Report summary

Texas A&m University Department of Mechanical Engineering in 2015-2017 reads as a 58-PI network with 34 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Engineering as the leading field (54% of slots across 56 PIs; 56 labels), Mechanical Engineering as the leading subfield (13% of slots across 19 PIs; 19 labels), and Tribology and Lubrication Engineering as the leading topic (3% of slots across 6 PIs; 6 labels). The focus is impressively clear, which is good for fit in Engineering but worth checking for breadth outside that area. The most prominent PIs by weighted works are J. N. Reddy (31 weighted works; Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization, Nonlocal and gradient elasticity in micro/nano structures); Jaime C. Grunlan (31 weighted works; Flame retardant materials and properties, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials). The strongest pairings are J. N. Reddy and Arun R. Srinivasa (8 shared works, weight 5.3); Raymundo Arróyave and Miladin Radović (7 shared works, weight 4.8). The strongest breakdown groups are group 1 with 9 PIs, 12 internal connections, weight 30.5, around Materials Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials, Biomedical Engineering, led by J. N. Reddy, Κ. R. Rajagopal, İbrahim Karaman.