Report summary

Purdue University West Lafayette Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences in 2024-2026 reads as a 17-PI network with 5 internal PI collaborations. The dominant subject mix is Medicine as the leading field (34% of slots across 12 PIs; 12 labels), Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine as the leading subfield (10% of slots across 5 PIs; 5 labels), and Veterinary Equine Medical Research as the leading topic (8% of slots across 4 PIs; 4 labels). That is of concern for a 17-PI roster; the strongest pairings may be carrying much of the visible collaboration. The leading PI names are François Bertin (8.4 weighted works; Veterinary Equine Medical Research, Reproductive Physiology in Livestock). The most visible ties are Reo Nishi and Masahiro Murakami (2 shared works, weight 1.6); Melissa J. Lewis and Stephanie A. Thomovsky (2 shared works, weight 1.1). The leading breakdown groups are group 1 with 4 PIs, 3 internal connections, weight 2.7, around Epidemiology, Surgery, Infectious Diseases, led by Masahiro Murakami, Reo Nishi, Deborah W. Knapp.