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Hydrological Research Letters

Japan Society of Hydrology and Water Resources
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SCImago
Q3
WOS
Q4
Impact factor
0.8
SJR
0.272
CiteScore
1.4
Categories
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
Water Science and Technology
Areas
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Environmental Science
Years of issue
2015-2023, 2025
journal names
Hydrological Research Letters
HYDROL RES LETT
Publications
307
Citations
3 594
h-index
26
Publications
96
Citations
1 781
Top-3 organizations
Kyoto University
Kyoto University (70 publications)
University of Tokyo
University of Tokyo (64 publications)
University of Tokyo
University of Tokyo (20 publications)
Kyoto University
Kyoto University (12 publications)
Fukushima University
Fukushima University (8 publications)
Top-3 countries
Japan (151 publications)
Thailand (12 publications)
China (11 publications)
Japan (47 publications)
Thailand (7 publications)
China (3 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Top-100

Citing journals

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Hydrological Research Letters
236 citations, 6.57%
Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. B1 (Hydraulic Engineering)
143 citations, 3.98%
JOURNAL OF JAPAN SOCIETY OF HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES
141 citations, 3.92%
Journal of Hydrology
132 citations, 3.67%
Water (Switzerland)
103 citations, 2.87%
Hydrological Processes
102 citations, 2.84%
Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan
69 citations, 1.92%
Scientific Online Letters on the Atmosphere
66 citations, 1.84%
Climate Dynamics
60 citations, 1.67%
Journal of Disaster Research
58 citations, 1.61%
Water Resources Research
49 citations, 1.36%
Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies
48 citations, 1.34%
Science of the Total Environment
47 citations, 1.31%
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
47 citations, 1.31%
Journal of Climate
44 citations, 1.22%
Atmosphere
39 citations, 1.09%
Sustainability
38 citations, 1.06%
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
36 citations, 1%
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
34 citations, 0.95%
International Journal of Climatology
33 citations, 0.92%
Natural Hazards
33 citations, 0.92%
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
32 citations, 0.89%
Progress in Earth and Planetary Science
32 citations, 0.89%
Scientific Reports
31 citations, 0.86%
Theoretical and Applied Climatology
30 citations, 0.83%
Remote Sensing
30 citations, 0.83%
Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers Ser G (Environmental Research)
30 citations, 0.83%
Atmospheric Research
26 citations, 0.72%
Geophysical Research Letters
25 citations, 0.7%
Journal of Flood Risk Management
24 citations, 0.67%
Environmental Research Letters
24 citations, 0.67%
Hydrological Sciences Journal
20 citations, 0.56%
Weather and Climate Extremes
20 citations, 0.56%
Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers Ser B2 (Coastal Engineering)
17 citations, 0.47%
Journal of Japanese Association of Hydrological Sciences
17 citations, 0.47%
Journal of Water and Climate Change
16 citations, 0.45%
Journal of Hydrometeorology
16 citations, 0.45%
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
15 citations, 0.42%
Ocean Modelling
15 citations, 0.42%
Ocean Engineering
15 citations, 0.42%
Coastal Engineering Journal
14 citations, 0.39%
Hydrology
14 citations, 0.39%
Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
13 citations, 0.36%
Forest Ecology and Management
13 citations, 0.36%
PLoS ONE
13 citations, 0.36%
Earth's Future
12 citations, 0.33%
Ocean Dynamics
12 citations, 0.33%
Japanese Journal of JSCE
12 citations, 0.33%
Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers Ser B3 (Ocean Engineering)
12 citations, 0.33%
Environmental Earth Sciences
11 citations, 0.31%
Journal of Forest Research
11 citations, 0.31%
Ecohydrology
11 citations, 0.31%
Journal of Geophysical Research
11 citations, 0.31%
Water Resources Management
11 citations, 0.31%
Climatic Change
11 citations, 0.31%
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
10 citations, 0.28%
Cryosphere
10 citations, 0.28%
J. AGRICULTURAL METEOROLOGY
10 citations, 0.28%
Modeling Earth Systems and Environment
10 citations, 0.28%
Agricultural Water Management
