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The Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine

The Japanese Society of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine
ISSN: 21868131, 21868123

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Years of issue
2024-2025
journal names
The Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine
Publications
764
Citations
2 250
h-index
18
Publications
236
Citations
1 580
Top-3 citing journals
Top-3 organizations
University of Tsukuba
University of Tsukuba (82 publications)
Waseda University
Waseda University (78 publications)
University of Tsukuba
University of Tsukuba (24 publications)
Waseda University
Waseda University (11 publications)
Juntendo University
Juntendo University (10 publications)
Top-3 countries
Japan (325 publications)
USA (34 publications)
Australia (4 publications)
Japan (86 publications)
USA (11 publications)
Australia (3 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Citing journals

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The Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine
109 citations, 4.84%
Scientific Reports
53 citations, 2.36%
Nutrients
47 citations, 2.09%
Japanese Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine
47 citations, 2.09%
Frontiers in Physiology
36 citations, 1.6%
European Journal of Applied Physiology
36 citations, 1.6%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
34 citations, 1.51%
PLoS ONE
33 citations, 1.47%
Physiological Reports
31 citations, 1.38%
Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
26 citations, 1.16%
Geriatrics and Gerontology International
25 citations, 1.11%
BMC Geriatrics
21 citations, 0.93%
Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness
20 citations, 0.89%
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
19 citations, 0.84%
Sports
17 citations, 0.76%
Journal of Sports Sciences
15 citations, 0.67%
Sports Medicine
15 citations, 0.67%
Journal of Applied Physiology
14 citations, 0.62%
Journal of Neurophysiology
13 citations, 0.58%
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
13 citations, 0.58%
Journal of Clinical Medicine
13 citations, 0.58%
Journal of Physical Therapy Science
13 citations, 0.58%
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
12 citations, 0.53%
Sensors
12 citations, 0.53%
Frontiers in Psychology
11 citations, 0.49%
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
11 citations, 0.49%
Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
11 citations, 0.49%
Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology
11 citations, 0.49%
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
11 citations, 0.49%
Sport Sciences for Health
10 citations, 0.44%
Medicine (United States)
10 citations, 0.44%
Neuroscience Letters
10 citations, 0.44%
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
9 citations, 0.4%
Experimental Gerontology
9 citations, 0.4%
Sports Biomechanics
9 citations, 0.4%
Neuroscience
9 citations, 0.4%
Journal of Physiological Anthropology
9 citations, 0.4%
Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition
9 citations, 0.4%
Experimental Brain Research
9 citations, 0.4%
Biology
9 citations, 0.4%
Physical Therapy in Sport
8 citations, 0.36%
PeerJ
8 citations, 0.36%
Brain Sciences
8 citations, 0.36%
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
8 citations, 0.36%
Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
8 citations, 0.36%
Calcified Tissue International
8 citations, 0.36%
European Journal of Sport Science
8 citations, 0.36%
American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology
8 citations, 0.36%
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
7 citations, 0.31%
Journal of Physiology
7 citations, 0.31%
BioMed Research International
7 citations, 0.31%
Healthcare
7 citations, 0.31%
Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism
7 citations, 0.31%
Biomedicines
7 citations, 0.31%
Cells
7 citations, 0.31%
International Journal of Sport and Health Science
7 citations, 0.31%
Physiology and Behavior
6 citations, 0.27%
Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
6 citations, 0.27%
Journal of Diabetes Investigation
6 citations, 0.27%
Building and Environment
6 citations, 0.27%
Animals
6 citations, 0.27%
Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
6 citations, 0.27%
Journal of Thermal Biology
6 citations, 0.27%
BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
6 citations, 0.27%
Frontiers in Neuroscience
6 citations, 0.27%
Antioxidants
6 citations, 0.27%
Japanese Journal of Geriatrics
