Report summary

The 2015-2017 picture for Texas A&m University Department of Physics and Astronomy is a 24-PI network with 11 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Physics and Astronomy as the leading field (39% of slots across 18 PIs; 18 labels), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics as the leading subfield (22% of slots across 11 PIs; 11 labels), and Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications as the leading topic (7% of slots across 5 PIs; 5 labels). That is a thin collaboration pattern, useful for spotting individual pairs but less persuasive as a broad departmental network. The top weighted PIs are А. М. Желтиков (21.7 weighted works; Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications, Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies). The strongest pairings are Vladislav V. Yakovlev and Marlan O. Scully (17 shared works, weight 8.4). The standout breakdown groups are group 1 with 7 PIs, 8 internal connections, weight 16.4, around Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Artificial Intelligence, Biomedical Engineering, led by А. М. Желтиков, Vladislav V. Yakovlev, Marlan O. Scully.