Report summary

The 2015-2017 picture for University of Washington Department of Biostatistics is a 30-PI network with 16 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as the leading field (25% of slots across 14 PIs; 14 labels), Genetics as the leading subfield (16% of slots across 10 PIs; 10 labels), and Genetic Associations and Epidemiology as the leading topic (8% of slots across 7 PIs; 7 labels). This is a solid, readable collaboration map: group-level fit matters more than a single department-wide label. The top weighted PIs are Kwun Chuen Gary Chan (8.6 weighted works; Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference, Statistical Methods and Inference); Xiao‐Hua Zhou (8.5 weighted works; Advanced Causal Inference Techniques, Statistical Methods and Inference). The strongest pairings are Ying Huang and Peter B. Gilbert (4 shared works, weight 2.6); Lianne Sheppard and Adam A. Szpiro (10 shared works, weight 2.4). The standout breakdown groups are group 1 with 10 PIs, 13 internal connections, weight 9, around Genetics, Molecular Biology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, led by Tamar Sofer, Deborah A. Nickerson, Ellen M. Wijsman.