6 citations, 0.27%
Heliyon
6 citations, 0.27%
Experimental Physiology
6 citations, 0.27%
International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance
6 citations, 0.27%
Gazzetta Medica Italiana Archivio per le Scienze Mediche
6 citations, 0.27%
Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging
6 citations, 0.27%
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
6 citations, 0.27%
Temperature
5 citations, 0.22%
Asian Journal of Sports Medicine
5 citations, 0.22%
Journal of Sport and Health Science
5 citations, 0.22%
Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility
5 citations, 0.22%
Geriatrics (Switzerland)
5 citations, 0.22%
Journal of Human Kinetics
5 citations, 0.22%
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
5 citations, 0.22%
Frontiers in Nutrition
5 citations, 0.22%
Psychology of Sport and Exercise
5 citations, 0.22%
European Journal of Nutrition
5 citations, 0.22%
Chronobiology International
5 citations, 0.22%
International Journal of Sports Medicine
5 citations, 0.22%
Metabolites
5 citations, 0.22%
Journal of Physiological Sciences
5 citations, 0.22%
Clinical Biomechanics
5 citations, 0.22%
Taiikugaku kenkyu (Japan Journal of Physical Education Health and Sport Sciences)
5 citations, 0.22%
Life Sciences
4 citations, 0.18%
Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging
4 citations, 0.18%
Sports Health
4 citations, 0.18%
Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology
4 citations, 0.18%
Psychophysiology
4 citations, 0.18%
Isokinetics and Exercise Science
4 citations, 0.18%
Ageing Research Reviews
4 citations, 0.18%
Applied Bionics and Biomechanics
4 citations, 0.18%
Aging clinical and experimental research
4 citations, 0.18%
Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
4 citations, 0.18%
Frontiers in Pharmacology
4 citations, 0.18%
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Citing publishers

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Springer Nature
365 citations, 16.22%
Elsevier
334 citations, 14.84%
MDPI
272 citations, 12.09%
Wiley
161 citations, 7.16%
The Japanese Society of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine
153 citations, 6.8%
Frontiers Media S.A.
123 citations, 5.47%
Taylor & Francis
101 citations, 4.49%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
53 citations, 2.36%
American Physiological Society
44 citations, 1.96%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
35 citations, 1.56%
SAGE
32 citations, 1.42%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
31 citations, 1.38%
Edizioni Minerva Medica
28 citations, 1.24%
Hindawi Limited
28 citations, 1.24%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
24 citations, 1.07%
Human Kinetics
22 citations, 0.98%
Oxford University Press
17 citations, 0.76%
The Society of Physical Therapy Science
16 citations, 0.71%
BMJ
14 citations, 0.62%
Japan Society of Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences
12 citations, 0.53%
Center for Academic Publications Japan
11 citations, 0.49%
JMIR Publications
11 citations, 0.49%
IntechOpen
10 citations, 0.44%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
9 citations, 0.4%
9 citations, 0.4%
Canadian Science Publishing
9 citations, 0.4%
Cambridge University Press
8 citations, 0.36%
PeerJ
8 citations, 0.36%
Brieflands
8 citations, 0.36%
Walter de Gruyter
7 citations, 0.31%
IOS Press
6 citations, 0.27%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
6 citations, 0.27%
Department of Sports Medicine, Medical Faculty of Uludag University
6 citations, 0.27%
SciELO
6 citations, 0.27%
The Japan Geriatrics Society
6 citations, 0.27%
Mary Ann Liebert
5 citations, 0.22%
Academy of Physical Education
5 citations, 0.22%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
4 citations, 0.18%
The Company of Biologists
4 citations, 0.18%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
4 citations, 0.18%
IOP Publishing
4 citations, 0.18%
S. Karger AG
4 citations, 0.18%
EDP Sciences
3 citations, 0.13%
Pleiades Publishing
3 citations, 0.13%
3 citations, 0.13%
3 citations, 0.13%
Akademiai Kiado
3 citations, 0.13%
The Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
3 citations, 0.13%
The Korean Society of Sports Medicine
3 citations, 0.13%
Japan Society of Health Promotion and Physical Therapy
3 citations, 0.13%
The Japanese Association of Rehabilitation Medicine
3 citations, 0.13%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
2 citations, 0.09%
2 citations, 0.09%
Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
2 citations, 0.09%
Impact Journals
2 citations, 0.09%
