Report summary

University of Arizona Department of Surgery in 2015-2017 reads as a 29-PI network with 16 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Medicine as the leading field (63% of slots across 29 PIs; 29 labels), Surgery as the leading subfield (22% of slots across 17 PIs; 17 labels), and Abdominal Surgery and Complications as the leading topic (2% of slots across 2 PIs; 2 labels). The focus is impressively clear, which is good for fit in Medicine but worth checking for breadth outside that area. The most prominent PIs by weighted works are Bellal Joseph (43.2 weighted works; Trauma and Emergency Care Studies, Abdominal Trauma and Injuries). The strongest pairings are Bellal Joseph and Andrew Tang (50 shared works, weight 25.3). The strongest breakdown groups are group 1 with 10 PIs, 10 internal connections, weight 53, around Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Surgery, led by Bellal Joseph, Richard Amini, David G. Armstrong.