Report summary

The 2024-2026 picture for University of California, San Diego Department of Surgery is a 30-PI network with 16 internal PI collaborations. The main research signal is Medicine as the leading field (50% of slots across 26 PIs; 26 labels), Surgery as the leading subfield (14% of slots across 11 PIs; 11 labels), and Breast Implant and Reconstruction as the leading topic (2% of slots across 2 PIs; 2 labels). The specialization is notable and potentially attractive, with the caveat that adjacent fields may have fewer local peers. The leading PI names are Mahmoud B. Malas (20.5 weighted works; Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases, Peripheral Artery Disease Management). The clearest collaboration lines are Michael Bouvet and Robert M. Hoffman (42 shared works, weight 23.1). The leading breakdown groups are group 1 with 9 PIs, 9 internal connections, weight 30.5, around Surgery, Molecular Biology, Oncology, led by Michael Bouvet, Robert M. Hoffman, Weg M. Ongkeko.