Report summary

The 2015-2026 picture for University of Utah Department of Surgery is a 119-PI network with 449 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Medicine as the leading field (54% of slots across 108 PIs; 108 labels), Surgery as the leading subfield (15% of slots across 47 PIs; 47 labels), and Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices as the leading topic (2% of slots across 7 PIs; 7 labels). That is a nice sign for applicants and collaborators, because the network has both density and separable local groups. The top weighted PIs are Jeremiah A. Alt (58.2 weighted works; Sinusitis and nasal conditions, Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization); Benjamin S. Brooke (54.7 weighted works; Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Frailty in Older Adults). The strongest pairings are Stavros G. Drakos and Craig H. Selzman (134 shared works, weight 44.9). The standout breakdown groups are group 1 with 10 PIs, 13 internal connections, weight 170.3, around Molecular Biology, Urology, Reproductive Medicine, led by James M. Hotaling, Jeremy B. Myers, Alexander W. Pastuszak; group 2 with 10 PIs, 9 internal connections, weight 54.6, around Surgery, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Emergency Medicine, led by Benjamin S. Brooke, Brigitte K. Smith, Brian T. Bucher.