Report summary

For University of Wisconsin–madison Department of Mechanical Engineering in 2024-2026, the graph shows 38 visible PIs and 25 internal PI collaborations. The main research signal is Engineering as the leading field (38% of slots across 28 PIs; 28 labels), Mechanical Engineering as the leading subfield (15% of slots across 14 PIs; 14 labels), and Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes as the leading topic (4% of slots across 4 PIs; 4 labels). The network looks reasonably well-rounded, with visible collaboration groups but not so much concentration that one field explains the whole department. The most prominent PIs by weighted works are Ying Li (14.9 weighted works; Polymer crystallization and properties, Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties). The clearest collaboration lines are Xiaoping Qian and Baixi Chen (4 shared works, weight 3.5); Xiaoping Qian and Mark Anderson (5 shared works, weight 2.8). The strongest breakdown groups are group 1 with 9 PIs, 8 internal connections, weight 5.5, around Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, led by Dane Morgan, Lianyi Chen, Christian Franck; group 2 with 8 PIs, 7 internal connections, weight 10.2, around Mechanical Engineering, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Civil and Structural Engineering, led by Xiaoping Qian, Baixi Chen, Jinlong Wu.