Report summary

The 2021-2023 picture for Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics is a 14-PI network with 1 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Engineering as the leading field (26% of slots across 7 PIs; 7 labels), Aerospace Engineering as the leading subfield (14% of slots across 5 PIs; 5 labels), and Aerosol Filtration and Electrostatic Precipitation as the leading topic (5% of slots across 2 PIs; 2 labels). That is a thin collaboration pattern, useful for spotting individual pairs but less persuasive as a broad departmental network. The top weighted PIs are Sara Seager (14.3 weighted works; Planetary Science and Exploration, Space Exploration and Technology). The strongest pairings are Ngoc Cuong Nguyen and Carmen Guerra-Garcia (2 shared works, weight 1.6). The standout breakdown groups are group 1 with 2 PIs, 1 internal connections, weight 1.6, around Materials Chemistry, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Radiation, led by Ngoc Cuong Nguyen, Carmen Guerra-Garcia.