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SCImago
Q2
SJR
0.415
CiteScore
2.1
Categories
Library and Information Sciences
Areas
Social Sciences
Years of issue
1982-2025
journal names
Reference Librarian
Top-3 citing journals

Reference Librarian
(463 citations)

Reference Services Review
(413 citations)

Journal of Academic Librarianship
(337 citations)
Top-3 organizations

University of Texas at Austin
(26 publications)

Pennsylvania State University
(6 publications)

University of Science, Malaysia
(6 publications)

University of Texas at Austin
(7 publications)

Eötvös Loránd University (University of Budapest)
(3 publications)

Ohio State University
(3 publications)
Most cited in 5 years
Top-100
Citing journals
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Reference Librarian
463 citations, 9.52%
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Reference Services Review
413 citations, 8.49%
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Journal of Academic Librarianship
337 citations, 6.93%
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Journal of Library Administration
129 citations, 2.65%
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Public Services Quarterly
112 citations, 2.3%
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Library and Information Science Research
111 citations, 2.28%
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Internet Reference Services Quarterly
104 citations, 2.14%
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New Library World
95 citations, 1.95%
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College and Undergraduate Libraries
82 citations, 1.69%
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Robots in Academic Libraries
81 citations, 1.67%
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Journal of Library and Information Services in Distance Learning
79 citations, 1.62%
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New Review of Academic Librarianship
72 citations, 1.48%
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Library Management
66 citations, 1.36%
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Journal of Librarianship and Information Science
64 citations, 1.32%
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Advances in Librarianship
64 citations, 1.32%
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Journal of Documentation
62 citations, 1.27%
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Library Quarterly
62 citations, 1.27%
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Library Hi Tech
54 citations, 1.11%
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Library Review
53 citations, 1.09%
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Electronic Library
48 citations, 0.99%
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Medical Reference Services Quarterly
43 citations, 0.88%
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International Information and Library Review
36 citations, 0.74%
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Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association
34 citations, 0.7%
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Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
33 citations, 0.68%
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Science and Technology Libraries
32 citations, 0.66%
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Journal of Web Librarianship
31 citations, 0.64%
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Journal of Access Services
30 citations, 0.62%
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Advances in Library Administration and Organization
30 citations, 0.62%
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Public Library Quarterly
30 citations, 0.62%
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Research Strategies
30 citations, 0.62%
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Collection Building
28 citations, 0.58%
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Journal of Business and Finance Librarianship
27 citations, 0.56%
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IFLA Journal
26 citations, 0.53%
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Journal of Education for Library and Information Science
25 citations, 0.51%
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Technical Services Quarterly
24 citations, 0.49%
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Library Hi Tech News
23 citations, 0.47%
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Libri
23 citations, 0.47%
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Genre Theory in Information Studies
22 citations, 0.45%
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Collection Management
21 citations, 0.43%
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Innovative Digital Practices and Globalization in Higher Education
21 citations, 0.43%
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Reference and User Services Quarterly
20 citations, 0.41%
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Information Processing and Management
19 citations, 0.39%
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Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship
19 citations, 0.39%
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Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology
19 citations, 0.39%
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Documentation et bibliothèques
19 citations, 0.39%
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Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication
18 citations, 0.37%
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Aslib Proceedings
18 citations, 0.37%
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Information Development
17 citations, 0.35%
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Behavioral and Social Sciences Librarian
17 citations, 0.35%
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Artificial Intelligence Applications in Distance Education
17 citations, 0.35%
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Information and Learning Science
16 citations, 0.33%
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Program electronic library and information systems
16 citations, 0.33%
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Handbook of Research on Teaching Methods in Language Translation and Interpretation
16 citations, 0.33%
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Lecture Notes in Computer Science
15 citations, 0.31%
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Health Information and Libraries Journal
15 citations, 0.31%
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Performance Measurement and Metrics
15 citations, 0.31%
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Library Collections Acquisitions and Technical Services
15 citations, 0.31%
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Government Information Quarterly
14 citations, 0.29%
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Education and Information Technologies
14 citations, 0.29%
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Serials Review
14 citations, 0.29%
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Journal of Information Science
13 citations, 0.27%
