Report summary

The 2020-2026 picture for Purdue University West Lafayette School of Industrial Engineering is a 47-PI network with 45 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Engineering as the leading field (24% of slots across 24 PIs; 24 labels), Mechanical Engineering as the leading subfield (6% of slots across 7 PIs; 7 labels), and Human-Automation Interaction and Safety as the leading topic (5% of slots across 7 PIs; 7 labels). This is a solid, readable collaboration map: group-level fit matters more than a single department-wide label. The top weighted PIs are Gary J. Cheng (64.9 weighted works; Laser-Ablation Synthesis of Nanoparticles, Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research). The strongest pairings are Denny Yu and Brandon J. Pitts (17 shared works, weight 9.3); Juan Wachs and Naveen Madapana (9 shared works, weight 8.1). The standout breakdown groups are group 1 with 9 PIs, 9 internal connections, weight 37, around Social Psychology, Artificial Intelligence, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, led by Denny Yu, Vaneet Aggarwal, Brandon J. Pitts.