Report summary

The 2024-2026 picture for University of California, Los Angeles Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences is a 48-PI network with 36 internal PI collaborations. The main research signal is Medicine as the leading field (28% of slots across 29 PIs; 29 labels), Cognitive Neuroscience as the leading subfield (9% of slots across 11 PIs; 11 labels), and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies as the leading topic (4% of slots across 5 PIs; 5 labels). This is a solid, readable collaboration map: group-level fit matters more than a single department-wide label. The leading PI names are Lara A. Ray (22.9 weighted works; Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects). The clearest collaboration lines are Lara A. Ray and Erica N. Grodin (30 shared works, weight 20.1). The leading breakdown groups are group 1 with 7 PIs, 10 internal connections, weight 27.2, around Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Pharmacology, led by Lara A. Ray, Erica N. Grodin, Waguih William IsHak; group 2 with 7 PIs, 10 internal connections, weight 8, around Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Mental health, Social Psychology, led by Michelle G. Craske, Helen Lavretsky, Jonathan Flint.