Report summary

University of California, San Diego Department of Dermatology in 2018-2020 reads as a 24-PI network with 24 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Medicine as the leading field (56% of slots across 22 PIs; 22 labels), Dermatology as the leading subfield (23% of slots across 15 PIs; 15 labels), and Dermatology and Skin Diseases as the leading topic (7% of slots across 5 PIs; 5 labels). That is promising: collaboration is not just one large hairball, and the leading breakdown groups cover 16 PIs across distinct clusters. The most prominent PIs by weighted works are Lawrence F. Eichenfield (24.4 weighted works; Dermatology and Skin Diseases, Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization); Richard L. Gallo (18.6 weighted works; Dermatology and Skin Diseases, Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization). The strongest pairings are Brian Hinds and Amanda F. Marsch (6 shared works, weight 3.8); Ling‐juan Zhang and Richard L. Gallo (6 shared works, weight 3.3). The strongest breakdown groups are group 1 with 10 PIs, 12 internal connections, weight 13.8, around Dermatology, Oncology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, led by Philip R Cohen, Amanda F. Marsch, Arisa Ortiz.