Report summary

The 2020-2026 picture for Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Department of Physical Oceanography is a 25-PI network with 18 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Earth and Planetary Sciences as the leading field (55% of slots across 23 PIs; 23 labels), Oceanography as the leading subfield (33% of slots across 19 PIs; 19 labels), and Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes as the leading topic (26% of slots across 19 PIs; 19 labels). The specialization is notable and potentially attractive, with the caveat that adjacent fields may have fewer local peers. The top weighted PIs are Christopher G. Piecuch (14.6 weighted works; Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Climate variability and models). The strongest pairings are Ke Chen and Jiayan Yang (4 shared works, weight 4). The standout breakdown groups are group 1 with 9 PIs, 9 internal connections, weight 15.5, around Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, led by Irina I. Rypina, Robert E. Todd, Steven J. Lentz.