Report summary

The 2018-2020 picture for University of California, Davis Department of Animal Science is a 36-PI network with 41 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Agricultural and Biological Sciences as the leading field (27% of slots across 21 PIs; 21 labels), Animal Science and Zoology as the leading subfield (14% of slots across 13 PIs; 13 labels), and Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology as the leading topic (7% of slots across 7 PIs; 7 labels). That is a nice sign for applicants and collaborators, because the network has both density and separable local groups. The top weighted PIs are Cassandra B. Tucker (17.7 weighted works; Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock). The strongest pairings are J. W. Oltjen and R. D. Sainz (8 shared works, weight 4.4). The standout breakdown groups are group 1 with 9 PIs, 8 internal connections, weight 13.9, around Agronomy and Crop Science, Ecology, Animal Science and Zoology, led by E. Kebreab, Matthias Hess, Frank M. Mitloehner; group 2 with 7 PIs, 9 internal connections, weight 8.3, around Genetics, Molecular Biology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, led by Pablo J. Ross, Alison L. Van Eenennaam, Huaijun Zhou.