Report summary

University of Wisconsin–madison Department of Materials Science and Engineering in 2024-2026 reads as a 25-PI network with 35 internal PI collaborations. The dominant subject mix is Materials Science as the leading field (38% of slots across 19 PIs; 19 labels), Materials Chemistry as the leading subfield (26% of slots across 16 PIs; 16 labels), and Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes as the leading topic (5% of slots across 4 PIs; 4 labels). That is promising: collaboration is not just one large hairball, and the leading breakdown groups cover 18 PIs across distinct clusters. The leading PI names are Xudong Wang (12.8 weighted works; Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Advanced battery technologies research); Mikhail A. Kats (11.4 weighted works; Optical and Acousto-Optic Technologies, Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research). The most visible ties are Dane Morgan and Izabela Szlufarska (6 shared works, weight 3.3). The leading breakdown groups are group 1 with 10 PIs, 9 internal connections, weight 14.9, around Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, led by Xudong Wang, Dane Morgan, Izabela Szlufarska.