Report summary

The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture in 2020-2026 reads as a 32-PI network with 29 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Social Sciences as the leading field (33% of slots across 24 PIs; 24 labels), Transportation as the leading subfield (15% of slots across 12 PIs; 12 labels), and Urban Transport and Accessibility as the leading topic (12% of slots across 11 PIs; 11 labels). Overall the pattern is balanced: there is enough structure to identify active groups, while the field mix still leaves room for multiple research identities. The most prominent PIs by weighted works are Junfeng Jiao (54.4 weighted works; Urban Transport and Accessibility, Transportation Planning and Optimization). The strongest pairings are Amin Azimian and Junfeng Jiao (15 shared works, weight 14.1); Junfeng Jiao and Seung Jun Choi (16 shared works, weight 11.5). The strongest breakdown groups are group 1 with 8 PIs, 7 internal connections, weight 42.1, around Transportation, Global and Planetary Change, Building and Construction, led by Junfeng Jiao, Dev Niyogi, Zong‐Liang Yang.