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The 2015-2017 picture for University of Pittsburgh Department of Urology is a 7-PI network with 6 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Medicine as the leading field (58% of slots across 7 PIs; 7 labels), Urology as the leading subfield (26% of slots across 5 PIs; 5 labels), and Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research as the leading topic (24% of slots across 5 PIs; 5 labels). The specialization is notable and potentially attractive, with the caveat that adjacent fields may have fewer local peers. The top weighted PIs are Pradeep Tyagi (15.3 weighted works; Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research, Pelvic floor disorders treatments); Changfeng Tai (15 weighted works; Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research, Pelvic floor disorders treatments). The strongest pairings are Pradeep Tyagi and Naoki Yoshimura (24 shared works, weight 13.7); Changfeng Tai and William C. de Groat (22 shared works, weight 12.6). The standout breakdown groups are group 1 with 5 PIs, 6 internal connections, weight 34, around Urology, Rheumatology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, led by Pradeep Tyagi, Changfeng Tai, Naoki Yoshimura.