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Open access

Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series B: Physical and Biological Sciences

Japan Academy
ISSN: 03862208, 13492896
SCImago
Q1
WOS
Q1
Impact factor
4.4
SJR
0.898
CiteScore
6.6
Categories
Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Multidisciplinary
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
Areas
Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Medicine
Multidisciplinary
Physics and Astronomy
Years of issue
1977-2023
Publications
2 087
Citations
34 271
h-index
76
Publications
110
Citations
15 237
Top-3 organizations
University of Tokyo
University of Tokyo (332 publications)
Kyoto University
Kyoto University (129 publications)
Osaka University
Osaka University (108 publications)
University of Tokyo
University of Tokyo (15 publications)
Kyoto University
Kyoto University (10 publications)
Tohoku University
Tohoku University (7 publications)
Top-3 countries
Japan (1631 publications)
USA (58 publications)
Canada (20 publications)
Japan (59 publications)
China (3 publications)
Republic of Korea (2 publications)

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453 citations, 1.32%
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327 citations, 0.95%
Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series B: Physical and Biological Sciences
302 citations, 0.88%
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138 citations, 0.4%
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101 citations, 0.29%
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94 citations, 0.27%
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Journal of Asian Earth Sciences
89 citations, 0.26%
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81 citations, 0.24%
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80 citations, 0.23%
Geophysical Research Letters
79 citations, 0.23%
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76 citations, 0.22%
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Frontiers in Microbiology
70 citations, 0.2%
Viruses
66 citations, 0.19%
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66 citations, 0.19%
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65 citations, 0.19%
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65 citations, 0.19%
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64 citations, 0.19%
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62 citations, 0.18%
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62 citations, 0.18%
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61 citations, 0.18%
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60 citations, 0.18%
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59 citations, 0.17%
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57 citations, 0.17%
Frontiers in Pharmacology
56 citations, 0.16%
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56 citations, 0.16%
Biomolecules
55 citations, 0.16%
Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan
54 citations, 0.16%
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53 citations, 0.15%
Journal of Organic Chemistry
52 citations, 0.15%
Analytical Chemistry
50 citations, 0.15%
International Review of Cytology
50 citations, 0.15%
Journal of Geophysical Research
49 citations, 0.14%
Protoplasma
48 citations, 0.14%
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48 citations, 0.14%
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48 citations, 0.14%
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48 citations, 0.14%
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48 citations, 0.14%
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48 citations, 0.14%
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47 citations, 0.14%
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47 citations, 0.14%
Journal of Bacteriology
47 citations, 0.14%
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
47 citations, 0.14%
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47 citations, 0.14%
Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
44 citations, 0.13%
Acta Neuropathologica
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43 citations, 0.13%
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43 citations, 0.13%
Journal of Chromatography A
42 citations, 0.12%
Journal of Chemical Physics
41 citations, 0.12%
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41 citations, 0.12%
Journal of Applied Physics
41 citations, 0.12%
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41 citations, 0.12%
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40 citations, 0.12%
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40 citations, 0.12%
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40 citations, 0.12%
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40 citations, 0.12%
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39 citations, 0.11%
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39 citations, 0.11%
Cell Reports
39 citations, 0.11%
Tectonophysics
39 citations, 0.11%
American Journal of Medical Genetics
39 citations, 0.11%
The Journal of the Geological Society of Japan
39 citations, 0.11%
Neuroscience
38 citations, 0.11%
Cancer Science
38 citations, 0.11%
Biomedicines
38 citations, 0.11%
Entropy
37 citations, 0.11%
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
37 citations, 0.11%
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37 citations, 0.11%
Microorganisms
37 citations, 0.11%
European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
36 citations, 0.11%
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36 citations, 0.11%
Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
36 citations, 0.11%
Journal of Molecular Evolution
36 citations, 0.11%
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36 citations, 0.11%
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
36 citations, 0.11%
Nucleic Acids Research
36 citations, 0.11%
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Elsevier
7532 citations, 21.98%
Springer Nature
5088 citations, 14.85%
Wiley
4253 citations, 12.41%
MDPI
2244 citations, 6.55%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
1216 citations, 3.55%
Taylor & Francis
1127 citations, 3.29%
Frontiers Media S.A.
