Report summary

The 2021-2023 picture for University of Wisconsin–madison Department of Materials Science and Engineering is a 29-PI network with 41 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Materials Science as the leading field (44% of slots across 23 PIs; 23 labels), Materials Chemistry as the leading subfield (25% of slots across 17 PIs; 17 labels), and Graphene research and applications as the leading topic (6% of slots across 5 PIs; 5 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 Dane Morgan (24.3 weighted works; Machine Learning in Materials Science, Glass properties and applications); Xudong Wang (24.3 weighted works; Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Conducting polymers and applications). The strongest pairings are Dane Morgan and Ryan Jacobs (35 shared works, weight 13.4). The standout breakdown groups are group 1 with 10 PIs, 13 internal connections, weight 53.3, around Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Ceramics and Composites, led by Dane Morgan, Xudong Wang, John H. Perepezko.