Report summary

The 2018-2020 picture for University of California, San Diego Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is a 72-PI network with 57 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as the leading field (31% of slots across 44 PIs; 44 labels), Molecular Biology as the leading subfield (24% of slots across 40 PIs; 40 labels), and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols as the leading topic (3% of slots across 7 PIs; 7 labels). This is a solid, readable collaboration map: group-level fit matters more than a single department-wide label. The top weighted PIs are Seth M. Cohen (35.6 weighted works; Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications, Membrane Separation and Gas Transport); Vicki H. Grassian (34.6 weighted works; Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Air Quality and Health Impacts). The strongest pairings are Matthew Du and Joel Yuen-Zhou (10 shared works, weight 5.5); Michael D. Burkart and James J. La Clair (12 shared works, weight 5.3). The standout breakdown groups are group 1 with 7 PIs, 6 internal connections, weight 17.5, around Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Civil and Structural Engineering, Atmospheric Science, led by Vicki H. Grassian, Rommie E. Amaro, Joel Yuen-Zhou.