Report summary

Michigan State University Department of Mechanical Engineering in 2021-2023 reads as a 34-PI network with 15 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Engineering as the leading field (44% of slots across 24 PIs; 24 labels), Biomedical Engineering as the leading subfield (11% of slots across 10 PIs; 10 labels), and Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies as the leading topic (3% of slots across 3 PIs; 3 labels). That is of concern for a 34-PI roster; the strongest pairings may be carrying much of the visible collaboration. The most prominent PIs by weighted works are Xiaobo Tan (9 weighted works; Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems, Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms). The strongest pairings are Patrick Kwon and Haseung Chung (9 shared works, weight 5). The strongest breakdown groups are group 1 with 6 PIs, 5 internal connections, weight 2.9, around Biomedical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Ocean Engineering, led by Xiaobo Tan, Seungik Baek, Tong Gao.