Report summary

University of Massachusetts Amherst Department of Environmental Conservation in 2021-2023 reads as a 17-PI network with 8 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Environmental Science as the leading field (47% of slots across 14 PIs; 14 labels), Ecology as the leading subfield (16% of slots across 7 PIs; 7 labels), and Species Distribution and Climate Change as the leading topic (8% of slots across 4 PIs; 4 labels). That is of concern for a 17-PI roster; the strongest pairings may be carrying much of the visible collaboration. The most prominent PIs by weighted works are Timothy O. Randhir (11.4 weighted works; Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics). The strongest pairings are Ezra M. Markowitz and Jared Starr (2 shared works, weight 1.1); Todd K. Fuller and Supagit Vinitpornsawan (1 shared works, weight 1). The strongest breakdown groups are group 1 with 6 PIs, 5 internal connections, weight 2.3, around Ecology, Ecological Modeling, Genetics, led by Timothy O. Randhir, Todd K. Fuller, Richard W. Harper.