Report summary

The 2015-2026 picture for Yale University Department of Applied Physics is a 40-PI network with 82 internal PI collaborations. The main research signal is Physics and Astronomy as the leading field (36% of slots across 28 PIs; 28 labels), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics as the leading subfield (27% of slots across 25 PIs; 25 labels), and Quantum Information and Cryptography as the leading topic (7% of slots across 8 PIs; 8 labels). That is a nice sign for applicants and collaborators, because the network has both density and separable local groups. The leading PI names are Hui Cao (94.6 weighted works; Random lasers and scattering media, Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies). The clearest collaboration lines are Charles Ahn and F. J. Walker (61 shared works, weight 21.4). The leading breakdown groups are group 1 with 9 PIs, 11 internal connections, weight 71.7, around Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Artificial Intelligence, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, led by Hong X. Tang, Michel Devoret, Liang Jiang; group 2 with 9 PIs, 17 internal connections, weight 57.9, around Materials Chemistry, Condensed Matter Physics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, led by I. Božović, Charles Ahn, Sohrab Ismail‐Beigi.