Report summary

For University of California, Merced Department of Economics in 2018-2026, the graph shows 9 visible PIs and 2 internal PI collaborations. The main research signal is Social Sciences as the leading field (40% of slots across 6 PIs; 6 labels), Economics and Econometrics as the leading subfield (22% of slots across 5 PIs; 5 labels), and School Choice and Performance as the leading topic (11% of slots across 3 PIs; 3 labels). That looks relatively sparse, so claims about department-wide cohesion should be made carefully. The most prominent PIs by weighted works are Andrew C. Johnston (11.7 weighted works; Labor market dynamics and wage inequality, School Choice and Performance); Rowena Gray (9.5 weighted works; Housing Market and Economics, Migration and Labor Dynamics). The clearest collaboration lines are Rowena Gray and Greg Wright (3 shared works, weight 3). The strongest breakdown groups are group 1 with 3 PIs, 2 internal connections, weight 4, around Economics and Econometrics, Finance, Sociology and Political Science, led by Rowena Gray, Ketki Sheth, Greg Wright.