880 citations, 2.57%
Oxford University Press
817 citations, 2.38%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
553 citations, 1.61%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
408 citations, 1.19%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
332 citations, 0.97%
American Physical Society (APS)
320 citations, 0.93%
Japan Academy
316 citations, 0.92%
IOP Publishing
302 citations, 0.88%
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
253 citations, 0.74%
SAGE
234 citations, 0.68%
Hindawi Limited
211 citations, 0.62%
AIP Publishing
206 citations, 0.6%
Pleiades Publishing
192 citations, 0.56%
American Society for Microbiology
187 citations, 0.55%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
183 citations, 0.53%
Cambridge University Press
156 citations, 0.46%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
140 citations, 0.41%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
122 citations, 0.36%
Mary Ann Liebert
122 citations, 0.36%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
112 citations, 0.33%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
108 citations, 0.32%
Walter de Gruyter
101 citations, 0.29%
The Chemical Society of Japan
92 citations, 0.27%
American Physiological Society
87 citations, 0.25%
Spandidos Publications
81 citations, 0.24%
American Geophysical Union
76 citations, 0.22%
Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
73 citations, 0.21%
The Company of Biologists
73 citations, 0.21%
Japan Society of Applied Physics
70 citations, 0.2%
Copernicus
69 citations, 0.2%
The Royal Society
65 citations, 0.19%
BMJ
60 citations, 0.18%
Annual Reviews
59 citations, 0.17%
American Astronomical Society
59 citations, 0.17%
Baishideng Publishing Group
53 citations, 0.15%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
51 citations, 0.15%
Portland Press
50 citations, 0.15%
The Paleontological Society of Japan
47 citations, 0.14%
S. Karger AG
46 citations, 0.13%
IntechOpen
45 citations, 0.13%
Microbiology Society
43 citations, 0.13%
EDP Sciences
42 citations, 0.12%
World Scientific
41 citations, 0.12%
Physical Society of Japan
41 citations, 0.12%
IOS Press
40 citations, 0.12%
The Geological Society of Japan
39 citations, 0.11%
Impact Journals
35 citations, 0.1%
Rockefeller University Press
32 citations, 0.09%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
32 citations, 0.09%
The Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan
31 citations, 0.09%
Zoological Society of Japan
31 citations, 0.09%
Canadian Science Publishing
31 citations, 0.09%
Optica Publishing Group
29 citations, 0.08%
Environmental Health Perspectives
29 citations, 0.08%
International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)
28 citations, 0.08%
Japan Association of Mineralogical Sciences
28 citations, 0.08%
eLife Sciences Publications
26 citations, 0.08%
26 citations, 0.08%
Scientific Societies
26 citations, 0.08%
Tokyo Geographical Society
25 citations, 0.07%
Geological Society of London
24 citations, 0.07%
Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry
23 citations, 0.07%
The Endocrine Society
23 citations, 0.07%
American Society for Clinical Investigation
22 citations, 0.06%
Scientific Research Publishing
22 citations, 0.06%
PeerJ
21 citations, 0.06%
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
21 citations, 0.06%
AME Publishing Company
20 citations, 0.06%
University of Chicago Press
19 citations, 0.06%
Geological Society of America
19 citations, 0.06%
Society for Neuroscience
19 citations, 0.06%
19 citations, 0.06%
Biomedical Research Foundation
19 citations, 0.06%
IGI Global
19 citations, 0.06%
International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)
17 citations, 0.05%
Seismological Society of China
17 citations, 0.05%
17 citations, 0.05%
Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
17 citations, 0.05%
Sumart Processing Society for Minerals, Environment and Energy
17 citations, 0.05%
The American Association of Immunologists
17 citations, 0.05%
European Molecular Biology Organization
17 citations, 0.05%
Trans Tech Publications
16 citations, 0.05%
CSIRO Publishing
16 citations, 0.05%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
16 citations, 0.05%
The Genetics Society of Japan
16 citations, 0.05%
Sociedade Brasileira de Genetica
15 citations, 0.04%
American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
15 citations, 0.04%
Seismological Society of America (SSA)
15 citations, 0.04%
American Society for Horticultural Science
14 citations, 0.04%
Biophysical Society
14 citations, 0.04%
14 citations, 0.04%
The Russian Academy of Sciences
14 citations, 0.04%
13 citations, 0.04%
SciELO
13 citations, 0.04%
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University of Tokyo
332 publications, 15.91%
Kyoto University
129 publications, 6.18%
Osaka University
108 publications, 5.17%
Nagoya University
67 publications, 3.21%
RIKEN-Institute of Physical and Chemical Research
