Report summary

For University of California, San Diego Department of Psychology in 2015-2017, the graph shows 27 visible PIs and 9 internal PI collaborations. The dominant subject mix is Psychology as the leading field (31% of slots across 17 PIs; 17 labels), Cognitive Neuroscience as the leading subfield (23% of slots across 14 PIs; 14 labels), and Social and Intergroup Psychology as the leading topic (5% of slots across 4 PIs; 4 labels). That looks relatively sparse, so claims about department-wide cohesion should be made carefully. The top weighted PIs are Susan F. Tapert (13.1 weighted works; Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects, Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research). The most visible ties are Sae Kaneko and Stuart Anstis (7 shared works, weight 5.7). The standout breakdown groups are group 1 with 5 PIs, 4 internal connections, weight 3.3, around Cognitive Neuroscience, Sociology and Political Science, Social Psychology, led by Gail D. Heyman, David Barner, Timothy C. Rickard; group 2 with 4 PIs, 3 internal connections, weight 2.1, around Cognitive Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, led by John T. Serences, Timothy F. Brady, Piotr Winkielman.