Report summary

Pennsylvania State University Department of Biobehavioral Health in 2015-2017 reads as a 16-PI network with 14 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Medicine as the leading field (31% of slots across 11 PIs; 11 labels), Social Psychology as the leading subfield (12% of slots across 5 PIs; 5 labels), and Stress Responses and Cortisol as the leading topic (9% of slots across 4 PIs; 4 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 Joshua M. Smyth (11.8 weighted works; Mental Health Research Topics, Behavioral Health and Interventions); Orfeu M. Buxton (10.8 weighted works; Sleep and related disorders, Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue). The strongest pairings are Sara A. Vasilenko and Stephanie T. Lanza (12 shared works, weight 6.6). The strongest breakdown groups are group 1 with 10 PIs, 13 internal connections, weight 20.2, around Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology, Applied Psychology, led by Joshua M. Smyth, Orfeu M. Buxton, Sara A. Vasilenko.