Report summary

University of Maryland, College Park Department of Geographical Sciences in 2021-2023 reads as a 19-PI network with 10 internal PI collaborations. The dominant subject mix is Environmental Science as the leading field (38% of slots across 15 PIs; 15 labels), Global and Planetary Change as the leading subfield (16% of slots across 7 PIs; 7 labels), and Land Use and Ecosystem Services as the leading topic (6% of slots across 3 PIs; 3 labels). Overall the pattern is balanced: there is enough structure to identify active groups, while the field mix still leaves room for multiple research identities. The leading PI names are Kuishuang Feng (12.3 weighted works; Environmental Impact and Sustainability, Energy, Environment, Economic Growth); Meredith L. Gore (11.4 weighted works; Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses). The most visible ties are Kuishuang Feng and Laixiang Sun (16 shared works, weight 3.4); Aolin Jia and Shuo Xu (3 shared works, weight 3). The leading breakdown groups are group 1 with 8 PIs, 9 internal connections, weight 11.2, around Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, led by Kuishuang Feng, Shunlin Liang, Aolin Jia.