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PLOS Global Public Health

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SCImago
Q1
WOS
Q2
Impact factor
2.5
SJR
0.908
CiteScore
2.6
Years of issue
2024-2025
journal names
PLOS Global Public Health
Publications
4 047
Citations
17 876
h-index
36
Publications
4 045
Citations
17 383
Top-3 citing journals
PLOS Global Public Health
PLOS Global Public Health (981 citations)
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE (578 citations)
BMC Public Health
BMC Public Health (471 citations)
Top-3 organizations
Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University (184 publications)
Makerere University
Makerere University (157 publications)
Top-3 countries
USA (968 publications)
United Kingdom (571 publications)
South Africa (207 publications)

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Citing journals

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PLOS Global Public Health
981 citations, 5.49%
PLoS ONE
578 citations, 3.23%
BMC Public Health
471 citations, 2.63%
Frontiers in Public Health
332 citations, 1.86%
Scientific Reports
274 citations, 1.53%
BMJ Global Health
266 citations, 1.49%
BMJ Open
249 citations, 1.39%
BMC Health Services Research
215 citations, 1.2%
Malaria Journal
171 citations, 0.96%
Cureus
158 citations, 0.88%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
151 citations, 0.84%
Vaccine
133 citations, 0.74%
Vaccines
132 citations, 0.74%
BMC Infectious Diseases
119 citations, 0.67%
Discover Public Health
102 citations, 0.57%
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
95 citations, 0.53%
The Lancet
84 citations, 0.47%
The Lancet Global Health
78 citations, 0.44%
medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences
77 citations, 0.43%
Healthcare
71 citations, 0.4%
AIDS and Behavior
71 citations, 0.4%
Health Science Reports
69 citations, 0.39%
International Journal for Equity in Health
67 citations, 0.37%
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
67 citations, 0.37%
BMJ Public Health
67 citations, 0.37%
Nutrients
61 citations, 0.34%
Social Science and Medicine
61 citations, 0.34%
Journal of the International AIDS Society
61 citations, 0.34%
Nature Communications
60 citations, 0.34%
Global Health Action
59 citations, 0.33%
BMC Women's Health
58 citations, 0.32%
Global Public Health
55 citations, 0.31%
The Lancet Infectious Diseases
49 citations, 0.27%
Heliyon
49 citations, 0.27%
Reproductive Health
48 citations, 0.27%
Viruses
47 citations, 0.26%
Wellcome Open Research
47 citations, 0.26%
Open Forum Infectious Diseases
45 citations, 0.25%
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
43 citations, 0.24%
BMC Global and Public Health
43 citations, 0.24%
Health Policy and Planning
42 citations, 0.23%
EClinicalMedicine
42 citations, 0.23%
Frontiers in Medicine
42 citations, 0.23%
Frontiers in Global Women s Health
41 citations, 0.23%
Antibiotics
40 citations, 0.22%
F1000Research
40 citations, 0.22%
BMJ
40 citations, 0.22%
SSM - Health Systems
39 citations, 0.22%
Pathogens
38 citations, 0.21%
Journal of Clinical Medicine
38 citations, 0.21%
Conflict and Health
36 citations, 0.2%
Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics
36 citations, 0.2%
Frontiers in Reproductive Health
36 citations, 0.2%
Science of the Total Environment
35 citations, 0.2%
Archives of Public Health
35 citations, 0.2%
Microorganisms
34 citations, 0.19%
Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
34 citations, 0.19%
Journal of Public Health in Africa
34 citations, 0.19%
AIDS Research and Therapy
33 citations, 0.18%
Tropical Medicine and International Health
33 citations, 0.18%
BMC Pediatrics
32 citations, 0.18%
BMC Medical Education
32 citations, 0.18%
Medicine (United States)
31 citations, 0.17%
AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
31 citations, 0.17%
International Journal of Infectious Diseases
30 citations, 0.17%
Frontiers in Immunology
30 citations, 0.17%
Tropical Medicine and Health
30 citations, 0.17%
Frontiers in Psychology
29 citations, 0.16%
Frontiers in Psychiatry
29 citations, 0.16%
International Health
29 citations, 0.16%
Journal of Infectious Diseases
29 citations, 0.16%
Clinical Infectious Diseases
27 citations, 0.15%
JAMA network open
27 citations, 0.15%
Health Research Policy and Systems
27 citations, 0.15%
BMC Nursing
27 citations, 0.15%
Frontiers in Health Services
27 citations, 0.15%
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
26 citations, 0.15%
JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
26 citations, 0.15%
Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
25 citations, 0.14%
Journal of Infection and Public Health
25 citations, 0.14%
Nature Medicine
25 citations, 0.14%
BMJ Paediatrics Open
25 citations, 0.14%
BMC Primary Care
25 citations, 0.14%
SSM - Qualitative Research in Health
25 citations, 0.14%
The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia
25 citations, 0.14%
Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health
24 citations, 0.13%
One Health
24 citations, 0.13%
Journal of Medical Internet Research
24 citations, 0.13%
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
24 citations, 0.13%
Discover Social Science and Health
24 citations, 0.13%
JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance
24 citations, 0.13%
IJID Regions
24 citations, 0.13%
Women's Health
23 citations, 0.13%
Maternal and Child Nutrition
23 citations, 0.13%
Women and Birth
23 citations, 0.13%
JMIR Formative Research
23 citations, 0.13%
The Lancet HIV
22 citations, 0.12%
Infectious Diseases of Poverty
22 citations, 0.12%
Frontiers in Pediatrics
22 citations, 0.12%
BMC Psychiatry
22 citations, 0.12%
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Citing publishers

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Springer Nature
4062 citations, 22.72%
Elsevier
2631 citations, 14.72%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
1740 citations, 9.73%
MDPI
1066 citations, 5.96%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
1021 citations, 5.71%
Wiley
929 citations, 5.2%
Frontiers Media S.A.
