Report summary

Pennsylvania State University Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in 2015-2017 reads as a 62-PI network with 34 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as the leading field (37% of slots across 46 PIs; 46 labels), Molecular Biology as the leading subfield (25% of slots across 37 PIs; 37 labels), and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms as the leading topic (5% 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 Donald A. Bryant (16.9 weighted works; Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology); Thomas K. Wood (15.3 weighted works; Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology, Bacteriophages and microbial interactions). The strongest pairings are Dokyoon Kim and Marylyn D. Ritchie (6 shared works, weight 5.1). The strongest breakdown groups are group 1 with 9 PIs, 8 internal connections, weight 6, around Molecular Biology, Genetics, Environmental Chemistry, led by Thomas K. Wood, Philip C. Bevilacqua, Scott A. Showalter; group 2 with 9 PIs, 10 internal connections, weight 10.3, around Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cognitive Neuroscience, led by Marylyn D. Ritchie, Dokyoon Kim, Paul Medvedev.