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SSRN Electronic Journal
12 citations, 0.25%
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Communications in Computer and Information Science
11 citations, 0.23%
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Information Discovery and Delivery
11 citations, 0.23%
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Digital Library Perspectives
10 citations, 0.21%
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Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology
10 citations, 0.21%
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Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries
10 citations, 0.21%
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Online Information Review
10 citations, 0.21%
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Bottom Line
10 citations, 0.21%
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Aslib Journal of Information Management
9 citations, 0.19%
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Marketing the Green School
9 citations, 0.19%
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Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition
9 citations, 0.19%
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Community & Junior College Libraries
9 citations, 0.19%
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Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
9 citations, 0.19%
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Synthesis Lectures on Information Concepts, Retrieval, and Services
8 citations, 0.16%
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IEEE Access
8 citations, 0.16%
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Australian Academic & Research Libraries
8 citations, 0.16%
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Internet Research
7 citations, 0.14%
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Cataloging and Classification Quarterly
7 citations, 0.14%
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Music Reference Services Quarterly
7 citations, 0.14%
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Interlending & Document Supply
7 citations, 0.14%
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Education for Information
6 citations, 0.12%
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Journal of Map and Geography Libraries
6 citations, 0.12%
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Journal of Hospital Librarianship
6 citations, 0.12%
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Journal of the American Society for Information Science
6 citations, 0.12%
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New Review of Children s Literature and Librarianship
6 citations, 0.12%
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Art Documentation
5 citations, 0.1%
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Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery and Electronic Reserve
5 citations, 0.1%
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Journal of Agricultural and Food Information
5 citations, 0.1%
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Journal of Further and Higher Education
5 citations, 0.1%
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Computers in Human Behavior
5 citations, 0.1%
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Annual Review of Information Science and Technology
5 citations, 0.1%
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OCLC Systems & Services
5 citations, 0.1%
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The Australian Library Journal
5 citations, 0.1%
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Internet and Higher Education
4 citations, 0.08%
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Journal of Physics: Conference Series
4 citations, 0.08%
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Library Resources and Technical Services
4 citations, 0.08%
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Computers and Education
4 citations, 0.08%
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College Teaching
4 citations, 0.08%
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Sustainability
4 citations, 0.08%
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Taylor & Francis
1632 citations, 33.55%
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Emerald
1153 citations, 23.7%
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Elsevier
651 citations, 13.38%
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IGI Global
200 citations, 4.11%
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SAGE
176 citations, 3.62%
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Wiley
123 citations, 2.53%
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Springer Nature
110 citations, 2.26%
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University of Chicago Press
67 citations, 1.38%
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
39 citations, 0.8%
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University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
27 citations, 0.56%
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Walter de Gruyter
26 citations, 0.53%
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American Library Association
24 citations, 0.49%
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MDPI
22 citations, 0.45%
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Consortium Erudit
19 citations, 0.39%
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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
16 citations, 0.33%
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Social Science Electronic Publishing
11 citations, 0.23%
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Cambridge University Press
8 citations, 0.16%
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Frontiers Media S.A.
8 citations, 0.16%
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OpenEdition
8 citations, 0.16%
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IOS Press
7 citations, 0.14%
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Morgan & Claypool Publishers
7 citations, 0.14%
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Oxford University Press
6 citations, 0.12%
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State Public Scientific Technological Library SB RAS
6 citations, 0.12%
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Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
4 citations, 0.08%
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IOP Publishing
4 citations, 0.08%
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The Haworth Press
4 citations, 0.08%
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Research Square Platform LLC
4 citations, 0.08%
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American Chemical Society (ACS)
3 citations, 0.06%
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Trans Tech Publications
3 citations, 0.06%
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AIP Publishing
3 citations, 0.06%
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Unisa Press
3 citations, 0.06%
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Centro Nacional de Informacion y Documentacion Cientifica
3 citations, 0.06%
