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Years of issue
2024-2025
journal names
Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research
Top-3 citing journals

Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research
(316 citations)

Research in Higher Education
(186 citations)

Journal of Higher Education
(172 citations)
Top-3 organizations

University of Michigan
(30 publications)

University of Southern California
(19 publications)

University of California, Los Angeles
(17 publications)

University of Michigan
(12 publications)

Florida State University
(9 publications)

University of California, Los Angeles
(9 publications)
Most cited in 5 years
Top-100
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Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research
316 citations, 7.69%
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Research in Higher Education
186 citations, 4.53%
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Journal of Higher Education
172 citations, 4.19%
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Community College Journal of Research and Practice
84 citations, 2.04%
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Community College Review
73 citations, 1.78%
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Innovative Higher Education
71 citations, 1.73%
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Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education
69 citations, 1.68%
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Higher Education
67 citations, 1.63%
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Studies in Higher Education
57 citations, 1.39%
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American Educational Research Journal
56 citations, 1.36%
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Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice
47 citations, 1.14%
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AERA Open
46 citations, 1.12%
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Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory and Practice
43 citations, 1.05%
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New Directions for Community Colleges
43 citations, 1.05%
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Innovative Digital Practices and Globalization in Higher Education
43 citations, 1.05%
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Educational Policy
42 citations, 1.02%
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Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
38 citations, 0.93%
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Higher Education Dynamics
34 citations, 0.83%
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Journal of Hispanic Higher Education
31 citations, 0.75%
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Higher Education Policy
31 citations, 0.75%
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Frontiers in Education
26 citations, 0.63%
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Higher Education Research and Development
26 citations, 0.63%
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SSRN Electronic Journal
26 citations, 0.63%
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New Directions for Higher Education
26 citations, 0.63%
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Educational Researcher
23 citations, 0.56%
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Review of Educational Research
22 citations, 0.54%
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Higher Education Quarterly
22 citations, 0.54%
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New Directions for Student Services
22 citations, 0.54%
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Frontiers in Psychology
18 citations, 0.44%
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International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education
18 citations, 0.44%
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Journal of Latinos and Education
18 citations, 0.44%
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American Behavioral Scientist
17 citations, 0.41%
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Qualitative Inquiry
16 citations, 0.39%
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Marketing the Green School
16 citations, 0.39%
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European Journal of Higher Education
14 citations, 0.34%
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CBE Life Sciences Education
13 citations, 0.32%
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Tertiary Education and Management
13 citations, 0.32%
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Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education
13 citations, 0.32%
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Peabody Journal of Education
11 citations, 0.27%
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Journal of Further and Higher Education
11 citations, 0.27%
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Journal of Engineering Education
11 citations, 0.27%
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New Directions for Institutional Research
11 citations, 0.27%
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Teaching in Higher Education
10 citations, 0.24%
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Knowledge Studies in Higher Education
10 citations, 0.24%
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Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management
9 citations, 0.22%
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Journal of American College Health
9 citations, 0.22%
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Minerva
9 citations, 0.22%
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Theory and Method in Higher Education Research
9 citations, 0.22%
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Handbook of Research on Teaching Methods in Language Translation and Interpretation
9 citations, 0.22%
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Educational Forum
8 citations, 0.19%
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Accountability in Research
8 citations, 0.19%
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SAGE Open
8 citations, 0.19%
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Christian Higher Education
8 citations, 0.19%
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PLoS ONE
8 citations, 0.19%
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Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education
7 citations, 0.17%
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Race Ethnicity and Education
7 citations, 0.17%
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Asia Pacific Education Review
7 citations, 0.17%
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Policy Futures in Education
7 citations, 0.17%
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Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education
7 citations, 0.17%
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Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering
7 citations, 0.17%
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Change The Magazine of Higher Learning
7 citations, 0.17%
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Journal of College and Character
7 citations, 0.17%
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ASHE Higher Education Report
7 citations, 0.17%
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Rural Sociology
6 citations, 0.15%
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Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness
6 citations, 0.15%
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Journal of Geoscience Education
6 citations, 0.15%
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College Teaching
6 citations, 0.15%
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Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education
6 citations, 0.15%
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Sustainability
6 citations, 0.15%
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British Journal of Educational Psychology
6 citations, 0.15%
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Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education
6 citations, 0.15%
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The Urban Review
6 citations, 0.15%
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Urban Education
6 citations, 0.15%
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International Journal of STEM Education
6 citations, 0.15%
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Methodological Approaches in Integrated Geography
6 citations, 0.15%
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IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies
