Report summary

The 2024-2026 picture for University of Wisconsin–madison Department of Pediatrics is a 35-PI network with 18 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Medicine as the leading field (48% of slots across 32 PIs; 32 labels), Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health as the leading subfield (11% of slots across 10 PIs; 10 labels), and Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare as the leading topic (4% of slots across 4 PIs; 4 labels). This is a solid, readable collaboration map: group-level fit matters more than a single department-wide label. The top weighted PIs are William W. Busse (10 weighted works; Asthma and respiratory diseases, Respiratory and Cough-Related Research); Rachel M. Engen (8.7 weighted works; Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments, Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare). The strongest pairings are HuiChuan J. Lai and Philip M. Farrell (4 shared works, weight 2.6); Ryan J. Coller and Michelle M. Kelly (4 shared works, weight 2.2). The standout breakdown groups are group 1 with 7 PIs, 11 internal connections, weight 10.5, around Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, General Health Professions, Speech and Hearing, led by Ryan J. Coller, Megan A. Moreno, Taylor R. House.