Report summary

The 2015-2026 picture for University of Washington Department of Biology is a 120-PI network with 102 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as the leading field (21% of slots across 53 PIs; 53 labels), Molecular Biology as the leading subfield (10% of slots across 31 PIs; 31 labels), and Plant and animal studies as the leading topic (4% of slots across 13 PIs; 13 labels). This is a solid, readable collaboration map: group-level fit matters more than a single department-wide label. The top weighted PIs are Lauren B. Buckley (27.2 weighted works; Species Distribution and Climate Change, Physiological and biochemical adaptations). The strongest pairings are Jennifer L. Nemhauser and Alexander R. Leydon (10 shared works, weight 7.8); Mary Pat Wenderoth and Jennifer H. Doherty (10 shared works, weight 6.8). The standout breakdown groups are group 1 with 10 PIs, 9 internal connections, weight 10, around Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Paleontology, Plant Science, led by Sharlene E. Santana, Jeffrey A. Riffell, Takato Imaizumi; group 2 with 10 PIs, 11 internal connections, weight 32.9, around Education, Cognitive Neuroscience, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, led by Horacio O. de la Iglesia, Elli J. Theobald, Scott Freeman.