Report summary

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Physics in 2024-2026 reads as a 40-PI network with 19 internal PI collaborations. The dominant subject mix is Physics and Astronomy as the leading field (48% of slots across 31 PIs; 31 labels), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics as the leading subfield (18% of slots across 15 PIs; 15 labels), and Topological Materials and Phenomena as the leading topic (6% of slots across 7 PIs; 7 labels). That is of concern for a 40-PI roster; the strongest pairings may be carrying much of the visible collaboration. The leading PI names are Sara Seager (9.9 weighted works; Space exploration and regulation); Riccardo Comin (8.8 weighted works; Multiferroics and related materials, 2D Materials and Applications). The most visible ties are Riccardo Comin and J. G. Checkelsky (6 shared works, weight 2.9). The leading breakdown groups are group 1 with 10 PIs, 16 internal connections, weight 12.9, around Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Condensed Matter Physics, Materials Chemistry, led by Riccardo Comin, Nisarga Paul, Liang Fu.