Report summary

The 2015-2017 picture for University of Maryland, College Park Department of Physics is a 37-PI network with 9 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Physics and Astronomy as the leading field (57% of slots across 32 PIs; 32 labels), Nuclear and High Energy Physics as the leading subfield (24% of slots across 19 PIs; 19 labels), and Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies as the leading topic (7% of slots across 8 PIs; 8 labels). That is a thin collaboration pattern, useful for spotting individual pairs but less persuasive as a broad departmental network. The top weighted PIs are Peter H. Yoon (32.1 weighted works; Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics). The strongest pairings are Steven M. Anlage and Edward Ott (9 shared works, weight 5). The standout breakdown groups are group 1 with 4 PIs, 3 internal connections, weight 2.6, around Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, led by Paulo F. Bedaque, Thomas D. Cohen, Srimoyee Sen.