with 45 internal PI collaborations. The main research signal is Medicine as the leading field (51% of slots across 36 PIs; 36 labels), Epidemiology as the leading subfield (12% of slots across 13 PIs; 13 labels), and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research as the leading topic (4% of slots across 5 PIs; 5 labels). That is a nice sign for applicants and collaborators, because the network has both density and separable local groups. The leading PI names are Christoph P. Hornik (14.5 weighted works; Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies); P. Brian Smith (12.3 weighted works; Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, Infant Development and Preterm Care). The clearest collaboration lines are Christoph P. Hornik and P. Brian Smith (23 shared works, weight 12.7). The leading breakdown groups are group 1 with 10 PIs, 17 internal connections, weight 44.4, around Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Surgery, led by Christoph P. Hornik, P. Brian Smith, Kevin D. Hill.