Report summary

Harvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology in 2021-2026 reads as a 56-PI network with 27 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as the leading field (36% of slots across 34 PIs; 34 labels), Molecular Biology as the leading subfield (23% of slots across 28 PIs; 28 labels), and Animal Behavior and Reproduction as the leading topic (3% of slots across 5 PIs; 5 labels). That is of concern for a 56-PI roster; the strongest pairings may be carrying much of the visible collaboration. The most prominent PIs by weighted works are Cassandra G. Extavour (15.6 weighted works; Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior). The strongest pairings are Corey AH Allard and Nicholas W. Bellono (9 shared works, weight 6.3); Doeke R. Hekstra and Kevin M. Dalton (10 shared works, weight 6). The strongest breakdown groups are group 1 with 9 PIs, 8 internal connections, weight 6.5, around Molecular Biology, Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, led by Hopi E. Hoekstra, Rachelle Gaudet, Andrew W. Murray.