9 citations, 0.25%
Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics
9 citations, 0.25%
Arabian Journal of Geosciences
9 citations, 0.25%
Journal of Groundwater Hydrology
9 citations, 0.25%
Geoscientific Model Development
8 citations, 0.22%
Catena
8 citations, 0.22%
Advances in Water Resources
8 citations, 0.22%
Journal of Glaciology
8 citations, 0.22%
Forests
8 citations, 0.22%
Journal of Hydrologic Engineering - ASCE
8 citations, 0.22%
Global and Planetary Change
8 citations, 0.22%
Frontiers in Earth Science
8 citations, 0.22%
Journal of Environmental Management
8 citations, 0.22%
Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
8 citations, 0.22%
Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi)
8 citations, 0.22%
Regional Environmental Change
7 citations, 0.19%
Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology
7 citations, 0.19%
Hydrogeology Journal
7 citations, 0.19%
E3S Web of Conferences
7 citations, 0.19%
Paddy and Water Environment
7 citations, 0.19%
Heliyon
7 citations, 0.19%
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
7 citations, 0.19%
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
7 citations, 0.19%
Urban Climate
7 citations, 0.19%
Coastal Engineering
6 citations, 0.17%
Frontiers in Marine Science
6 citations, 0.17%
Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
6 citations, 0.17%
Land
6 citations, 0.17%
Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences
6 citations, 0.17%
Journal of Environmental Radioactivity
6 citations, 0.17%
Journal of Oceanography
6 citations, 0.17%
Hydrology Research
6 citations, 0.17%
Trees - Structure and Function
6 citations, 0.17%
Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk
6 citations, 0.17%
Geomorphology
6 citations, 0.17%
Journal of Earth System Science
6 citations, 0.17%
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
6 citations, 0.17%
Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences
6 citations, 0.17%
npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
6 citations, 0.17%
Reviews of Geophysics
5 citations, 0.14%
Quaternary Science Reviews
5 citations, 0.14%
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Citing publishers

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Elsevier
705 citations, 19.62%
Springer Nature
535 citations, 14.89%
Japan Society of Hydrology and Water Resources
380 citations, 10.57%
Wiley
355 citations, 9.88%
MDPI
291 citations, 8.1%
Japan Society of Civil Engineers
224 citations, 6.23%
Taylor & Francis
121 citations, 3.37%
Meteorological Society of Japan
115 citations, 3.2%
Copernicus
89 citations, 2.48%
American Meteorological Society
78 citations, 2.17%
American Geophysical Union
76 citations, 2.11%
IOP Publishing
65 citations, 1.81%
Fuji Technology Press
60 citations, 1.67%
IWA Publishing
38 citations, 1.06%
Frontiers Media S.A.
35 citations, 0.97%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
31 citations, 0.86%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
29 citations, 0.81%
Cambridge University Press
22 citations, 0.61%
22 citations, 0.61%
Japanese Association of Hydrological Sciences
17 citations, 0.47%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
16 citations, 0.45%
Hindawi Limited
10 citations, 0.28%
Oxford University Press
9 citations, 0.25%
Japanese Association of Groundwater Hydrology
9 citations, 0.25%
Tokyo Geographical Society
9 citations, 0.25%
The Society of Agricultural Meteorology of Japan
9 citations, 0.25%
EDP Sciences
8 citations, 0.22%
The Royal Society
8 citations, 0.22%
Meteorological Research Institute, Japan Meteorological Agency
6 citations, 0.17%
Emerald
5 citations, 0.14%
SAGE
5 citations, 0.14%
Inter-Research Science Center
5 citations, 0.14%
The Japanese Forest Society
5 citations, 0.14%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
4 citations, 0.11%
Soil Science Society of America
4 citations, 0.11%
International Research and Training Centre on Erosion and Sedimentation
4 citations, 0.11%
Japan Association for Wind Engineering
4 citations, 0.11%
Japanese Society of Snow and Ice
4 citations, 0.11%
Walter de Gruyter
3 citations, 0.08%
World Scientific
3 citations, 0.08%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
3 citations, 0.08%
AIP Publishing
3 citations, 0.08%
Society of Petroleum Engineers
3 citations, 0.08%
3 citations, 0.08%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