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State Public Scientific-Technical Library
3 citations, 0.06%
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World Scientific
2 citations, 0.04%
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2 citations, 0.04%
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Brill
2 citations, 0.04%
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McFarland & Co.
2 citations, 0.04%
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Instituto Brasileiro de Bibliografia e Documentacao. Conselho nacional de pesquisas
2 citations, 0.04%
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Grupo Comunicar, Colectivo Andaluz de Educacion en Medios de Comunicacion
2 citations, 0.04%
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Ubiquity Press
2 citations, 0.04%
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FSBI Russian State Library
2 citations, 0.04%
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Scientific Research Publishing
2 citations, 0.04%
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Human Kinetics
2 citations, 0.04%
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SLACK
2 citations, 0.04%
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Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
1 citation, 0.02%
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John Benjamins Publishing Company
1 citation, 0.02%
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EDP Sciences
1 citation, 0.02%
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University of California Press
1 citation, 0.02%
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Liverpool University Press
1 citation, 0.02%
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National Association of Biology Teachers
1 citation, 0.02%
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Mary Ann Liebert
1 citation, 0.02%
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
1 citation, 0.02%
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American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
1 citation, 0.02%
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1 citation, 0.02%
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Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
1 citation, 0.02%
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1 citation, 0.02%
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Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
1 citation, 0.02%
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Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
1 citation, 0.02%
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Universiti Putra Malaysia
1 citation, 0.02%
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1 citation, 0.02%
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1 citation, 0.02%
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Canadian Evaluation Society
1 citation, 0.02%
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Japan Institute of Metals
1 citation, 0.02%
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EPI SCP
1 citation, 0.02%
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School of Education, University of Louisiana at Monroe
1 citation, 0.02%
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Western University
1 citation, 0.02%
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Association for Learning Technology
1 citation, 0.02%
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Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia
1 citation, 0.02%
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Oxford Brookes University
1 citation, 0.02%
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1 citation, 0.02%
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Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information
1 citation, 0.02%
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Society of Petroleum Engineers
1 citation, 0.02%
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United Kingdom Serials Group (UKSG)
1 citation, 0.02%
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Anadolu University, Faculty of Communication Sciences
1 citation, 0.02%
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Vilnius University Press
1 citation, 0.02%
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Russian State Vocational Pedagogical University
1 citation, 0.02%
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American Foundation for the Blind
1 citation, 0.02%
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LLC CPC Business Perspectives
1 citation, 0.02%
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Howard University Press
1 citation, 0.02%
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European Society for Research on the Education of Adults
1 citation, 0.02%
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Moscow Polytechnic University
1 citation, 0.02%
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Japan Society of Civil Engineers
1 citation, 0.02%
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Korean Chemical Society
1 citation, 0.02%
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Canadian Science Publishing
1 citation, 0.02%
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ASME International
1 citation, 0.02%
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American Psychological Association (APA)
1 citation, 0.02%
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EJournal Publishing
1 citation, 0.02%
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The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
1 citation, 0.02%
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IACSIT Press
1 citation, 0.02%
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Scandinavian University Press / Universitetsforlaget AS
1 citation, 0.02%
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Bastas Publications
1 citation, 0.02%
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American Educational Research Association
1 citation, 0.02%
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IntechOpen
1 citation, 0.02%
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Equinox Publishing
1 citation, 0.02%
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SAE International
1 citation, 0.02%
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Birlesik Dunya Yenilik Arastirma ve Yayincilik Merkezi
1 citation, 0.02%
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The Japanese Society of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine
1 citation, 0.02%
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Hans Publishers
1 citation, 0.02%
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Modestum Ltd
1 citation, 0.02%
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Gramota Publishing
1 citation, 0.02%
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University of Texas at Austin
26 publications, 1.35%
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University of Science, Malaysia
6 publications, 0.31%
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Pennsylvania State University
6 publications, 0.31%
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Ohio State University
6 publications, 0.31%
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Florida State University
