Report summary

University of Illinois Chicago Department of Neurosurgery in 2018-2020 reads as a 10-PI network with 14 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Medicine as the leading field (64% of slots across 9 PIs; 9 labels), Neurology as the leading subfield (26% of slots across 7 PIs; 7 labels), and Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases as the leading topic (10% of slots across 3 PIs; 3 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 (40.5 weighted works; Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques). The strongest pairings are Ali Alaraj and Fady T. Charbel (17 shared works, weight 6.7). The strongest breakdown groups are group 1 with 6 PIs, 14 internal connections, weight 27.7, around Neurology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, led by Ankit I. Mehta, Ali Alaraj, Sepideh Amin‐Hanjani.