Report summary

Michigan State University Department of Fisheries and Wildlife in 2024-2026 reads as a 18-PI network with 12 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Environmental Science as the leading field (30% of slots across 13 PIs; 13 labels), Nature and Landscape Conservation as the leading subfield (12% of slots across 6 PIs; 6 labels), and Fish Ecology and Management Studies as the leading topic (11% of slots across 6 PIs; 6 labels). Overall the pattern is balanced: there is enough structure to identify active groups, while the field mix still leaves room for multiple research identities. The most prominent PIs by weighted works are Jerrold L. Belant (8.2 weighted works; Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation); Weiming Li (8 weighted works; Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Marine and fisheries research). The strongest pairings are Kim T. Scribner and John D. Robinson (7 shared works, weight 3.4). The strongest breakdown groups are group 1 with 7 PIs, 7 internal connections, weight 7, around Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Immunology, led by Weiming Li, Kim T. Scribner, Thomas P. Loch; group 2 with 5 PIs, 4 internal connections, weight 3.8, around Sociology and Political Science, History and Philosophy of Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, led by Jerrold L. Belant, Kevin C. Elliott, Gary J. Roloff.