Report summary

University of California, Davis Department of Animal Science in 2015-2026 reads as a 63-PI network with 118 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Agricultural and Biological Sciences as the leading field (27% of slots across 35 PIs; 35 labels), Animal Science and Zoology as the leading subfield (12% of slots across 19 PIs; 19 labels), and Animal Nutrition and Physiology as the leading topic (7% of slots across 13 PIs; 13 labels). That is promising: collaboration is not just one large hairball, and the leading breakdown groups cover 24 PIs across distinct clusters. The most prominent PIs by weighted works are E. Kebreab (53.2 weighted works; Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact); Cassandra B. Tucker (49.9 weighted works; Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock). The strongest pairings are Yanhong Liu and Xunde Li (39 shared works, weight 21.4). The strongest breakdown groups are group 1 with 10 PIs, 9 internal connections, weight 59.2, around Molecular Biology, Animal Science and Zoology, Genetics, led by Alison L. Van Eenennaam, Pablo J. Ross, Yanhong Liu; group 2 with 10 PIs, 9 internal connections, weight 33.4, around Ecology, Animal Science and Zoology, Agronomy and Crop Science, led by E. Kebreab, Frank M. Mitloehner, Matthias Hess.