Report summary

The 2015-2026 picture for Michigan State University Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics is a 42-PI network with 74 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Medicine as the leading field (37% of slots across 31 PIs; 31 labels), Epidemiology as the leading subfield (11% of slots across 12 PIs; 12 labels), and Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis as the leading topic (3% of slots across 4 PIs; 4 labels). That is a nice sign for applicants and collaborators, because the network has both density and separable local groups. The top weighted PIs are Roberto Romero (71.3 weighted works; Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis, Pregnancy-related medical research). The strongest pairings are Honglei Chen and Zhehui Luo (27 shared works, weight 14.8); Honglei Chen and Chenxi Li (26 shared works, weight 13.8). The standout breakdown groups are group 1 with 9 PIs, 10 internal connections, weight 66.4, around Epidemiology, Genetics, Plant Science, led by Mathew J. Reeves, Honglei Chen, Gustavo de los Campos; group 2 with 7 PIs, 6 internal connections, weight 16.3, around Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology, Oncology, led by Roberto Romero, Kelly A. Hirko, Jean M. Kerver.