873 citations, 4.88%
Taylor & Francis
855 citations, 4.78%
BMJ
763 citations, 4.27%
Oxford University Press
478 citations, 2.67%
SAGE
454 citations, 2.54%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
325 citations, 1.82%
JMIR Publications
137 citations, 0.77%
Research Square Platform LLC
135 citations, 0.76%
AOSIS
104 citations, 0.58%
F1000 Research
103 citations, 0.58%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
92 citations, 0.51%
Emerald
66 citations, 0.37%
IGI Global
66 citations, 0.37%
Cambridge University Press
64 citations, 0.36%
American Society for Microbiology
61 citations, 0.34%
American Medical Association (AMA)
51 citations, 0.29%
Medknow
47 citations, 0.26%
Hindawi Limited
47 citations, 0.26%
IntechOpen
47 citations, 0.26%
Mary Ann Liebert
42 citations, 0.23%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
39 citations, 0.22%
SciELO
35 citations, 0.2%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
34 citations, 0.19%
Scientific Scholar
33 citations, 0.18%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
28 citations, 0.16%
IWA Publishing
28 citations, 0.16%
The Royal Society
21 citations, 0.12%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
21 citations, 0.12%
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
21 citations, 0.12%
Baishideng Publishing Group
19 citations, 0.11%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
18 citations, 0.1%
CSIRO Publishing
18 citations, 0.1%
Walter de Gruyter
17 citations, 0.1%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
17 citations, 0.1%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
17 citations, 0.1%
European Respiratory Society (ERS)
16 citations, 0.09%
eLife Sciences Publications
16 citations, 0.09%
PAGEPress Publications
15 citations, 0.08%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
14 citations, 0.08%
Microbiology Society
14 citations, 0.08%
EDP Sciences
13 citations, 0.07%
IOP Publishing
13 citations, 0.07%
S. Karger AG
13 citations, 0.07%
Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishing
13 citations, 0.07%
PeerJ
12 citations, 0.07%
Veterinary World
11 citations, 0.06%
Annual Reviews
11 citations, 0.06%
Brieflands
11 citations, 0.06%
Mark Allen Group
10 citations, 0.06%
Scientific Research Publishing
10 citations, 0.06%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
9 citations, 0.05%
American Academy of Pediatrics
9 citations, 0.05%
American Public Health Association
9 citations, 0.05%
Center for Strategic Studies in Business and Finance SSBFNET
9 citations, 0.05%
AME Publishing Company
8 citations, 0.04%
Royal College of Psychiatrists
8 citations, 0.04%
Health Affairs (Project Hope)
7 citations, 0.04%
Secretaria de Vigilancia em Saude do Ministerio da Saude
7 citations, 0.04%
American Speech Language Hearing Association
6 citations, 0.03%
Massachusetts Medical Society
6 citations, 0.03%
American Thoracic Society
6 citations, 0.03%
CABI Publishing
6 citations, 0.03%
Ubiquity Press
6 citations, 0.03%
Apex Publishing
6 citations, 0.03%
IMR Press
5 citations, 0.03%
Eco-Vector LLC
5 citations, 0.03%
American College of Physicians
5 citations, 0.03%
Unisa Press
5 citations, 0.03%
American Society for Nutrition
5 citations, 0.03%
Akademiai Kiado
5 citations, 0.03%
Hogrefe Publishing Group
5 citations, 0.03%
Environmental Health Perspectives
5 citations, 0.03%
SPb RAACI
4 citations, 0.02%
Moffitt Cancer Center
4 citations, 0.02%
Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)
4 citations, 0.02%
Academic Journals
4 citations, 0.02%
Institute of Research and Community Services Diponegoro University (LPPM UNDIP)
4 citations, 0.02%
SLACK
4 citations, 0.02%
XMLink
4 citations, 0.02%
IOS Press
3 citations, 0.02%
Universidade Federal do Parana