67 publications, 3.21%
Tohoku University
60 publications, 2.87%
National Institute of Genetics
57 publications, 2.73%
University of Tsukuba
54 publications, 2.59%
Tokyo Medical and Dental University
54 publications, 2.59%
Hokkaido University
53 publications, 2.54%
Kwansei Gakuin University
53 publications, 2.54%
Kyushu University
52 publications, 2.49%
Japan Science and Technology Agency
42 publications, 2.01%
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
41 publications, 1.96%
Okayama University
39 publications, 1.87%
Tokyo Institute of Technology
37 publications, 1.77%
Tokai University
34 publications, 1.63%
Chiba University
30 publications, 1.44%
Tokyo Gakugei University
30 publications, 1.44%
Nihon University
24 publications, 1.15%
Hiroshima University
23 publications, 1.1%
Yokohama City University
22 publications, 1.05%
Teikyo University
22 publications, 1.05%
Keio University
21 publications, 1.01%
Kobe University
20 publications, 0.96%
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science
19 publications, 0.91%
National Institute for Physiological Sciences
17 publications, 0.81%
University of Alberta
17 publications, 0.81%
Waseda University
16 publications, 0.77%
Gunma University
16 publications, 0.77%
Niigata University
15 publications, 0.72%
Kanazawa University
14 publications, 0.67%
Juntendo University
14 publications, 0.67%
Kitasato University
13 publications, 0.62%
Tottori University
13 publications, 0.62%
Osaka Metropolitan University
12 publications, 0.57%
National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology
11 publications, 0.53%
Kumamoto University
11 publications, 0.53%
Tokyo Metropolitan University
10 publications, 0.48%
Shinshu University
10 publications, 0.48%
National Institute for Basic Biology
10 publications, 0.48%
Toho University
10 publications, 0.48%
University of Electro-Communications
10 publications, 0.48%
Utsunomiya University
10 publications, 0.48%
Japanese Foundation For Cancer Research
10 publications, 0.48%
Tokyo University of Science
9 publications, 0.43%
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
9 publications, 0.43%
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
9 publications, 0.43%
Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth of the Russian Academy of Sciences
8 publications, 0.38%
Tokyo University of Agriculture
8 publications, 0.38%
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
8 publications, 0.38%
Nara Institute of Science and Technology
8 publications, 0.38%
Hirosaki University
8 publications, 0.38%
Yamagata University
8 publications, 0.38%
Ochanomizu University
8 publications, 0.38%
National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
7 publications, 0.34%
Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences
7 publications, 0.34%
Nagoya City University
7 publications, 0.34%
Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
7 publications, 0.34%
The Graduate University for Advanced Studies
7 publications, 0.34%
University of Toyama
7 publications, 0.34%
Yamaguchi University
7 publications, 0.34%
High Energy Accelerator Research Organization
6 publications, 0.29%
Tokushima University
6 publications, 0.29%
Nagasaki University
6 publications, 0.29%
Fukushima Medical University
6 publications, 0.29%
Ehime University
6 publications, 0.29%
Mie University
6 publications, 0.29%
Kyoto Institute of Technology
6 publications, 0.29%
National Institute of Polar Research
6 publications, 0.29%
Institute for Molecular Science
6 publications, 0.29%
Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
6 publications, 0.29%
Daito Bunka University
6 publications, 0.29%
Tokyo Women's Medical University
5 publications, 0.24%
Seoul National University
5 publications, 0.24%
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology
5 publications, 0.24%
Gifu University
5 publications, 0.24%
Kansai Medical University
5 publications, 0.24%
Chuo University
5 publications, 0.24%
Saga University
5 publications, 0.24%
Nagaoka University of Technology
5 publications, 0.24%
Gakushuin University
5 publications, 0.24%
Showa University
5 publications, 0.24%
Shizuoka University
5 publications, 0.24%
Tokyo Medical University
4 publications, 0.19%
Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University
4 publications, 0.19%
Yokohama National University
4 publications, 0.19%
Hokkaido University of Education
4 publications, 0.19%
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
4 publications, 0.19%
Ritsumeikan University
4 publications, 0.19%
Doshisha University
4 publications, 0.19%
Saitama University
4 publications, 0.19%
Iwate University
4 publications, 0.19%
Sophia University
4 publications, 0.19%
University of the Ryukyus
4 publications, 0.19%
Ibaraki University
4 publications, 0.19%
Okayama University of Science
4 publications, 0.19%
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
3 publications, 0.14%
Peking University
3 publications, 0.14%
Sorbonne University