Spandidos Publications
2 citations, 0.09%
ifmbe proceedings
2 citations, 0.09%
Architectural Institute of Japan
2 citations, 0.09%
Society for Neuroscience
2 citations, 0.09%
Korean Society for Food Science of Animal Resources
2 citations, 0.09%
Japan Poultry Science Association
2 citations, 0.09%
Biomedical Research Foundation
2 citations, 0.09%
2 citations, 0.09%
Korean Society of Food Science and Technology
2 citations, 0.09%
2 citations, 0.09%
eLife Sciences Publications
2 citations, 0.09%
ASME International
2 citations, 0.09%
Akademizdatcenter Nauka
2 citations, 0.09%
Japan Society for Occupational Health
2 citations, 0.09%
Scientific Research Publishing
2 citations, 0.09%
Japan Society of Equine Science
2 citations, 0.09%
The Japanese Society of Nutrition and Dietetics
2 citations, 0.09%
Korea Society for Exercise Nutrition
2 citations, 0.09%
Japan Audiological Society
2 citations, 0.09%
Research Square Platform LLC
2 citations, 0.09%
XMLink
2 citations, 0.09%
Japan Society of Human Growth and Development
2 citations, 0.09%
Society of Biomechanisms Japan
2 citations, 0.09%
Apex Publishing
2 citations, 0.09%
IMR Press
1 citation, 0.04%
Rockefeller University Press
1 citation, 0.04%
Emerald
1 citation, 0.04%
1 citation, 0.04%
Trans Tech Publications
1 citation, 0.04%
Brill
1 citation, 0.04%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
1 citation, 0.04%
The Royal Society
1 citation, 0.04%
University of Nis
1 citation, 0.04%
1 citation, 0.04%
American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
1 citation, 0.04%
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
1 citation, 0.04%
Universidad De Antioquia
1 citation, 0.04%
Index Copernicus
1 citation, 0.04%
British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery
1 citation, 0.04%
Fuji Technology Press
1 citation, 0.04%
AME Publishing Company
1 citation, 0.04%
Kurume University School of Medicine
1 citation, 0.04%
Gazi University
1 citation, 0.04%
1 citation, 0.04%
Ignis Publications
1 citation, 0.04%
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University of Tsukuba
82 publications, 10.73%
Waseda University
78 publications, 10.21%
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
44 publications, 5.76%
University of Tokyo
40 publications, 5.24%
Juntendo University
34 publications, 4.45%
Ritsumeikan University
23 publications, 3.01%
Tokyo Metropolitan University
18 publications, 2.36%
Kyoto University
18 publications, 2.36%
Jikei University School of Medicine
16 publications, 2.09%
Doshisha University
15 publications, 1.96%
Nagoya University
14 publications, 1.83%
Kyorin University
14 publications, 1.83%
Kanazawa University
13 publications, 1.7%
Tokyo Medical University
11 publications, 1.44%
Chiba University
11 publications, 1.44%
Nara Women's University
11 publications, 1.44%
Kobe University
10 publications, 1.31%
Fukuoka University
10 publications, 1.31%
Niigata University of Health and Welfare
10 publications, 1.31%
Teikyo Heisei University
10 publications, 1.31%
Nippon Sport Science University
10 publications, 1.31%
Hiroshima University
9 publications, 1.18%
Yamaguchi University
9 publications, 1.18%
Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences
8 publications, 1.05%
Osaka University
8 publications, 1.05%
National Institute for Physiological Sciences
8 publications, 1.05%
University of Electro-Communications
8 publications, 1.05%
Tokyo Gakugei University
8 publications, 1.05%
Keio University
7 publications, 0.92%
Hokkaido University
7 publications, 0.92%
National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology
7 publications, 0.92%
Osaka Metropolitan University
7 publications, 0.92%
Nihon University
6 publications, 0.79%
University of Shizuoka
6 publications, 0.79%
University of Miyazaki
6 publications, 0.79%
University of Tsukuba Hospital
5 publications, 0.65%
Kyushu University
5 publications, 0.65%
National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
5 publications, 0.65%
Shinshu University
5 publications, 0.65%
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology
5 publications, 0.65%
Nagasaki University
5 publications, 0.65%
Chubu University
5 publications, 0.65%
Wakayama Medical University
5 publications, 0.65%
Shimane University
5 publications, 0.65%
Tokyo Institute of Technology
4 publications, 0.52%
Tokyo University of Agriculture
4 publications, 0.52%
Harvard University
4 publications, 0.52%
Tohoku University
4 publications, 0.52%
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
4 publications, 0.52%
Health Sciences University of Hokkaido
