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The 2024-2026 picture for Duke University Department of Population Health Sciences is a 43-PI network with 31 internal PI collaborations. The main research signal is Medicine as the leading field (52% of slots across 37 PIs; 37 labels), Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health as the leading subfield (9% of slots across 9 PIs; 9 labels), and Global Cancer Incidence and Screening as the leading topic (2% of slots across 3 PIs; 3 labels). The specialization is notable and potentially attractive, with the caveat that adjacent fields may have fewer local peers. The leading PI names are Jay B. Lusk (18.5 weighted works; Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research). The clearest collaboration lines are Jay B. Lusk and Bradley G. Hammill (17 shared works, weight 10.7). The leading breakdown groups are group 1 with 10 PIs, 10 internal connections, weight 18.4, around General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, led by Jay B. Lusk, Brystana G. Kaufman, Robert J. Mentz.