Report summary

The 2024-2026 picture for University of Michigan–ann Arbor Department of Periodontics and Oral is a 29-PI network with 47 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Dentistry as the leading field (33% of slots across 20 PIs; 20 labels), Oral Surgery as the leading subfield (23% of slots across 18 PIs; 18 labels), and Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes as the leading topic (20% of slots across 17 PIs; 17 labels). That is a nice sign for applicants and collaborators, because the network has both density and separable local groups. The top weighted PIs are Hom‐Lay Wang (26 weighted works; Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes, Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments). The strongest pairings are Hom‐Lay Wang and Muhammad H. A. Saleh (21 shared works, weight 10.2). The standout breakdown groups are group 1 with 10 PIs, 14 internal connections, weight 54.6, around Oral Surgery, Urology, Orthodontics, led by Hom‐Lay Wang, Muhammad H. A. Saleh, Hamoun Sabri.