Report summary

University of North Carolina at Charlotte Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering in 2023-2026 reads as a 11-PI network with 5 internal PI collaborations. The dominant subject mix is Social Sciences as the leading field (67% of slots across 2 PIs; 2 labels), Building and Construction as the leading subfield (25% of slots across 1 PIs; 1 labels), and Building Energy and Comfort Optimization as the leading topic (17% of slots across 1 PIs; 1 labels). That is of concern for a 11-PI roster; the strongest pairings may be carrying much of the visible collaboration. The leading PI names are Abhijith Ravi (4.1 weighted works; no topic labels); Vishnunarayan Girishan Prabhu (3.7 weighted works; no topic labels). The most visible ties are Lei Zhu and Yuqiu Yuan (1 shared works, weight 1). The leading breakdown groups are group 1 with 3 PIs, 2 internal connections, weight 1.6, around Transportation, Urban Studies, Building and Construction, led by Lei Zhu, Yu Yuan, Yuqiu Yuan; group 2 with 3 PIs, 2 internal connections, weight 2, around Education, led by Yesim Sireli, Anmol Sarao, Omar Rahman.