Report summary

The 2024-2026 picture for University of California, San Diego Department of Pediatrics is a 81-PI network with 90 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Medicine as the leading field (44% of slots across 69 PIs; 69 labels), Molecular Biology as the leading subfield (11% of slots across 22 PIs; 22 labels), and Gut microbiota and health as the leading topic (3% of slots across 6 PIs; 6 labels). That is a nice sign for applicants and collaborators, because the network has both density and separable local groups. The top weighted PIs are Lawrence F. Eichenfield (26.8 weighted works; Dermatology and Skin Diseases, Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis). The strongest pairings are Christina Chambers and Gretchen Bandoli (12 shared works, weight 5.7); Victor Nizet and Elisabet Bjånes (13 shared works, weight 4.9). The standout breakdown groups are group 1 with 10 PIs, 9 internal connections, weight 23.7, around Molecular Biology, Dermatology, Surgery, led by Bernhard Ø. Palsson, Victor Nizet, Jack A. Gilbert.