Report summary

Kent State University School of Media and Journalism in 2015-2026 reads as a 3-PI network with 1 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Social Sciences as the leading field (75% of slots across 3 PIs; 3 labels), Gender Studies as the leading subfield (40% of slots across 2 PIs; 2 labels), and Sports, Gender, and Society as the leading topic (29% of slots across 2 PIs; 2 labels). That is of concern for a 3-PI roster; the strongest pairings may be carrying much of the visible collaboration. The most prominent PIs by weighted works are Gretchen Dworznik (11 weighted works; COVID-19 and Mental Health, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research); Tang Tang (8.7 weighted works; Digital Games and Media, Sports, Gender, and Society). The strongest pairings are Danielle Sarver Coombs and Tang Tang (1 shared works, weight 1). The strongest breakdown groups are group 1 with 2 PIs, 1 internal connections, weight 1, around Gender Studies, Sociology and Political Science, led by Tang Tang, Danielle Sarver Coombs.