Report summary

The 2021-2023 picture for Michigan State University Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics is a 19-PI network with 10 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Medicine as the leading field (38% of slots across 15 PIs; 15 labels), Epidemiology as the leading subfield (10% of slots across 5 PIs; 5 labels), and Cancer Risks and Factors as the leading topic (4% of slots across 2 PIs; 2 labels). This is a solid, readable collaboration map: group-level fit matters more than a single department-wide label. The top weighted PIs are Roberto Romero (21.2 weighted works; Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis, Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies). The strongest pairings are Honglei Chen and Zhehui Luo (12 shared works, weight 6.6). The standout breakdown groups are group 1 with 6 PIs, 5 internal connections, weight 13.7, around Epidemiology, Clinical Psychology, Sensory Systems, led by Honglei Chen, Mathew J. Reeves, Gustavo de los Campos.