Report summary

For University of California, San Diego Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2024-2026, the graph shows 40 visible PIs and 25 internal PI collaborations. The dominant subject mix is Engineering as the leading field (40% of slots across 31 PIs; 31 labels), Biomedical Engineering as the leading subfield (10% of slots across 10 PIs; 10 labels), and Soft Robotics and Applications as the leading topic (3% of slots across 4 PIs; 4 labels). The network looks reasonably well-rounded, with visible collaboration groups but not so much concentration that one field explains the whole department. The top weighted PIs are Miroslav Krstić (14.5 weighted works; Guidance and Control Systems, Adaptive Dynamic Programming Control); Padmini Rangamani (13.8 weighted works; Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior, Nuclear Structure and Function). The most visible ties are Miroslav Krstić and Mamadou Diagne (19 shared works, weight 9.6); M.J. Baldwin and George Tynan (13 shared works, weight 6.3). The standout breakdown groups are group 1 with 10 PIs, 9 internal connections, weight 17.4, around Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, led by Shengqiang Cai, Renkun Chen, Michael R. Davidson.