3 citations, 0.08%
Scientific Research Publishing
3 citations, 0.08%
Research Square Platform LLC
3 citations, 0.08%
Geographic Information Systems Association of Japan
3 citations, 0.08%
Pleiades Publishing
2 citations, 0.06%
Higher Education Press
2 citations, 0.06%
Geological Society of America
2 citations, 0.06%
American Physical Society (APS)
2 citations, 0.06%
Japanese Geotechnical Society
2 citations, 0.06%
Korean Meteorological Society
2 citations, 0.06%
Stockholm University Press
2 citations, 0.06%
Northeast Forestry University
2 citations, 0.06%
Korea Ocean Research & Development Institute and Korean Society of Oceanography
2 citations, 0.06%
eLife Sciences Publications
2 citations, 0.06%
SciELO
2 citations, 0.06%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
2 citations, 0.06%
Ubiquity Press
2 citations, 0.06%
Japan Society of Erosion Control Engineering
2 citations, 0.06%
Japan Association for Real Estate Sciences
2 citations, 0.06%
Apex Publishing
2 citations, 0.06%
International Mountain Society (IMS) and United Nations University
2 citations, 0.06%
IOS Press
1 citation, 0.03%
Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
1 citation, 0.03%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1 citation, 0.03%
Mary Ann Liebert
1 citation, 0.03%
University of Chicago Press
1 citation, 0.03%
American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
1 citation, 0.03%
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
1 citation, 0.03%
Pensoft Publishers
1 citation, 0.03%
Haerbin Gongcheng Daxue/Harbin Engineering University
1 citation, 0.03%
1 citation, 0.03%
Lviv Polytechnic National University
1 citation, 0.03%
Japan Health Physics Society
1 citation, 0.03%
International Research and Training Center on Erosion and Sedimentation and China Water and Power Press
1 citation, 0.03%
Groundwater Science and Engineering Limited
1 citation, 0.03%
Humboldt Field Research Institute
1 citation, 0.03%
1 citation, 0.03%
Science in China Press
1 citation, 0.03%
Annual Reviews
1 citation, 0.03%
ASME International
1 citation, 0.03%
Science Alert
1 citation, 0.03%
Thomas Telford
1 citation, 0.03%
CSIRO Publishing
1 citation, 0.03%
OpenEdition
1 citation, 0.03%
V.V. Dokuchaev Soil Science Institute
1 citation, 0.03%
Japan Radioisotope Association
1 citation, 0.03%
Geological Society of London
1 citation, 0.03%
IGI Global
1 citation, 0.03%
Laser Pages Publishing Ltd
1 citation, 0.03%
National Inquiry Services Center (NISC)
1 citation, 0.03%
The Research Center of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (ZRC SAZU)
1 citation, 0.03%
Institute of Electronics, Information and Communications Engineers (IEICE)
1 citation, 0.03%
Places Journal
1 citation, 0.03%
The Society of Materials Science, Japan
1 citation, 0.03%
Japan Science Support Foundation
1 citation, 0.03%
International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE)
1 citation, 0.03%
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Kyoto University
70 publications, 22.8%
University of Tokyo
64 publications, 20.85%
Meteorological Research Institute
30 publications, 9.77%
University of Tsukuba
25 publications, 8.14%
Hokkaido University
18 publications, 5.86%
Tohoku University
16 publications, 5.21%
Fukushima University
15 publications, 4.89%
Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
14 publications, 4.56%
University of Yamanashi
12 publications, 3.91%
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
12 publications, 3.91%
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
11 publications, 3.58%
Nagoya University
11 publications, 3.58%
Japan Meteorological Agency
10 publications, 3.26%
Tokyo Institute of Technology
9 publications, 2.93%
National Institute for Environmental Studies
9 publications, 2.93%
Tokyo Metropolitan University
8 publications, 2.61%
Kasetsart University
7 publications, 2.28%
Kyushu University
7 publications, 2.28%
Research Institute for Humanity and Nature
7 publications, 2.28%
Kobe University
6 publications, 1.95%
Gifu University
6 publications, 1.95%
Toyama Prefectural University
6 publications, 1.95%
Kitami Institute of Technology
6 publications, 1.95%
Chongqing Jiaotong University
5 publications, 1.63%
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
5 publications, 1.63%
Okayama University
5 publications, 1.63%
Shimane University
5 publications, 1.63%
Nagaoka University of Technology
5 publications, 1.63%
