Report summary

University of Pittsburgh Department of Biological Sciences in 2018-2020 reads as a 32-PI network with 11 internal PI collaborations. The dominant subject mix is Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as the leading field (32% of slots across 20 PIs; 20 labels), Molecular Biology as the leading subfield (19% of slots across 15 PIs; 15 labels), and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions as the leading topic (4% of slots across 4 PIs; 4 labels). That is of concern for a 32-PI roster; the strongest pairings may be carrying much of the visible collaboration. The leading PI names are Jeffrey L. Brodsky (13.5 weighted works; Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease, Cellular transport and secretion); Tia‐Lynn Ashman (13.5 weighted works; Plant and animal studies, Plant Parasitism and Resistance). The most visible ties are Miler T. Lee and Anne E. Carlson (6 shared works, weight 3.3); Corinne L. Richards‐Zawacki and Laura A. Brannelly (4 shared works, weight 3.1). The leading breakdown groups are group 1 with 4 PIs, 3 internal connections, weight 3.1, around Molecular Biology, Biophysics, Structural Biology, led by Yang Liu, Sarah J. Hainer, Mark Rebeiz.