Report summary

The 2024-2026 picture for University of Michigan–ann Arbor Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences is a 12-PI network with 7 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Medicine as the leading field (31% of slots across 9 PIs; 9 labels), Molecular Biology as the leading subfield (19% of slots across 6 PIs; 6 labels), and Advanced Drug Delivery Systems as the leading topic (6% of slots across 2 PIs; 2 labels). This is a solid, readable collaboration map: group-level fit matters more than a single department-wide label. The top weighted PIs are Shaomeng Wang (13.8 weighted works; Protein Degradation and Inhibitors, Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways). The strongest pairings are Shaomeng Wang and Duxin Sun (18 shared works, weight 9.9); Duxin Sun and Chengyi Li (8 shared works, weight 6.2). The standout breakdown groups are group 1 with 4 PIs, 4 internal connections, weight 4.2, around Immunology, Molecular Biology, Surgery, led by Anna Schwendeman, James J. Moon, Steven P. Schwendeman.