Report summary

The 2024-2026 picture for Michigan State University Department of Chemistry is a 45-PI network with 16 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Chemistry as the leading field (22% of slots across 22 PIs; 22 labels), Materials Chemistry as the leading subfield (14% of slots across 15 PIs; 15 labels), and Advanced Chemical Physics Studies as the leading topic (3% of slots across 4 PIs; 4 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 Muhammad Rabnawaz (25.6 weighted works; biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques). The strongest pairings are Xuefei Huang and A. K. M. Atique Ullah (5 shared works, weight 2.3); Robert E. Maleczka and Milton R. Smith (4 shared works, weight 2.2). The standout breakdown groups are group 1 with 5 PIs, 5 internal connections, weight 4, around Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, led by Selvan Demir, Richard J. Staples, Thomas W. Hamann.