5 publications, 0.26%
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University of Minnesota Morris
5 publications, 0.26%
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San Jose State University
5 publications, 0.26%
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University of California, Los Angeles
4 publications, 0.21%
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Texas Tech University
4 publications, 0.21%
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Brigham Young University
4 publications, 0.21%
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Washington State University
3 publications, 0.16%
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Eötvös Loránd University (University of Budapest)
3 publications, 0.16%
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
3 publications, 0.16%
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Purdue University
3 publications, 0.16%
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Florida Atlantic University
3 publications, 0.16%
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University of Denver
3 publications, 0.16%
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University of Tennessee
3 publications, 0.16%
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California Institute of Technology
2 publications, 0.1%
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North Carolina State University
2 publications, 0.1%
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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
2 publications, 0.1%
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Oregon State University
2 publications, 0.1%
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Syracuse University
2 publications, 0.1%
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Illinois State University
2 publications, 0.1%
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Georgia State University
2 publications, 0.1%
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McGill University
2 publications, 0.1%
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Western University
2 publications, 0.1%
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Palm Beach Atlantic University
2 publications, 0.1%
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Florida Gulf Coast University
2 publications, 0.1%
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University of Nevada, Las Vegas
2 publications, 0.1%
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Texas A&M University
2 publications, 0.1%
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Nazarbayev University
1 publication, 0.05%
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New York University Abu Dhabi
1 publication, 0.05%
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Zayed University
1 publication, 0.05%
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University of Malaya
1 publication, 0.05%
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University Putra Malaysia
1 publication, 0.05%
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University of Southern California
1 publication, 0.05%
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Drexel University
1 publication, 0.05%
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Michigan State University
1 publication, 0.05%
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Carnegie Mellon University
1 publication, 0.05%
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Yale University
1 publication, 0.05%
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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
1 publication, 0.05%
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University of Canterbury
1 publication, 0.05%
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Griffith University
1 publication, 0.05%
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University of Ilorin
1 publication, 0.05%
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Osun State University
1 publication, 0.05%
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Federal University Oye Ekiti
1 publication, 0.05%
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Redeemer's University
1 publication, 0.05%
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Thammasat University
1 publication, 0.05%
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Clemson University
1 publication, 0.05%
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University of Missouri–Kansas City
1 publication, 0.05%
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University of Illinois at Chicago
1 publication, 0.05%
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Case Western Reserve University
1 publication, 0.05%
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University of California, Berkeley
1 publication, 0.05%
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San Francisco State University
1 publication, 0.05%
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Northern Illinois University
1 publication, 0.05%
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University at Buffalo, State University of New York
1 publication, 0.05%
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University of California, Merced
1 publication, 0.05%
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University of Chicago
1 publication, 0.05%
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New Jersey Institute of Technology
1 publication, 0.05%
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University of Central Florida
1 publication, 0.05%
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University of South Florida St. Petersburg
1 publication, 0.05%
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Wayne State University
1 publication, 0.05%
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McMaster University
1 publication, 0.05%
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University of Minnesota
1 publication, 0.05%
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Purdue University Fort Wayne
1 publication, 0.05%
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Brown University
1 publication, 0.05%
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Virginia Commonwealth University
1 publication, 0.05%
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University of Wisconsin–Madison
1 publication, 0.05%
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Emory University
1 publication, 0.05%
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University of Maryland, College Park
1 publication, 0.05%
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Thomas Jefferson University
1 publication, 0.05%
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Temple University
1 publication, 0.05%
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Baylor University
1 publication, 0.05%
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Ontario College of Art & Design University
1 publication, 0.05%
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Wilfrid Laurier University
1 publication, 0.05%
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University of Alberta
1 publication, 0.05%
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Florida International University
1 publication, 0.05%
