Report summary

For University of Washington Department of Biology in 2021-2023, the graph shows 58 visible PIs and 15 internal PI collaborations. The dominant subject mix is Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as the leading field (26% of slots across 32 PIs; 32 labels), Molecular Biology as the leading subfield (14% of slots across 20 PIs; 20 labels), and Plant and animal studies as the leading topic (5% of slots across 8 PIs; 8 labels). That looks relatively sparse, so claims about department-wide cohesion should be made carefully. The top weighted PIs are Lauren B. Buckley (10.8 weighted works; Species Distribution and Climate Change, Gene Regulatory Network Analysis); Nitin S. Baliga (10.6 weighted works; Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology). The most visible ties are Chris J. Law and Sharlene E. Santana (4 shared works, weight 2.2). The standout breakdown groups are group 1 with 4 PIs, 4 internal connections, weight 4, around Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology, Paleontology, led by Alejandro Rico‐Guevara, Sharlene E. Santana, Chris J. Law.