Report summary

University of California, Irvine Department of Biological Chemistry in 2024-2026 reads as a 22-PI network with 22 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as the leading field (36% of slots across 16 PIs; 16 labels), Molecular Biology as the leading subfield (22% of slots across 12 PIs; 12 labels), and Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases as the leading topic (6% of slots across 4 PIs; 4 labels). That is promising: collaboration is not just one large hairball, and the leading breakdown groups cover 13 PIs across distinct clusters. The most prominent PIs by weighted works are Leslie M. Thompson (6.2 weighted works; Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases, Mitochondrial Function and Pathology); Dequina Nicholas (5.9 weighted works; Pancreatic function and diabetes, Reproductive System and Pregnancy). The strongest pairings are Ya Cui and Wei Li (7 shared works, weight 3.4). The strongest breakdown groups are group 1 with 9 PIs, 11 internal connections, weight 11, around Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, led by Leslie M. Thompson, Dequina Nicholas, Cholsoon Jang.