Report summary

University of Pennsylvania Department of Radiation Oncology in 2024-2026 reads as a 14-PI network with 12 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Medicine as the leading field (44% of slots across 12 PIs; 12 labels), Oncology as the leading subfield (14% of slots across 5 PIs; 5 labels), and Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques as the leading topic (5% of slots across 2 PIs; 2 labels). Overall the pattern is balanced: there is enough structure to identify active groups, while the field mix still leaves room for multiple research identities. The most prominent PIs by weighted works are Surbhi Grover (10.9 weighted works; Global Cancer Incidence and Screening, Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy); Timothy C. Zhu (9.7 weighted works; Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies, Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics). The strongest pairings are John P. Plastaras and Michael J. LaRiviere (15 shared works, weight 2.9). The strongest breakdown groups are group 1 with 8 PIs, 9 internal connections, weight 9.1, around Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Oncology, led by Timothy C. Zhu, Neil K. Taunk, John P. Plastaras.