Report summary

University of Illinois Chicago Department of Neurosurgery in 2015-2026 reads as a 15-PI network with 28 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Medicine as the leading field (68% of slots across 15 PIs; 15 labels), Neurology as the leading subfield (21% of slots across 8 PIs; 8 labels), and Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications as the leading topic (9% of slots across 4 PIs; 4 labels). The focus is impressively clear, which is good for fit in Medicine but worth checking for breadth outside that area. The most prominent PIs by weighted works are Ankit I. Mehta (83.8 weighted works; Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques); Ali Alaraj (73.1 weighted works; Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications, Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment). The strongest pairings are Ali Alaraj and Fady T. Charbel (91 shared works, weight 46.5). The strongest breakdown groups are group 1 with 10 PIs, 19 internal connections, weight 132.1, around Neurology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, led by Ankit I. Mehta, Ali Alaraj, Konstantin V. Slavin.