United Nations University
5 publications, 1.63%
Khon Kaen University
4 publications, 1.3%
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
4 publications, 1.3%
Chuo University
4 publications, 1.3%
King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi
3 publications, 0.98%
Chungnam National University
3 publications, 0.98%
Goethe University Frankfurt
3 publications, 0.98%
Hiroshima University
3 publications, 0.98%
Chiba University
3 publications, 0.98%
Shinshu University
3 publications, 0.98%
Nihon University
3 publications, 0.98%
Nagasaki University
3 publications, 0.98%
Niigata University
3 publications, 0.98%
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
3 publications, 0.98%
Shibaura Institute of Technology
3 publications, 0.98%
Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology
2 publications, 0.65%
Can Tho University
2 publications, 0.65%
Tel Aviv University
2 publications, 0.65%
Sultan Qaboos University
2 publications, 0.65%
National Taiwan University
2 publications, 0.65%
Bandung Institute of Technology
2 publications, 0.65%
University of California, Davis
2 publications, 0.65%
Kyoto University of Advanced Science
2 publications, 0.65%
Osaka University
2 publications, 0.65%
Yokohama National University
2 publications, 0.65%
Indonesian Institute of Sciences
2 publications, 0.65%
University of Waterloo
2 publications, 0.65%
RIKEN-Institute of Physical and Chemical Research
2 publications, 0.65%
Kumamoto University
2 publications, 0.65%
Tottori University
2 publications, 0.65%
Kagoshima University
2 publications, 0.65%
Mie University
2 publications, 0.65%
Akita University
2 publications, 0.65%
Appalachian State University
2 publications, 0.65%
Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2 publications, 0.65%
Institute of Water and Ecology Problems of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
1 publication, 0.33%
King Abdulaziz University
1 publication, 0.33%
University of Tehran
1 publication, 0.33%
Atilim University
1 publication, 0.33%
Nong Lam University Ho Chi Minh City
1 publication, 0.33%
Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City
1 publication, 0.33%
Hanoi Architectural University
1 publication, 0.33%
Hue University
1 publication, 0.33%
Vinh University
1 publication, 0.33%
Sami Shamoon College of Engineering
1 publication, 0.33%
University Putra Malaysia
1 publication, 0.33%
University of Science, Malaysia
1 publication, 0.33%
University of Technology, Malaysia
1 publication, 0.33%
Lund University
1 publication, 0.33%
University of Malaysia Sabah
1 publication, 0.33%
Nanjing Normal University
1 publication, 0.33%
ETH Zurich
1 publication, 0.33%
Delft University of Technology
1 publication, 0.33%
Imperial College London
1 publication, 0.33%
University of Oxford
1 publication, 0.33%
Tianjin University
1 publication, 0.33%
Technical University of Denmark
1 publication, 0.33%
Kanazawa University
1 publication, 0.33%
Michigan State University
1 publication, 0.33%
Cairo University
1 publication, 0.33%
Massey University
1 publication, 0.33%
University of South Australia
1 publication, 0.33%
Southern Cross University
1 publication, 0.33%
University of Johannesburg
1 publication, 0.33%
Sebelas Maret University
1 publication, 0.33%
National Research and Innovation Agency
1 publication, 0.33%
King Mongkut's Institute of Technology North Bangkok
1 publication, 0.33%
National Electronics and Computer Technology Center
1 publication, 0.33%
Asian Institute of Technology
1 publication, 0.33%
George Mason University
1 publication, 0.33%
University of California, San Diego
1 publication, 0.33%
Pukyong National University
1 publication, 0.33%
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University of Tokyo
20 publications, 20.83%
Kyoto University
12 publications, 12.5%
Fukushima University
8 publications, 8.33%
Hokkaido University
6 publications, 6.25%
National Institute for Environmental Studies
5 publications, 5.21%
Okayama University
4 publications, 4.17%
Chuo University
4 publications, 4.17%
Khon Kaen University
3 publications, 3.13%
Kasetsart University
3 publications, 3.13%
Chungnam National University
3 publications, 3.13%
Nagoya University
3 publications, 3.13%
Tohoku University
3 publications, 3.13%
Meteorological Research Institute
3 publications, 3.13%
Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
3 publications, 3.13%
Shibaura Institute of Technology
3 publications, 3.13%
