Report summary

Harvard University Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology in 2018-2020 reads as a 54-PI network with 24 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as the leading field (27% of slots across 28 PIs; 28 labels), Molecular Biology as the leading subfield (21% of slots across 26 PIs; 26 labels), and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms as the leading topic (5% of slots across 8 PIs; 8 labels). That is of concern for a 54-PI roster; the strongest pairings may be carrying much of the visible collaboration. The most prominent PIs by weighted works are Daniel G. Nocera (29.5 weighted works; Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts); George M. Whitesides (27.1 weighted works; Magnetic and Electromagnetic Effects, Origins and Evolution of Life). The strongest pairings are C. M. Friend and R. J. Madix (19 shared works, weight 9.1). The strongest breakdown groups are group 1 with 6 PIs, 7 internal connections, weight 15.3, around Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, led by George M. Whitesides, C. M. Friend, Joanna Aizenberg.