Report summary

Yale University Department of Psychology in 2015-2017 reads as a 43-PI network with 37 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Psychology as the leading field (29% of slots across 25 PIs; 25 labels), Cognitive Neuroscience as the leading subfield (18% of slots across 19 PIs; 19 labels), and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies as the leading topic (5% of slots across 6 PIs; 6 labels). Overall the pattern is balanced: there is enough structure to identify active groups, while the field mix still leaves room for multiple research identities. The most prominent PIs by weighted works are Elena L. Grigorenko (19.7 weighted works; Reading and Literacy Development, Early Childhood Education and Development); Christopher Pittenger (19.3 weighted works; Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorder Research). The strongest pairings are Marney A. White and Carlos M. Grilo (20 shared works, weight 11.9). The strongest breakdown groups are group 1 with 9 PIs, 8 internal connections, weight 9.7, around Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Mental health, Clinical Psychology, led by Christopher Pittenger, Tyrone D. Cannon, Alan Anticevic.