3 publications, 0.14%
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University of Tokyo
15 publications, 13.64%
Kyoto University
10 publications, 9.09%
Tohoku University
7 publications, 6.36%
Nagoya University
5 publications, 4.55%
Osaka University
5 publications, 4.55%
Tokyo Institute of Technology
4 publications, 3.64%
Keio University
4 publications, 3.64%
RIKEN-Institute of Physical and Chemical Research
4 publications, 3.64%
Kyushu University
4 publications, 3.64%
Seoul National University
2 publications, 1.82%
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
2 publications, 1.82%
Kazan Federal University
1 publication, 0.91%
Tianjin University
1 publication, 0.91%
Tokyo University of Science
1 publication, 0.91%
National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.91%
Southwest Jiaotong University
1 publication, 0.91%
National Taiwan University
1 publication, 0.91%
University of Tsukuba
1 publication, 0.91%
Tokyo Medical University
1 publication, 0.91%
Tokyo University of Agriculture
1 publication, 0.91%
Korea Polar Research Institute
1 publication, 0.91%
Kobe University
1 publication, 0.91%
National Institute for Environmental Studies
1 publication, 0.91%
Sapporo Medical University
1 publication, 0.91%
Hokkaido University
1 publication, 0.91%
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company
1 publication, 0.91%
Juntendo University
1 publication, 0.91%
Chiba University
1 publication, 0.91%
Okayama University
1 publication, 0.91%
Kumamoto University
1 publication, 0.91%
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
1 publication, 0.91%
Yokohama City University
1 publication, 0.91%
Kindai University
1 publication, 0.91%
National Institute of Health Sciences
1 publication, 0.91%
Osaka Metropolitan University
1 publication, 0.91%
Nagoya City University
1 publication, 0.91%
Toho University
1 publication, 0.91%
Tokushima University
1 publication, 0.91%
Gunma University
1 publication, 0.91%
University of Aizu
1 publication, 0.91%
Chubu University
1 publication, 0.91%
Teikyo University
1 publication, 0.91%
The Graduate University for Advanced Studies
1 publication, 0.91%
University of Toyama
1 publication, 0.91%
Fukushima Medical University
1 publication, 0.91%
Hirosaki University
1 publication, 0.91%
Mie University
1 publication, 0.91%
Kochi University
1 publication, 0.91%
Nara Medical University
1 publication, 0.91%
Kyoto Institute of Technology
1 publication, 0.91%
National Institute of Polar Research
1 publication, 0.91%
Rikkyo University
1 publication, 0.91%
Toyo University
1 publication, 0.91%
Chiba Institute of Technology
1 publication, 0.91%
Konan University
1 publication, 0.91%
Japanese Foundation For Cancer Research
1 publication, 0.91%
Taisho University
1 publication, 0.91%
Observatoire de Paris
1 publication, 0.91%
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Japan, 1631, 78.15%
Japan
1631 publications, 78.15%
USA, 58, 2.78%
USA
58 publications, 2.78%
Canada, 20, 0.96%
Canada
20 publications, 0.96%
Russia, 15, 0.72%
Russia
15 publications, 0.72%
Italy, 15, 0.72%
Italy
15 publications, 0.72%
China, 13, 0.62%
China
13 publications, 0.62%
Greece, 9, 0.43%
Greece
9 publications, 0.43%
United Kingdom, 8, 0.38%
United Kingdom
8 publications, 0.38%
Republic of Korea, 8, 0.38%
Republic of Korea
8 publications, 0.38%
Germany, 7, 0.34%
Germany
7 publications, 0.34%
France, 7, 0.34%
France
7 publications, 0.34%
Jordan, 5, 0.24%
Jordan
5 publications, 0.24%
Austria, 4, 0.19%
Austria
4 publications, 0.19%
India, 4, 0.19%
India
4 publications, 0.19%
Thailand, 4, 0.19%
Thailand
4 publications, 0.19%
Georgia, 3, 0.14%
Georgia
3 publications, 0.14%
Turkey, 3, 0.14%
Turkey
3 publications, 0.14%
Switzerland, 3, 0.14%
Switzerland
3 publications, 0.14%
Australia, 2, 0.1%
Australia
2 publications, 0.1%
Israel, 2, 0.1%
Israel
2 publications, 0.1%
Iraq, 2, 0.1%
Iraq
2 publications, 0.1%
Iran, 2, 0.1%
Iran
2 publications, 0.1%
Malaysia, 2, 0.1%
Malaysia
2 publications, 0.1%
Saudi Arabia, 2, 0.1%
Saudi Arabia
2 publications, 0.1%
Singapore, 2, 0.1%
Singapore
2 publications, 0.1%
Finland, 2, 0.1%
Finland
2 publications, 0.1%
Belgium, 1, 0.05%
Belgium
1 publication, 0.05%
Spain, 1, 0.05%
Spain
1 publication, 0.05%
Myanmar, 1, 0.05%
Myanmar
1 publication, 0.05%
Nigeria, 1, 0.05%
Nigeria
1 publication, 0.05%
Netherlands, 1, 0.05%
Netherlands
1 publication, 0.05%
Sweden, 1, 0.05%
Sweden
1 publication, 0.05%
Sri Lanka, 1, 0.05%
Sri Lanka
1 publication, 0.05%
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Japan, 59, 53.64%
Japan
59 publications, 53.64%
China, 3, 2.73%
China
3 publications, 2.73%
Republic of Korea, 2, 1.82%
Republic of Korea
2 publications, 1.82%
Russia, 1, 0.91%
Russia
1 publication, 0.91%
USA, 1, 0.91%
USA
1 publication, 0.91%
United Kingdom, 1, 0.91%
United Kingdom
1 publication, 0.91%
Canada, 1, 0.91%
Canada
1 publication, 0.91%
Turkey, 1, 0.91%
Turkey
1 publication, 0.91%
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