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The 2015-2026 picture for Northwestern University Department of Physics and Astronomy is a 67-PI network with 59 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Physics and Astronomy as the leading field (51% of slots across 53 PIs; 53 labels), Astronomy and Astrophysics as the leading subfield (18% of slots across 23 PIs; 23 labels), and Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies as the leading topic (6% of slots across 12 PIs; 12 labels). The specialization is notable and potentially attractive, with the caveat that adjacent fields may have fewer local peers. The top weighted PIs are Samuel I. Stupp (89.7 weighted works; Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials, Polydiacetylene-based materials and applications); Mónica Olvera de la Cruz (67.4 weighted works; Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions, Material Dynamics and Properties). The strongest pairings are Giacomo Fragione and Frederic A. Rasio (15 shared works, weight 9.6); Samuel I. Stupp and Mónica Olvera de la Cruz (16 shared works, weight 7.9). The standout breakdown groups are group 1 with 8 PIs, 8 internal connections, weight 22, around Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, led by Samuel I. Stupp, Mónica Olvera de la Cruz, Michael J. Bedzyk; group 2 with 8 PIs, 9 internal connections, weight 22.6, around Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, led by André de Gouvêa, Ian Low, Ivan Martínez-Soler.