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The 2015-2017 picture for University of Illinois Chicago Department of Neurosurgery is a 6-PI network with 12 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Medicine as the leading field (75% of slots across 6 PIs; 6 labels), Neurology as the leading subfield (29% of slots across 4 PIs; 4 labels), and Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications as the leading topic (17% of slots across 3 PIs; 3 labels). The specialization is notable and potentially attractive, with the caveat that adjacent fields may have fewer local peers. The top weighted PIs are Ali Alaraj (28.4 weighted works; Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications, Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment). The strongest pairings are Ali Alaraj and Fady T. Charbel (50 shared works, weight 27.9). The standout breakdown groups are group 1 with 6 PIs, 12 internal connections, weight 68.1, around Neurology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, led by Ali Alaraj, Andreas A. Linninger, Sepideh Amin‐Hanjani.