Report summary

The 2015-2026 picture for Texas A&m University Department of Mechanical Engineering is a 117-PI network with 195 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Engineering as the leading field (50% of slots across 106 PIs; 106 labels), Mechanical Engineering as the leading subfield (14% of slots across 41 PIs; 41 labels), and Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies as the leading topic (2% of slots across 7 PIs; 7 labels). That is a nice sign for applicants and collaborators, because the network has both density and separable local groups. The top weighted PIs are Jaime C. Grunlan (100.1 weighted works; Flame retardant materials and properties, Fire dynamics and safety research). The strongest pairings are Olivier Mathieu and Eric L. Petersen (93 shared works, weight 48); İbrahim Karaman and Raymundo Arróyave (86 shared works, weight 37.4). The standout breakdown groups are group 1 with 10 PIs, 9 internal connections, weight 56.4, around Biomedical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, led by J. N. Reddy, Κ. R. Rajagopal, Anastasia Muliana; group 2 with 10 PIs, 10 internal connections, weight 28.9, around Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, led by Bruce L. Tai, Chao Ma, David Staack.