Report summary

Pennsylvania State University Department of Mechanical Engineering in 2015-2017 reads as a 12-PI network with 1 internal PI collaborations. The dominant subject mix is Engineering as the leading field (55% of slots across 12 PIs; 12 labels), Computational Mechanics as the leading subfield (13% of slots across 4 PIs; 4 labels), and Wind and Air Flow Studies as the leading topic (8% of slots across 3 PIs; 3 labels). That is of concern for a 12-PI roster; the strongest pairings may be carrying much of the visible collaboration. The leading PI names are Hosam K. Fathy (14.5 weighted works; Advanced Battery Technologies Research, Advancements in Battery Materials). The most visible ties are Chetan P. Nikhare and John T. Roth (5 shared works, weight 3.6). The leading breakdown groups are group 1 with 2 PIs, 1 internal connections, weight 3.6, around Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Computational Mechanics, led by Chetan P. Nikhare, John T. Roth.