5 citations, 0.12%
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The International Journal of Qualitative Methods
5 citations, 0.12%
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Social Psychology of Education
5 citations, 0.12%
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Mentoring and Tutoring: Partnership in Learning
5 citations, 0.12%
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Cogent Education
5 citations, 0.12%
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Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
5 citations, 0.12%
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Asia Pacific Journal of Education
5 citations, 0.12%
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Education Sciences
5 citations, 0.12%
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Compare
5 citations, 0.12%
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International Journal of Educational Management
5 citations, 0.12%
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Scientometrics
5 citations, 0.12%
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Education and Information Technologies
5 citations, 0.12%
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Journal of Continuing Higher Education
5 citations, 0.12%
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Journal of Black Studies
5 citations, 0.12%
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European Journal of Engineering Education
5 citations, 0.12%
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New Directions for Teaching and Learning
5 citations, 0.12%
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Learning Organization
5 citations, 0.12%
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American Journal of Distance Education
5 citations, 0.12%
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Innovations in Education and Teaching International
5 citations, 0.12%
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Journal of First-generation Student Success
5 citations, 0.12%
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About Campus Enriching the Student Learning Experience
5 citations, 0.12%
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Advances in Human Resources Management and Organizational Development
5 citations, 0.12%
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Industry and Higher Education
4 citations, 0.1%
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Equity and Excellence in Education
4 citations, 0.1%
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Globalisation, Societies and Education
4 citations, 0.1%
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Springer Nature
1032 citations, 25.12%
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Taylor & Francis
959 citations, 23.34%
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SAGE
629 citations, 15.31%
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Wiley
309 citations, 7.52%
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IGI Global
118 citations, 2.87%
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Emerald
116 citations, 2.82%
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American Educational Research Association
90 citations, 2.19%
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Elsevier
64 citations, 1.56%
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Frontiers Media S.A.
56 citations, 1.36%
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
49 citations, 1.19%
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Oxford University Press
31 citations, 0.75%
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Social Science Electronic Publishing
27 citations, 0.66%
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MDPI
21 citations, 0.51%
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Cambridge University Press
19 citations, 0.46%
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American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)
16 citations, 0.39%
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
11 citations, 0.27%
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American Chemical Society (ACS)
8 citations, 0.19%
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Begell House
8 citations, 0.19%
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National Association of Geoscience Teachers, Inc.
8 citations, 0.19%
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
8 citations, 0.19%
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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
6 citations, 0.15%
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Human Kinetics
6 citations, 0.15%
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MIT Press
5 citations, 0.12%
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Walter de Gruyter
4 citations, 0.1%
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Brill
4 citations, 0.1%
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Scandinavian University Press / Universitetsforlaget AS
4 citations, 0.1%
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University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
4 citations, 0.1%
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American Society for Microbiology
3 citations, 0.07%
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Mary Ann Liebert
3 citations, 0.07%
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American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
3 citations, 0.07%
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IOP Publishing
3 citations, 0.07%
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Annual Reviews
3 citations, 0.07%
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IntechOpen
3 citations, 0.07%
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National Academic Advising Association (NACADA)
3 citations, 0.07%
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Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
2 citations, 0.05%
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John Benjamins Publishing Company
2 citations, 0.05%
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Academy of Management
2 citations, 0.05%
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School of Education, University of Louisiana at Monroe
2 citations, 0.05%
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American Economic Association
2 citations, 0.05%
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Eurasian Society of Educational Research
2 citations, 0.05%
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Vilnius University Press
2 citations, 0.05%
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American Psychological Association (APA)
2 citations, 0.05%
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Plekhanov Russian University of Economics (PRUE)
2 citations, 0.05%
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Scientific Research Publishing
2 citations, 0.05%
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The Pennsylvania State University Press
2 citations, 0.05%
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IOS Press
1 citation, 0.02%
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EDP Sciences
1 citation, 0.02%
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Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
1 citation, 0.02%
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Duke University Press
1 citation, 0.02%
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1 citation, 0.02%
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National Association of Biology Teachers
1 citation, 0.02%
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AIP Publishing
1 citation, 0.02%
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American Accounting Association
1 citation, 0.02%
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Springer Publishing Company
1 citation, 0.02%
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American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
1 citation, 0.02%
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Ural Federal University
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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1 citation, 0.02%
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American Speech Language Hearing Association
1 citation, 0.02%
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Index Copernicus
1 citation, 0.02%
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Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)
1 citation, 0.02%
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Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
1 citation, 0.02%
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Association for the Development of Science, Engineering and Education
1 citation, 0.02%
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1 citation, 0.02%