4 publications, 0.52%
Tokai University
4 publications, 0.52%
National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition
4 publications, 0.52%
Kumamoto University
4 publications, 0.52%
Kyoto Pharmaceutical University
4 publications, 0.52%
International University of Health and Welfare
4 publications, 0.52%
Kochi University
4 publications, 0.52%
University of Utah
4 publications, 0.52%
Ege University
3 publications, 0.39%
Loughborough University
3 publications, 0.39%
Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences
3 publications, 0.39%
Kyoto University Hospital
3 publications, 0.39%
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
3 publications, 0.39%
Hokkaido University of Education
3 publications, 0.39%
Rakuno Gakuen University
3 publications, 0.39%
Hokusho University
3 publications, 0.39%
Toho University
3 publications, 0.39%
Sojo University
3 publications, 0.39%
Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
3 publications, 0.39%
Gunma University
3 publications, 0.39%
Saitama Medical University
3 publications, 0.39%
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
3 publications, 0.39%
University of Yamanashi
3 publications, 0.39%
The Graduate University for Advanced Studies
3 publications, 0.39%
Ehime University
3 publications, 0.39%
Kyoto Prefectural University
3 publications, 0.39%
Aichi Gakuin University
3 publications, 0.39%
Dokkyo Medical University
3 publications, 0.39%
Toyo University
3 publications, 0.39%
Osaka Institute of Technology
3 publications, 0.39%
Chiba Institute of Technology
3 publications, 0.39%
Osaka Electro-Communication University
3 publications, 0.39%
Kao Corporation
3 publications, 0.39%
Kokushikan University
3 publications, 0.39%
Kagawa Nutrition University
3 publications, 0.39%
Skåne University Hospital
2 publications, 0.26%
University of Jyväskylä
2 publications, 0.26%
Johns Hopkins University
2 publications, 0.26%
University of Queensland
2 publications, 0.26%
University of South Australia
2 publications, 0.26%
Tokyo Medical and Dental University
2 publications, 0.26%
Brigham and Women's Hospital
2 publications, 0.26%
University of California, Davis
2 publications, 0.26%
Japan Science and Technology Agency
2 publications, 0.26%
University of Minnesota
2 publications, 0.26%
University Medical Center Groningen
2 publications, 0.26%
Kansas State University
2 publications, 0.26%
Okayama University
2 publications, 0.26%
Nagoya City University
2 publications, 0.26%
National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
2 publications, 0.26%
Tokushima University
2 publications, 0.26%
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University of Tsukuba
24 publications, 10.17%
Waseda University
11 publications, 4.66%
Juntendo University
10 publications, 4.24%
University of Tokyo
7 publications, 2.97%
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
6 publications, 2.54%
Kanazawa University
5 publications, 2.12%
Nippon Sport Science University
5 publications, 2.12%
Ritsumeikan University
4 publications, 1.69%
Teikyo Heisei University
4 publications, 1.69%
Tokyo Metropolitan University
3 publications, 1.27%
Keio University
3 publications, 1.27%
Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences
3 publications, 1.27%
Tohoku University
3 publications, 1.27%
Kobe University
3 publications, 1.27%
Hokkaido University
3 publications, 1.27%
Hiroshima University
3 publications, 1.27%
Chiba University
3 publications, 1.27%
Jikei University School of Medicine
3 publications, 1.27%
Fukuoka University
3 publications, 1.27%
Doshisha University
3 publications, 1.27%
International University of Health and Welfare
3 publications, 1.27%
Nara Women's University
3 publications, 1.27%
Osaka Electro-Communication University
3 publications, 1.27%
University of Tsukuba Hospital
2 publications, 0.85%
University of South Australia
2 publications, 0.85%
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
2 publications, 0.85%
Rakuno Gakuen University
2 publications, 0.85%
Kyushu University
2 publications, 0.85%
Toho University
2 publications, 0.85%
Tokushima University
2 publications, 0.85%
Gunma University
2 publications, 0.85%
Hosei University
2 publications, 0.85%
Tokyo Gakugei University
2 publications, 0.85%
Kagawa Nutrition University
2 publications, 0.85%
University of North Dakota
2 publications, 0.85%
Ege University
1 publication, 0.42%
Fudan University
1 publication, 0.42%
Tongji University
1 publication, 0.42%
Skåne University Hospital
1 publication, 0.42%
Tokyo University of Science
1 publication, 0.42%
University of Southern California
