Report summary

For Texas A&m University Department of Aerospace Engineering in 2018-2020, the graph shows 32 visible PIs and 18 internal PI collaborations. The dominant subject mix is Engineering as the leading field (39% of slots across 25 PIs; 25 labels), Materials Chemistry as the leading subfield (9% of slots across 7 PIs; 7 labels), and Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies as the leading topic (3% of slots across 3 PIs; 3 labels). The network looks reasonably well-rounded, with visible collaboration groups but not so much concentration that one field explains the whole department. The top weighted PIs are Mohammad Naraghi (16.7 weighted works; Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications, Carbon Nanotubes in Composites); Darren J. Hartl (16.5 weighted works; Shape Memory Alloy Transformations, Titanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties). The most visible ties are Albina Tropina and Richard B. Miles (10 shared works, weight 7.8); MirMilad Mirsayar and Darren J. Hartl (8 shared works, weight 6.2). The standout breakdown groups are group 1 with 7 PIs, 6 internal connections, weight 10.1, around Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, led by Darren J. Hartl, Dimitris C. Lagoudas, MirMilad Mirsayar.