Report summary

The 2018-2020 picture for University of California, Davis Department of Plant Biology is a 26-PI network with 17 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Agricultural and Biological Sciences as the leading field (51% of slots across 23 PIs; 23 labels), Plant Science as the leading subfield (43% of slots across 22 PIs; 22 labels), and Plant Molecular Biology Research as the leading topic (13% of slots across 10 PIs; 10 labels). The specialization is notable and potentially attractive, with the caveat that adjacent fields may have fewer local peers. The top weighted PIs are Philipp Zerbe (6.4 weighted works; Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis, Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis); Patrick M. Shih (6.3 weighted works; Plant tissue culture and regeneration, Biofuel production and bioconversion). The strongest pairings are Luca Comai and Isabelle Henry (7 shared works, weight 3.4). The standout breakdown groups are group 1 with 7 PIs, 11 internal connections, weight 10.2, around Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Food Science, led by David A. Coil, Andrew Groover, Luca Comai.