Report summary

The 2015-2017 picture for University of Pittsburgh Department of Biological Sciences is a 24-PI network with 13 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as the leading field (43% of slots across 18 PIs; 18 labels), Molecular Biology as the leading subfield (24% of slots across 13 PIs; 13 labels), and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions as the leading topic (7% of slots across 5 PIs; 5 labels). This is a solid, readable collaboration map: group-level fit matters more than a single department-wide label. The top weighted PIs are Graham F. Hatfull (11.6 weighted works; Bacteriophages and microbial interactions, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies). The strongest pairings are Daniel A. Russell and Graham F. Hatfull (33 shared works, weight 16.8). The standout breakdown groups are group 1 with 5 PIs, 5 internal connections, weight 8.1, around Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, Insect Science, led by Carl N. Keiser, Mark Rebeiz, Jonathan N. Pruitt.