Report summary

The 2018-2020 picture for University of Massachusetts Amherst Department of Environmental Conservation is a 14-PI network with 1 internal PI collaborations. The main research signal is Environmental Science as the leading field (44% of slots across 11 PIs; 11 labels), Nature and Landscape Conservation as the leading subfield (18% of slots across 6 PIs; 6 labels), and Avian ecology and behavior as the leading topic (8% of slots across 3 PIs; 3 labels). That is a thin collaboration pattern, useful for spotting individual pairs but less persuasive as a broad departmental network. The leading PI names are Brian Kane (7.8 weighted works; Tree Root and Stability Studies, Sports injuries and prevention); Chris Sutherland (7.8 weighted works; Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Turtle Biology and Conservation). The clearest collaboration lines are Brian Kane and Daniel C. Burcham (1 shared works, weight 1). The leading breakdown groups are group 1 with 2 PIs, 1 internal connections, weight 1, around Mechanical Engineering, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Plant Science, led by Brian Kane, Daniel C. Burcham.