Research Institute for Humanity and Nature
3 publications, 3.13%
United Nations University
3 publications, 3.13%
University of Tsukuba
2 publications, 2.08%
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
2 publications, 2.08%
Kyoto University of Advanced Science
2 publications, 2.08%
Niigata University
2 publications, 2.08%
Toyama Prefectural University
2 publications, 2.08%
Shimane University
2 publications, 2.08%
King Abdulaziz University
1 publication, 1.04%
Nong Lam University Ho Chi Minh City
1 publication, 1.04%
Hanoi Architectural University
1 publication, 1.04%
University Putra Malaysia
1 publication, 1.04%
Nanjing Normal University
1 publication, 1.04%
Delft University of Technology
1 publication, 1.04%
Cairo University
1 publication, 1.04%
National Research and Innovation Agency
1 publication, 1.04%
King Mongkut's Institute of Technology North Bangkok
1 publication, 1.04%
George Mason University
1 publication, 1.04%
San Diego State University
1 publication, 1.04%
Nagoya Institute of Technology
1 publication, 1.04%
Osaka University
1 publication, 1.04%
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1 publication, 1.04%
Yokohama National University
1 publication, 1.04%
Kobe University
1 publication, 1.04%
Indonesian Institute of Sciences
1 publication, 1.04%
University of Erlangen–Nuremberg
1 publication, 1.04%
RIKEN-Institute of Physical and Chemical Research
1 publication, 1.04%
Chiba University
1 publication, 1.04%
Japan Meteorological Agency
1 publication, 1.04%
Shinshu University
1 publication, 1.04%
Ritsumeikan University
1 publication, 1.04%
Nagasaki University
1 publication, 1.04%
Gifu University
1 publication, 1.04%
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
1 publication, 1.04%
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
1 publication, 1.04%
Yamaguchi University
1 publication, 1.04%
Mie University
1 publication, 1.04%
Muroran Institute of Technology
1 publication, 1.04%
Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry
1 publication, 1.04%
National University of Mongolia
1 publication, 1.04%
Alexandria University
1 publication, 1.04%
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
1 publication, 1.04%
Universidad de Costa Rica
1 publication, 1.04%
Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica
1 publication, 1.04%
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Japan, 151, 49.19%
Japan
151 publications, 49.19%
Thailand, 12, 3.91%
Thailand
12 publications, 3.91%
China, 11, 3.58%
China
11 publications, 3.58%
USA, 7, 2.28%
USA
7 publications, 2.28%
Indonesia, 6, 1.95%
Indonesia
6 publications, 1.95%
Vietnam, 4, 1.3%
Vietnam
4 publications, 1.3%
Australia, 2, 0.65%
Australia
2 publications, 0.65%
United Kingdom, 2, 0.65%
United Kingdom
2 publications, 0.65%
Canada, 2, 0.65%
Canada
2 publications, 0.65%
Malaysia, 2, 0.65%
Malaysia
2 publications, 0.65%
Panama, 2, 0.65%
Panama
2 publications, 0.65%
Bangladesh, 1, 0.33%
Bangladesh
1 publication, 0.33%
Bolivia, 1, 0.33%
Bolivia
1 publication, 0.33%
Egypt, 1, 0.33%
Egypt
1 publication, 0.33%
Israel, 1, 0.33%
Israel
1 publication, 0.33%
Italy, 1, 0.33%
Italy
1 publication, 0.33%
Cambodia, 1, 0.33%
Cambodia
1 publication, 0.33%
Kenya, 1, 0.33%
Kenya
1 publication, 0.33%
Laos, 1, 0.33%
Laos
1 publication, 0.33%
Mongolia, 1, 0.33%
Mongolia
1 publication, 0.33%
Myanmar, 1, 0.33%
Myanmar
1 publication, 0.33%
Namibia, 1, 0.33%
Namibia
1 publication, 0.33%
Netherlands, 1, 0.33%
Netherlands
1 publication, 0.33%
New Zealand, 1, 0.33%
New Zealand
1 publication, 0.33%
Republic of Korea, 1, 0.33%
Republic of Korea
1 publication, 0.33%
Turkey, 1, 0.33%
Turkey
1 publication, 0.33%
Croatia, 1, 0.33%
Croatia
1 publication, 0.33%
Ethiopia, 1, 0.33%
Ethiopia
1 publication, 0.33%
South Africa, 1, 0.33%
South Africa
1 publication, 0.33%
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Japan, 47, 48.96%
Japan
47 publications, 48.96%
Thailand, 7, 7.29%
Thailand
7 publications, 7.29%
China, 3, 3.13%
China
3 publications, 3.13%
Vietnam, 1, 1.04%
Vietnam
1 publication, 1.04%
Indonesia, 1, 1.04%
Indonesia
1 publication, 1.04%
Kenya, 1, 1.04%
Kenya
1 publication, 1.04%
Mongolia, 1, 1.04%
Mongolia
1 publication, 1.04%
Netherlands, 1, 1.04%
Netherlands
1 publication, 1.04%
Panama, 1, 1.04%
Panama
1 publication, 1.04%
Republic of Korea, 1, 1.04%
Republic of Korea
1 publication, 1.04%
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