Report summary

University of California, Irvine Department of Biological Chemistry in 2018-2020 reads as a 20-PI network with 5 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Medicine as the leading field (38% of slots across 15 PIs; 15 labels), Molecular Biology as the leading subfield (24% of slots across 12 PIs; 12 labels), and Circadian rhythm and melatonin as the leading topic (5% of slots across 3 PIs; 3 labels). That is of concern for a 20-PI roster; the strongest pairings may be carrying much of the visible collaboration. The most prominent PIs by weighted works are Weian Zhao (14.2 weighted works; RNA Interference and Gene Delivery, CAR-T cell therapy research); Paolo Sassone‐Corsi (13.9 weighted works; Circadian rhythm and melatonin, Diet and metabolism studies). The strongest pairings are Xing Dai and Kai Kessenbrock (5 shared works, weight 2.8); Paolo Sassone‐Corsi and Selma Masri (4 shared works, weight 2.6). The strongest breakdown groups are group 1 with 3 PIs, 2 internal connections, weight 3.2, around Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Physiology, Aging, led by Paolo Sassone‐Corsi, Selma Masri, Wei Li.