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Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University
1 publication, 0.05%
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University of Saskatchewan
1 publication, 0.05%
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Boise State University
1 publication, 0.05%
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University of Louisville
1 publication, 0.05%
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Louisiana State University
1 publication, 0.05%
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro
1 publication, 0.05%
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Mississippi State University
1 publication, 0.05%
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1 publication, 0.05%
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Johnson & Wales University
1 publication, 0.05%
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University of Rhode Island
1 publication, 0.05%
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Indiana University Bloomington
1 publication, 0.05%
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Utah State University
1 publication, 0.05%
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Texas Christian University
1 publication, 0.05%
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Texas Woman's University
1 publication, 0.05%
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Texas State University
1 publication, 0.05%
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University of Salford
1 publication, 0.05%
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University of Texas at Austin
7 publications, 13.21%
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Ohio State University
3 publications, 5.66%
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Eötvös Loránd University (University of Budapest)
3 publications, 5.66%
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Pennsylvania State University
2 publications, 3.77%
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University of Denver
2 publications, 3.77%
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University of Science, Malaysia
1 publication, 1.89%
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Osun State University
1 publication, 1.89%
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Federal University Oye Ekiti
1 publication, 1.89%
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Washington State University
1 publication, 1.89%
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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
1 publication, 1.89%
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University of California, Los Angeles
1 publication, 1.89%
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Purdue University Fort Wayne
1 publication, 1.89%
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Thomas Jefferson University
1 publication, 1.89%
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Temple University
1 publication, 1.89%
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Ontario College of Art & Design University
1 publication, 1.89%
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Wilfrid Laurier University
1 publication, 1.89%
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Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University
1 publication, 1.89%
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University of Nevada, Las Vegas
1 publication, 1.89%
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Johnson & Wales University
1 publication, 1.89%
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Brigham Young University
1 publication, 1.89%
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Texas State University
1 publication, 1.89%
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San Jose State University
1 publication, 1.89%
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University of Salford
1 publication, 1.89%
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USA, 243, 12.62%
USA
243 publications, 12.62%
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Canada
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Canada, 9, 0.47%
Canada
9 publications, 0.47%
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Nigeria
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Nigeria, 8, 0.42%
Nigeria
8 publications, 0.42%
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Malaysia
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Malaysia, 7, 0.36%
Malaysia
7 publications, 0.36%
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United Kingdom
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United Kingdom, 5, 0.26%
United Kingdom
5 publications, 0.26%
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Hungary
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Hungary, 3, 0.16%
Hungary
3 publications, 0.16%
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Italy
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Italy, 2, 0.1%
Italy
2 publications, 0.1%
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UAE
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UAE, 2, 0.1%
UAE
2 publications, 0.1%
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Kazakhstan
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Kazakhstan, 1, 0.05%
Kazakhstan
1 publication, 0.05%
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Australia
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Australia, 1, 0.05%
Australia
1 publication, 0.05%
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Georgia
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Georgia, 1, 0.05%
Georgia
1 publication, 0.05%
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India
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India, 1, 0.05%
India
1 publication, 0.05%
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New Zealand
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New Zealand, 1, 0.05%
New Zealand
1 publication, 0.05%
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Thailand
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Thailand, 1, 0.05%
Thailand
1 publication, 0.05%
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Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka, 1, 0.05%
Sri Lanka
1 publication, 0.05%
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Eswatini
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Eswatini, 1, 0.05%
Eswatini
1 publication, 0.05%
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USA
|
USA, 37, 69.81%
USA
37 publications, 69.81%
|
Nigeria
|
Nigeria, 6, 11.32%
Nigeria
6 publications, 11.32%
|
Hungary
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Hungary, 3, 5.66%
Hungary
3 publications, 5.66%
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Canada
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Canada, 2, 3.77%
Canada
2 publications, 3.77%
|
United Kingdom
|
United Kingdom, 1, 1.89%
United Kingdom
1 publication, 1.89%
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Malaysia
|
Malaysia, 1, 1.89%
Malaysia
1 publication, 1.89%
|
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35
40
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1 profile journal article
Hardin Greg
2 publications,
1 citation
h-index: 1