Report summary

The 2015-2026 picture for University of California, Merced Department of Economics is a 10-PI network with 2 internal PI collaborations. The main research signal is Social Sciences as the leading field (45% of slots across 9 PIs; 9 labels), Economics and Econometrics as the leading subfield (15% of slots across 4 PIs; 4 labels), and Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies as the leading topic (10% of slots across 3 PIs; 3 labels). That is a thin collaboration pattern, useful for spotting individual pairs but less persuasive as a broad departmental network. The leading PI names are Andrew C. Johnston (13.7 weighted works; Labor market dynamics and wage inequality, School Choice and Performance); Rowena Gray (11.6 weighted works; Historical Economic and Social Studies, Housing Market and Economics). The clearest collaboration lines are Rowena Gray and Greg Wright (4 shared works, weight 4). The leading breakdown groups are group 1 with 3 PIs, 2 internal connections, weight 5, around Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science, Finance, led by Rowena Gray, Greg Wright, Ketki Sheth.