Report summary

New York University Department of Psychology in 2018-2020 reads as a 53-PI network with 37 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Psychology as the leading field (29% of slots across 28 PIs; 28 labels), Cognitive Neuroscience as the leading subfield (21% of slots across 24 PIs; 24 labels), and Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies as the leading topic (7% of slots across 10 PIs; 10 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 Marisa Carrasco (23.8 weighted works; Visual perception and processing mechanisms, Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies). The strongest pairings are John T. Jost and Vivienne Badaan (5 shared works, weight 3.2); Marisa Carrasco and Jonathan Winawer (5 shared works, weight 2.8). The strongest breakdown groups are group 1 with 10 PIs, 10 internal connections, weight 8.1, around Sociology and Political Science, Social Psychology, Gender Studies, led by John T. Jost, Marjorie Rhodes, David M. Amodio; group 2 with 9 PIs, 9 internal connections, weight 13.6, around Cognitive Neuroscience, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Social Psychology, led by Marisa Carrasco, Wei Ji, Denis G. Pelli.