3 citations, 0.02%
American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
3 citations, 0.02%
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
3 citations, 0.02%
Spandidos Publications
3 citations, 0.02%
Edizioni Minerva Medica
3 citations, 0.02%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
3 citations, 0.02%
The Endocrine Society
3 citations, 0.02%
Technosdar Ltd
3 citations, 0.02%
Saint Petersburg Pasteur Institute
3 citations, 0.02%
Korean Academy of Medical Sciences
3 citations, 0.02%
Canadian Science Publishing
3 citations, 0.02%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
3 citations, 0.02%
A and V Publications
3 citations, 0.02%
CAIRN
3 citations, 0.02%
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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
299 publications, 7.39%
Johns Hopkins University
184 publications, 4.55%
Makerere University
157 publications, 3.88%
Harvard University
151 publications, 3.73%
Kenya Medical Research Institute
135 publications, 3.34%
University College London
106 publications, 2.62%
University of Washington
101 publications, 2.5%
University of the Witwatersrand
99 publications, 2.45%
University of California, San Francisco
99 publications, 2.45%
University of Oxford
84 publications, 2.08%
University of Cape Town
84 publications, 2.08%
University of Ghana
79 publications, 1.95%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
72 publications, 1.78%
Emory University
69 publications, 1.7%
Imperial College London
68 publications, 1.68%
Yale University
68 publications, 1.68%
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
64 publications, 1.58%
University of Toronto
61 publications, 1.51%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
60 publications, 1.48%
Duke University
54 publications, 1.33%
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
52 publications, 1.28%
South African Medical Research Council
50 publications, 1.24%
University of Ibadan
49 publications, 1.21%
University of British Columbia
48 publications, 1.19%
Stanford University
44 publications, 1.09%
University of New South Wales
43 publications, 1.06%
Tribhuvan University
42 publications, 1.04%
Columbia University
41 publications, 1.01%
Uganda Ministry of Health
41 publications, 1.01%
University of Michigan
41 publications, 1.01%
Kamuzu University of Health Sciences
41 publications, 1.01%
University of Sydney
40 publications, 0.99%
Mbarara University of Science and Technology
40 publications, 0.99%
National Institute for Medical Research
37 publications, 0.91%
University of Nairobi
37 publications, 0.91%
Stellenbosch University
36 publications, 0.89%
McGill University
36 publications, 0.89%
University of Zambia
36 publications, 0.89%
Aga Khan University
34 publications, 0.84%
University of Melbourne
34 publications, 0.84%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
34 publications, 0.84%
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
34 publications, 0.84%
Karolinska Institute
33 publications, 0.82%
King's College London
33 publications, 0.82%
Massachusetts General Hospital
33 publications, 0.82%
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
33 publications, 0.82%
Boston University
32 publications, 0.79%
Western University
32 publications, 0.79%
Mahidol University
31 publications, 0.77%
University of California, Los Angeles
31 publications, 0.77%
University of Health and Allied Sciences
31 publications, 0.77%
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
30 publications, 0.74%
Brigham and Women's Hospital
30 publications, 0.74%
Addis Ababa University
30 publications, 0.74%
McMaster University
29 publications, 0.72%
University of Gondar
29 publications, 0.72%
University of Edinburgh
28 publications, 0.69%
