Report summary

University of Virginia Department of Psychology in 2015-2026 reads as a 61-PI network with 85 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Psychology as the leading field (33% of slots across 36 PIs; 36 labels), Social Psychology as the leading subfield (11% of slots across 17 PIs; 17 labels), and Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior as the leading topic (3% of slots across 6 PIs; 6 labels). That is promising: collaboration is not just one large hairball, and the leading breakdown groups cover 23 PIs across distinct clusters. The most prominent PIs by weighted works are Angeline S. Lillard (31.9 weighted works; Education Methods and Practices, Diverse Education Studies and Reforms). The strongest pairings are Bethany A. Teachman and Laura E. Barnes (38 shared works, weight 19.6). The strongest breakdown groups are group 1 with 9 PIs, 10 internal connections, weight 40, around Social Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, led by Tobias Großmann, Joseph P. Allen, Amrisha Vaish; group 2 with 8 PIs, 10 internal connections, weight 58.5, around Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Applied Psychology, Clinical Psychology, led by Philip I. Chow, Bethany A. Teachman, Laura E. Barnes.