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The 2021-2023 picture for University of Florida Department of Physics is a 39-PI network with 23 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Physics and Astronomy as the leading field (45% of slots across 29 PIs; 29 labels), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics as the leading subfield (15% of slots across 13 PIs; 13 labels), and Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena as the leading topic (7% of slots across 8 PIs; 8 labels). This is a solid, readable collaboration map: group-level fit matters more than a single department-wide label. The top weighted PIs are John R. Klauder (17.8 weighted works; Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories, Cosmology and Gravitation Theories). The strongest pairings are Hai‐Ping Cheng and Xiaoguang Zhang (13 shared works, weight 5.8). The standout breakdown groups are group 1 with 10 PIs, 19 internal connections, weight 23.9, around Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Condensed Matter Physics, led by Hai‐Ping Cheng, Richard G. Hennig, Xiaoguang Zhang.