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The 2024-2026 picture for Yale University Department of Applied Physics is a 12-PI network with 5 internal PI collaborations. The main research signal is Physics and Astronomy as the leading field (48% of slots across 10 PIs; 10 labels), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics as the leading subfield (36% of slots across 9 PIs; 9 labels), and Mechanical and Optical Resonators as the leading topic (8% of slots across 3 PIs; 3 labels). That is a thin collaboration pattern, useful for spotting individual pairs but less persuasive as a broad departmental network. The leading PI names are Hui Cao (6.7 weighted works; Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics, Random lasers and scattering media). The clearest collaboration lines are Rodrigo G. Cortiñas and Michel Devoret (4 shared works, weight 2.2). The leading breakdown groups are group 1 with 4 PIs, 3 internal connections, weight 1.8, around Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Acoustics and Ultrasonics, led by Hui Cao, Owen D. Miller, Peter T. Rakich.