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Society for Neuroscience
1 citation, 0.02%
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American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)
1 citation, 0.02%
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Society for Sociological Science
1 citation, 0.02%
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Royal College of Psychiatrists
1 citation, 0.02%
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Stata Press
1 citation, 0.02%
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American Society for Nutrition
1 citation, 0.02%
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UCL Institute of Education
1 citation, 0.02%
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Russian State Vocational Pedagogical University
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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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
1 citation, 0.02%
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Moscow Polytechnic University
1 citation, 0.02%
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Slovenian Psychologists' Association
1 citation, 0.02%
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BMJ
1 citation, 0.02%
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National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Co. LTD Ukrinformnauka) (Publications)
1 citation, 0.02%
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Akademiai Kiado
1 citation, 0.02%
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Samara National Research University
1 citation, 0.02%
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CLOCKSS Archive
1 citation, 0.02%
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SciELO
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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Virtus Interpress
1 citation, 0.02%
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University of Michigan Library
1 citation, 0.02%
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Moscow State University of Psychology and Education
1 citation, 0.02%
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CAIRN
1 citation, 0.02%
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Harvard Education Publishing Group
1 citation, 0.02%
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Consortium Erudit
1 citation, 0.02%
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Dialectical Publishing
1 citation, 0.02%
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Academy Publication
1 citation, 0.02%
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Bristol University Press
1 citation, 0.02%
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Equinox Publishing
1 citation, 0.02%
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SLACK
1 citation, 0.02%
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World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society (WSEAS)
1 citation, 0.02%
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Turan University
1 citation, 0.02%
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Saint-Petersburg University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation
1 citation, 0.02%
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Nevsehir Haci Bektas Veli Universitesi SBE Dergisi
1 citation, 0.02%
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The Japan Society for Educational Sociology
1 citation, 0.02%
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University of Michigan
30 publications, 9.23%
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University of Southern California
19 publications, 5.85%
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University of California, Los Angeles
17 publications, 5.23%
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Pennsylvania State University
14 publications, 4.31%
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University of Georgia
14 publications, 4.31%
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Florida State University
12 publications, 3.69%
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University of Maryland, College Park
12 publications, 3.69%
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Michigan State University
11 publications, 3.38%
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Indiana University Bloomington
10 publications, 3.08%
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University of California, San Diego
8 publications, 2.46%
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University of California, Riverside
8 publications, 2.46%
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Stanford University
7 publications, 2.15%
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University of Arizona
7 publications, 2.15%
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Vanderbilt University
7 publications, 2.15%
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University of Wisconsin–Madison
7 publications, 2.15%
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University of Iowa
7 publications, 2.15%
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Columbia University
6 publications, 1.85%
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University of Kentucky
6 publications, 1.85%
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George Mason University
5 publications, 1.54%
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University of Denver
5 publications, 1.54%
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University of Texas at San Antonio
5 publications, 1.54%
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Texas A&M University
5 publications, 1.54%
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University of Connecticut
5 publications, 1.54%
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University of Massachusetts Amherst
5 publications, 1.54%
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Iowa State University
4 publications, 1.23%
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West Virginia University
4 publications, 1.23%
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Ohio State University
4 publications, 1.23%
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Southern Methodist University
4 publications, 1.23%
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University of Texas at Austin
4 publications, 1.23%
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
4 publications, 1.23%
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Simon Fraser University
4 publications, 1.23%
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University of Minnesota
4 publications, 1.23%
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University of Alabama
4 publications, 1.23%
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Johns Hopkins University
3 publications, 0.92%
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North Carolina State University
3 publications, 0.92%
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San Diego State University
3 publications, 0.92%
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Loyola University Chicago
3 publications, 0.92%
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Boston College
3 publications, 0.92%
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Baylor University
3 publications, 0.92%
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University of Pennsylvania
3 publications, 0.92%
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Florida International University
3 publications, 0.92%
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University of Florida
3 publications, 0.92%
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
3 publications, 0.92%
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Miami University
3 publications, 0.92%
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University of Utah
3 publications, 0.92%
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Binghamton University
3 publications, 0.92%
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University of Missouri
3 publications, 0.92%
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University of Massachusetts Boston
3 publications, 0.92%
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University of Nevada, Reno
3 publications, 0.92%
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University of Virginia
3 publications, 0.92%
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Boston University
2 publications, 0.62%
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Auburn University
2 publications, 0.62%
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Arizona State University
2 publications, 0.62%
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Oregon State University
2 publications, 0.62%
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Virginia Tech
