Report summary

The 2021-2023 picture for University of Virginia Department of Psychology is a 27-PI network with 16 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Psychology as the leading field (36% of slots across 17 PIs; 17 labels), Social Psychology as the leading subfield (19% of slots across 12 PIs; 12 labels), and Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior as the leading topic (6% of slots across 5 PIs; 5 labels). This is a solid, readable collaboration map: group-level fit matters more than a single department-wide label. The top weighted PIs are Angeline S. Lillard (11 weighted works; Education Methods and Practices, Diverse Education Studies and Reforms). The strongest pairings are Jessica J. Connelly and J. P. Morris (5 shared works, weight 2.3). The standout breakdown groups are group 1 with 10 PIs, 14 internal connections, weight 10.5, around Social Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, led by Angeline S. Lillard, Tobias Großmann, Adrienne Wood.