Report summary

University of Illinois Chicago Department of Microbiology and Immunology in 2024-2026 reads as a 11-PI network with 2 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as the leading field (30% of slots across 7 PIs; 7 labels), Immunology as the leading subfield (16% of slots across 5 PIs; 5 labels), and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research as the leading topic (6% of slots across 2 PIs; 2 labels). That is of concern for a 11-PI roster; the strongest pairings may be carrying much of the visible collaboration. The most prominent PIs by weighted works are Afsar R. Naqvi (9.6 weighted works; Oral microbiology and periodontitis research, Dermatological and COVID-19 studies); Deepak Shukla (9 weighted works; Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease, Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments). The strongest pairings are Afsar R. Naqvi and Deepak Shukla (6 shared works, weight 3.3). The strongest breakdown groups are group 1 with 2 PIs, 1 internal connections, weight 3.3, around Periodontics, Cell Biology, Dermatology, led by Afsar R. Naqvi, Deepak Shukla.