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For University of Southern California Department of Chemistry in 2015-2017, the graph shows 41 visible PIs and 31 internal PI collaborations. The main research signal is Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as the leading field (22% of slots across 18 PIs; 18 labels), Molecular Biology as the leading subfield (19% of slots across 17 PIs; 17 labels), and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry as the leading topic (4% of slots across 5 PIs; 5 labels). The network looks reasonably well-rounded, with visible collaboration groups but not so much concentration that one field explains the whole department. The most prominent PIs by weighted works are G. K. Surya Prakash (33.4 weighted works; Fluorine in Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds). The clearest collaboration lines are G. K. Surya Prakash and George A. Olah (29 shared works, weight 20.4). The strongest breakdown groups are group 1 with 10 PIs, 10 internal connections, weight 28.9, around Inorganic Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Pharmaceutical Science, led by G. K. Surya Prakash, Ralf Haiges, George A. Olah.