Burnet Institute
28 publications, 0.69%
University of California, Berkeley
28 publications, 0.69%
New York University
28 publications, 0.69%
Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
28 publications, 0.69%
University of Zimbabwe
28 publications, 0.69%
University of Alberta
26 publications, 0.64%
University of Ottawa
26 publications, 0.64%
University of Birmingham
25 publications, 0.62%
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research
25 publications, 0.62%
University of Cambridge
24 publications, 0.59%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
24 publications, 0.59%
University of Southampton
23 publications, 0.57%
Georgetown University
23 publications, 0.57%
Ifakara Health Institute
23 publications, 0.57%
University of Pennsylvania
23 publications, 0.57%
Ethiopian Public Health Institute
23 publications, 0.57%
National Health Laboratory Services
22 publications, 0.54%
George Washington University
22 publications, 0.54%
University of Cape Coast
22 publications, 0.54%
University of Maryland, Baltimore
22 publications, 0.54%
University for Development Studies
21 publications, 0.52%
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
21 publications, 0.52%
University of Bristol
20 publications, 0.49%
University of Liverpool
19 publications, 0.47%
Cornell University
19 publications, 0.47%
Africa Health Research Institute
19 publications, 0.47%
University of the Western Cape
19 publications, 0.47%
University of Amsterdam
19 publications, 0.47%
Moi University
19 publications, 0.47%
Pennsylvania State University
18 publications, 0.44%
Monash University
18 publications, 0.44%
University of Queensland
18 publications, 0.44%
York University
18 publications, 0.44%
University of York
18 publications, 0.44%
University Hospital Heidelberg
17 publications, 0.42%
University College Hospital, Ibadan
17 publications, 0.42%
University of California, San Diego
17 publications, 0.42%
Baylor College of Medicine
17 publications, 0.42%
Amsterdam University Medical Center
17 publications, 0.42%
University of Utah
17 publications, 0.42%
BRAC University
17 publications, 0.42%
Haramaya University
17 publications, 0.42%
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi
16 publications, 0.4%
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USA, 968, 23.92%
USA
968 publications, 23.92%
United Kingdom, 571, 14.11%
United Kingdom
571 publications, 14.11%
South Africa, 207, 5.11%
South Africa
207 publications, 5.11%
Kenya, 204, 5.04%
Kenya
204 publications, 5.04%
Uganda, 195, 4.82%
Uganda
195 publications, 4.82%
Canada, 190, 4.69%
Canada
190 publications, 4.69%
Australia, 178, 4.4%
Australia
178 publications, 4.4%
Switzerland, 159, 3.93%
Switzerland
159 publications, 3.93%
India, 147, 3.63%
India
147 publications, 3.63%
Tanzania, 142, 3.51%
Tanzania
142 publications, 3.51%
Ethiopia, 135, 3.34%
Ethiopia
135 publications, 3.34%
Ghana, 130, 3.21%
Ghana
130 publications, 3.21%
Nigeria, 126, 3.11%
Nigeria
126 publications, 3.11%
Bangladesh, 92, 2.27%
Bangladesh
92 publications, 2.27%
Malawi, 89, 2.2%
Malawi
89 publications, 2.2%
Netherlands, 73, 1.8%
Netherlands
73 publications, 1.8%
Nepal, 67, 1.66%
Nepal
67 publications, 1.66%
Germany, 64, 1.58%
Germany
64 publications, 1.58%
Zambia, 56, 1.38%
Zambia
56 publications, 1.38%
Belgium, 53, 1.31%
Belgium
53 publications, 1.31%
Sweden, 52, 1.28%
Sweden
52 publications, 1.28%
Brazil, 48, 1.19%
Brazil
48 publications, 1.19%
France, 47, 1.16%
France
47 publications, 1.16%
China, 47, 1.16%
China
47 publications, 1.16%
Pakistan, 46, 1.14%
Pakistan
46 publications, 1.14%
Zimbabwe, 41, 1.01%
Zimbabwe
41 publications, 1.01%
Cameroon, 38, 0.94%
Cameroon
38 publications, 0.94%
Thailand, 37, 0.91%
Thailand
37 publications, 0.91%
