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For University of California, Los Angeles Department of Physics and Astronomy in 2024-2026, the graph shows 29 visible PIs and 7 internal PI collaborations. The main research signal is Physics and Astronomy as the leading field (46% of slots across 24 PIs; 24 labels), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics as the leading subfield (15% of slots across 9 PIs; 9 labels), and High-Energy Particle Collisions Research as the leading topic (5% of slots across 4 PIs; 4 labels). That looks relatively sparse, so claims about department-wide cohesion should be made carefully. The most prominent PIs by weighted works are Kang L. Wang (9 weighted works; Magnetic properties of thin films, Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism). The clearest collaboration lines are Eric R. Hudson and Wesley C. Campbell (7 shared works, weight 2.5). The strongest breakdown groups are group 1 with 3 PIs, 2 internal connections, weight 2, around Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, led by Zhong-Bo Kang, Andrew J. Larkoski, Farid Salazar; group 2 with 3 PIs, 2 internal connections, weight 1.7, around Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Condensed Matter Physics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, led by P. Musumeci, Ni Ni, Anshul Kogar.