Report summary

The 2021-2023 picture for University of Virginia Department of Surgery is a 38-PI network with 41 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Medicine as the leading field (59% of slots across 36 PIs; 36 labels), Surgery as the leading subfield (18% of slots across 18 PIs; 18 labels), and Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes as the leading topic (7% of slots across 8 PIs; 8 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 Nicholas R. Teman (15.3 weighted works; Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation); Irving L. Kron (14.7 weighted works; Congenital Heart Disease Studies, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments). The strongest pairings are Nicholas R. Teman and Leora T. Yarboro (24 shared works, weight 10.5). The standout breakdown groups are group 1 with 10 PIs, 10 internal connections, weight 17.1, around Oncology, Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, led by Craig L. Slingluff, Ileana S. Mauldin, Victor M. Zaydfudim.