Report summary

University of California, Irvine Department of Biomedical Engineering in 2021-2023 reads as a 69-PI network with 42 internal PI collaborations. The dominant subject mix is Medicine as the leading field (25% of slots across 34 PIs; 34 labels), Biomedical Engineering as the leading subfield (14% of slots across 25 PIs; 25 labels), and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research as the leading topic (4% of slots across 9 PIs; 9 labels). Overall the pattern is balanced: there is enough structure to identify active groups, while the field mix still leaves room for multiple research identities. The leading PI names are Dean Wang (20.9 weighted works; Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques, Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes). The most visible ties are Dean Wang and Kyriacos A. Athanasiou (9 shared works, weight 5.8). The leading breakdown groups are group 1 with 10 PIs, 9 internal connections, weight 16.5, around Physiology, Molecular Biology, Surgery, led by Dean Wang, Qing Nie, Kyriacos A. Athanasiou.