Report summary

University of California, Irvine Department of Physiology and Biophysics in 2015-2017 reads as a 12-PI network with 3 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as the leading field (36% of slots across 8 PIs; 8 labels), Molecular Biology as the leading subfield (21% of slots across 6 PIs; 6 labels), and Ion channel regulation and function as the leading topic (6% of slots across 2 PIs; 2 labels). That is of concern for a 12-PI roster; the strongest pairings may be carrying much of the visible collaboration. The most prominent PIs by weighted works are Rongsheng Jin (6.4 weighted works; Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders, Hereditary Neurological Disorders); Lan Huang (6.3 weighted works; Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways, Autophagy in Disease and Therapy). The strongest pairings are Michael D. Cahalan and Ian Parker (8 shared works, weight 4.8). The strongest breakdown groups are group 1 with 2 PIs, 1 internal connections, weight 4.8, around Sensory Systems, Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, led by Michael D. Cahalan, Ian Parker.