Rwanda, 31, 0.77%
Rwanda
31 publications, 0.77%
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 29, 0.72%
Democratic Republic of the Congo
29 publications, 0.72%
Mozambique, 29, 0.72%
Mozambique
29 publications, 0.72%
Peru, 29, 0.72%
Peru
29 publications, 0.72%
Indonesia, 28, 0.69%
Indonesia
28 publications, 0.69%
Vietnam, 27, 0.67%
Vietnam
27 publications, 0.67%
Burkina Faso, 25, 0.62%
Burkina Faso
25 publications, 0.62%
Denmark, 25, 0.62%
Denmark
25 publications, 0.62%
Spain, 24, 0.59%
Spain
24 publications, 0.59%
Malaysia, 23, 0.57%
Malaysia
23 publications, 0.57%
Mexico, 22, 0.54%
Mexico
22 publications, 0.54%
Philippines, 20, 0.49%
Philippines
20 publications, 0.49%
Italy, 19, 0.47%
Italy
19 publications, 0.47%
Colombia, 18, 0.44%
Colombia
18 publications, 0.44%
Singapore, 18, 0.44%
Singapore
18 publications, 0.44%
Sri Lanka, 18, 0.44%
Sri Lanka
18 publications, 0.44%
Japan, 18, 0.44%
Japan
18 publications, 0.44%
Norway, 17, 0.42%
Norway
17 publications, 0.42%
Lebanon, 15, 0.37%
Lebanon
15 publications, 0.37%
Gambia, 14, 0.35%
Gambia
14 publications, 0.35%
Cambodia, 14, 0.35%
Cambodia
14 publications, 0.35%
Senegal, 14, 0.35%
Senegal
14 publications, 0.35%
Haiti, 12, 0.3%
Haiti
12 publications, 0.3%
Lesotho, 12, 0.3%
Lesotho
12 publications, 0.3%
Egypt, 11, 0.27%
Egypt
11 publications, 0.27%
Ireland, 11, 0.27%
Ireland
11 publications, 0.27%
Côte d'Ivoire, 11, 0.27%
Côte d'Ivoire
11 publications, 0.27%
New Zealand, 11, 0.27%
New Zealand
11 publications, 0.27%
UAE, 11, 0.27%
UAE
11 publications, 0.27%
Turkey, 11, 0.27%
Turkey
11 publications, 0.27%
Benin, 10, 0.25%
Benin
10 publications, 0.25%
Guinea, 10, 0.25%
Guinea
10 publications, 0.25%
Liberia, 10, 0.25%
Liberia
10 publications, 0.25%
Republic of Korea, 10, 0.25%
Republic of Korea
10 publications, 0.25%
Sierra Leone, 10, 0.25%
Sierra Leone
10 publications, 0.25%
Guatemala, 9, 0.22%
Guatemala
9 publications, 0.22%
Jordan, 9, 0.22%
Jordan
9 publications, 0.22%
Iran, 9, 0.22%
Iran
9 publications, 0.22%
Congo-Brazzaville, 9, 0.22%
Congo-Brazzaville
9 publications, 0.22%
Dominican Republic, 8, 0.2%
Dominican Republic
8 publications, 0.2%
Papua New Guinea, 8, 0.2%
Papua New Guinea
8 publications, 0.2%
Chile, 8, 0.2%
Chile
8 publications, 0.2%
Qatar, 7, 0.17%
Qatar
7 publications, 0.17%
Mali, 7, 0.17%
Mali
7 publications, 0.17%
Mongolia, 7, 0.17%
Mongolia
7 publications, 0.17%
Myanmar, 7, 0.17%
Myanmar
7 publications, 0.17%
Niger, 7, 0.17%
Niger
7 publications, 0.17%
Palestine, 7, 0.17%
Palestine
7 publications, 0.17%
Finland, 7, 0.17%
Finland
7 publications, 0.17%
Eswatini, 7, 0.17%
Eswatini
7 publications, 0.17%
Botswana, 6, 0.15%
Botswana
6 publications, 0.15%
Israel, 6, 0.15%
Israel
6 publications, 0.15%
Laos, 6, 0.15%
Laos
6 publications, 0.15%
Madagascar, 6, 0.15%
Madagascar
6 publications, 0.15%
Somalia, 6, 0.15%
Somalia
6 publications, 0.15%
Sudan, 6, 0.15%
Sudan
6 publications, 0.15%
Fiji, 6, 0.15%
Fiji
6 publications, 0.15%
Ukraine, 5, 0.12%
Ukraine
5 publications, 0.12%
Argentina, 5, 0.12%
Argentina
5 publications, 0.12%
Afghanistan, 5, 0.12%
Afghanistan
5 publications, 0.12%
Burundi, 5, 0.12%
Burundi
5 publications, 0.12%
Georgia, 5, 0.12%
Georgia
5 publications, 0.12%
Namibia, 5, 0.12%
Namibia
5 publications, 0.12%
Solomon Islands, 5, 0.12%
Solomon Islands
5 publications, 0.12%
Trinidad and Tobago, 5, 0.12%
Trinidad and Tobago
5 publications, 0.12%
Jamaica, 5, 0.12%
Jamaica
5 publications, 0.12%
Portugal, 4, 0.1%
Portugal
4 publications, 0.1%
Barbados, 4, 0.1%
Barbados
4 publications, 0.1%
Greece, 4, 0.1%
Greece
4 publications, 0.1%
Iraq, 4, 0.1%
Iraq
4 publications, 0.1%
Morocco, 4, 0.1%
Morocco
4 publications, 0.1%
Puerto Rico, 4, 0.1%
Puerto Rico
4 publications, 0.1%
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