Report summary

University of Florida Department of Entomology and Nematology in 2024-2026 reads as a 40-PI network with 44 internal PI collaborations. The dominant subject mix is Agricultural and Biological Sciences as the leading field (44% of slots across 36 PIs; 36 labels), Plant Science as the leading subfield (19% of slots across 20 PIs; 20 labels), and Insect and Pesticide Research as the leading topic (8% of slots across 9 PIs; 9 labels). That is promising: collaboration is not just one large hairball, and the leading breakdown groups cover 19 PIs across distinct clusters. The leading PI names are Brian W. Bahder (12 weighted works; Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies, Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens). The most visible ties are Nan‐Yao Su and Thomas Chouvenc (6 shared works, weight 2.9); Nathan D. Burkett‐Cadena and Eva A. Buckner (6 shared works, weight 2.9). The leading breakdown groups are group 1 with 9 PIs, 9 internal connections, weight 7.6, around Insect Science, Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, led by Bryony C. Bonning, Jawwad A. Qureshi, Lauren M. Diepenbrock.