Report summary

The 2024-2026 picture for University of California, Los Angeles Department of Medicine David Geffen is a 84-PI network with 44 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Medicine as the leading field (47% of slots across 66 PIs; 66 labels), Molecular Biology as the leading subfield (9% of slots across 18 PIs; 18 labels), and Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments as the leading topic (1% of slots across 3 PIs; 3 labels). This is a solid, readable collaboration map: group-level fit matters more than a single department-wide label. The top weighted PIs are Kalyanam Shivkumar (13.5 weighted works; Ancient Egypt and Archaeology, Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments). The strongest pairings are Michael E. Lazarus and Tyler Larsen (5 shared works, weight 4.1). The standout breakdown groups are group 1 with 7 PIs, 7 internal connections, weight 6.2, around Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Epidemiology, Nephrology, led by Connie M. Rhee, Keith C. Norris, Zhaoping Li; group 2 with 7 PIs, 8 internal connections, weight 2.5, around Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, led by Aldons J. Lusis, E. Dale Abel, Theodoros Kelesidis.