1 publication, 0.42%
Loughborough University
1 publication, 0.42%
Johns Hopkins University
1 publication, 0.42%
University of Queensland
1 publication, 0.42%
Tokyo University of Agriculture
1 publication, 0.42%
University of Hassan II Casablanca
1 publication, 0.42%
Inha University
1 publication, 0.42%
University of California, San Diego
1 publication, 0.42%
University of California, Davis
1 publication, 0.42%
Kyoto University
1 publication, 0.42%
Osaka University of Economics
1 publication, 0.42%
Osaka University
1 publication, 0.42%
German Sport University Cologne
1 publication, 0.42%
University of the Basque Country
1 publication, 0.42%
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
1 publication, 0.42%
Hokkaido University of Education
1 publication, 0.42%
Health Sciences University of Hokkaido
1 publication, 0.42%
Tokai University
1 publication, 0.42%
University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh
1 publication, 0.42%
National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology
1 publication, 0.42%
Yokohama City University
1 publication, 0.42%
Shinshu University
1 publication, 0.42%
Osaka Metropolitan University
1 publication, 0.42%
Nihon University
1 publication, 0.42%
Nagoya City University
1 publication, 0.42%
Toyota Motor Corporation
1 publication, 0.42%
Saitama Medical University
1 publication, 0.42%
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
1 publication, 0.42%
University of Electro-Communications
1 publication, 0.42%
St. Marianna University School of Medicine
1 publication, 0.42%
Hirosaki University
1 publication, 0.42%
Wakayama Medical University
1 publication, 0.42%
Aichi Medical University
1 publication, 0.42%
Akita University
1 publication, 0.42%
Shimane University
1 publication, 0.42%
Nara Medical University
1 publication, 0.42%
Kyoto Sangyo University
1 publication, 0.42%
University of the Ryukyus
1 publication, 0.42%
Kyoto Institute of Technology
1 publication, 0.42%
Shibaura Institute of Technology
1 publication, 0.42%
Dokkyo Medical University
1 publication, 0.42%
Nagaoka University of Technology
1 publication, 0.42%
Osaka Institute of Technology
1 publication, 0.42%
Chiba Institute of Technology
1 publication, 0.42%
Tokushima University Hospital
1 publication, 0.42%
Osaka City General Hospital
1 publication, 0.42%
Kanagawa University of Human Services
1 publication, 0.42%
University Hospital Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
1 publication, 0.42%
Niigata University of Management
1 publication, 0.42%
Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio
1 publication, 0.42%
Tokyo Kasei University
1 publication, 0.42%
International Christian University
1 publication, 0.42%
Tokyo Health Care University
1 publication, 0.42%
Tohoku Bunka Gakuen University
1 publication, 0.42%
Mejiro University
1 publication, 0.42%
Takushoku University
1 publication, 0.42%
Josai International University
1 publication, 0.42%
Aino University
1 publication, 0.42%
Fukuoka University Hospital
1 publication, 0.42%
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
1 publication, 0.42%
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Japan, 325, 42.54%
Japan
325 publications, 42.54%
USA, 34, 4.45%
USA
34 publications, 4.45%
Australia, 4, 0.52%
Australia
4 publications, 0.52%
United Kingdom, 4, 0.52%
United Kingdom
4 publications, 0.52%
Bangladesh, 2, 0.26%
Bangladesh
2 publications, 0.26%
Italy, 2, 0.26%
Italy
2 publications, 0.26%
Canada, 2, 0.26%
Canada
2 publications, 0.26%
Republic of Korea, 2, 0.26%
Republic of Korea
2 publications, 0.26%
Turkey, 2, 0.26%
Turkey
2 publications, 0.26%
Germany, 1, 0.13%
Germany
1 publication, 0.13%
China, 1, 0.13%
China
1 publication, 0.13%
Brazil, 1, 0.13%
Brazil
1 publication, 0.13%
Hungary, 1, 0.13%
Hungary
1 publication, 0.13%
Ghana, 1, 0.13%
Ghana
1 publication, 0.13%
Denmark, 1, 0.13%
Denmark
1 publication, 0.13%
Indonesia, 1, 0.13%
Indonesia
1 publication, 0.13%
Netherlands, 1, 0.13%
Netherlands
1 publication, 0.13%
Thailand, 1, 0.13%
Thailand
1 publication, 0.13%
Finland, 1, 0.13%
Finland
1 publication, 0.13%
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Japan, 86, 36.44%
Japan
86 publications, 36.44%
USA, 11, 4.66%
USA
11 publications, 4.66%
Australia, 3, 1.27%
Australia
3 publications, 1.27%
Germany, 1, 0.42%
Germany
1 publication, 0.42%
Bangladesh, 1, 0.42%
Bangladesh
1 publication, 0.42%
Italy, 1, 0.42%
Italy
1 publication, 0.42%
Republic of Korea, 1, 0.42%
Republic of Korea
1 publication, 0.42%
Turkey, 1, 0.42%
Turkey
1 publication, 0.42%
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