Report summary

Washington University in St. Louis Department of Genetics in 2024-2026 reads as a 30-PI network with 13 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as the leading field (34% of slots across 20 PIs; 20 labels), Molecular Biology as the leading subfield (18% of slots across 14 PIs; 14 labels), and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation as the leading topic (3% of slots across 3 PIs; 3 labels). That is of concern for a 30-PI roster; the strongest pairings may be carrying much of the visible collaboration. The most prominent PIs by weighted works are Tammie L.S. Benzinger (11.4 weighted works; Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Functional Brain Connectivity Studies); Carlos Cruchaga (10.5 weighted works; Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, Genetic Associations and Epidemiology). The strongest pairings are Tammie L.S. Benzinger and Carlos Cruchaga (13 shared works, weight 3.1); Patricia Dickson and Jonathan D. Cooper (4 shared works, weight 2.2). The strongest breakdown groups are group 1 with 7 PIs, 6 internal connections, weight 5.1, around Oncology, Epidemiology, Physiology, led by Sidharth V. Puram, Patricia Dickson, Ting Wang; group 2 with 5 PIs, 5 internal connections, weight 1.9, around Molecular Biology, Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, led by Aaron DiAntonio, Yidan Sun, Sheng Chih Jin.