Report summary

For University of California, Berkeley Department of Plant and Microbial Biology in 2015-2017, the graph shows 48 visible PIs and 17 internal PI collaborations. The dominant subject mix is Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as the leading field (38% of slots across 36 PIs; 36 labels), Molecular Biology as the leading subfield (30% of slots across 30 PIs; 30 labels), and Plant Molecular Biology Research as the leading topic (6% of slots across 9 PIs; 9 labels). That looks relatively sparse, so claims about department-wide cohesion should be made carefully. The top weighted PIs are Jillian F. Banfield (17.3 weighted works; Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies); Cheryl A. Kerfeld (17.1 weighted works; Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, Algal biology and biofuel production). The most visible ties are Devin Coleman‐Derr and Yi Wang (2 shared works, weight 2). The standout breakdown groups are group 1 with 6 PIs, 6 internal connections, weight 3.1, around Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Physiology, led by Sheng Luan, Bob B. Buchanan, Markus Pauly.