2 publications, 0.62%
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Northern Arizona University
2 publications, 0.62%
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Northern Illinois University
2 publications, 0.62%
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University at Buffalo, State University of New York
2 publications, 0.62%
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University of California, Irvine
2 publications, 0.62%
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University of California, Santa Barbara
2 publications, 0.62%
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University of Texas at Dallas
2 publications, 0.62%
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Western Michigan University
2 publications, 0.62%
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Grand Valley State University
2 publications, 0.62%
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University of British Columbia
2 publications, 0.62%
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Kansas State University
2 publications, 0.62%
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University of Manitoba
2 publications, 0.62%
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University of North Carolina at Wilmington
2 publications, 0.62%
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Indiana University School of Medicine
2 publications, 0.62%
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University of North Texas
2 publications, 0.62%
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Utah State University
2 publications, 0.62%
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Old Dominion University
2 publications, 0.62%
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University of Nebraska–Lincoln
2 publications, 0.62%
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University of Oklahoma
2 publications, 0.62%
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University of Vermont
2 publications, 0.62%
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University of Twente
1 publication, 0.31%
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Western Sydney University
1 publication, 0.31%
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Aarhus University
1 publication, 0.31%
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Stony Brook University
1 publication, 0.31%
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Technical University of Dortmund
1 publication, 0.31%
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University of Melbourne
1 publication, 0.31%
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Murdoch University
1 publication, 0.31%
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Education University of Hong Kong
1 publication, 0.31%
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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
1 publication, 0.31%
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Syracuse University
1 publication, 0.31%
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Harvard University
1 publication, 0.31%
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New York University
1 publication, 0.31%
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University of Washington
1 publication, 0.31%
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University of Chicago
1 publication, 0.31%
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Georgia State University
1 publication, 0.31%
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Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
1 publication, 0.31%
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale
1 publication, 0.31%
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Spring Arbor University
1 publication, 0.31%
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IZA - Institute of Labor Economics
1 publication, 0.31%
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Purdue University
1 publication, 0.31%
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Vienna University of Economics and Business
1 publication, 0.31%
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Virginia Commonwealth University
1 publication, 0.31%
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Temple University
1 publication, 0.31%
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Bucknell University
1 publication, 0.31%
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University of Alberta
1 publication, 0.31%
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte
1 publication, 0.31%
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University of Michigan
12 publications, 8.39%
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Florida State University
9 publications, 6.29%
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University of California, Los Angeles
9 publications, 6.29%
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University of Southern California
8 publications, 5.59%
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University of California, San Diego
8 publications, 5.59%
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Michigan State University
7 publications, 4.9%
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University of Maryland, College Park
6 publications, 4.2%
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Ohio State University
4 publications, 2.8%
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Vanderbilt University
4 publications, 2.8%
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University of Kentucky
4 publications, 2.8%
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University of Denver
4 publications, 2.8%
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Texas A&M University
4 publications, 2.8%
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University of Connecticut
4 publications, 2.8%
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Pennsylvania State University
3 publications, 2.1%
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University of Arizona
3 publications, 2.1%
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University of California, Riverside
3 publications, 2.1%
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Simon Fraser University
3 publications, 2.1%
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Miami University
3 publications, 2.1%
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Johns Hopkins University
2 publications, 1.4%
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Iowa State University
2 publications, 1.4%
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Stanford University
2 publications, 1.4%
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Boston University
2 publications, 1.4%
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Arizona State University
2 publications, 1.4%
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North Carolina State University
2 publications, 1.4%
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George Mason University
2 publications, 1.4%
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Oregon State University
2 publications, 1.4%
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Virginia Tech
2 publications, 1.4%
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West Virginia University
2 publications, 1.4%
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Northern Arizona University
2 publications, 1.4%
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Northern Illinois University
2 publications, 1.4%
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San Diego State University
2 publications, 1.4%
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University of California, Santa Barbara
2 publications, 1.4%
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Loyola University Chicago
2 publications, 1.4%
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University of Texas at Austin
2 publications, 1.4%
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University of Texas at Dallas
2 publications, 1.4%
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2 publications, 1.4%
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Western Michigan University
2 publications, 1.4%
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Florida International University
2 publications, 1.4%
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University of Florida
2 publications, 1.4%
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2 publications, 1.4%
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Indiana University School of Medicine
2 publications, 1.4%
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Indiana University Bloomington
2 publications, 1.4%
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University of North Texas
2 publications, 1.4%
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Utah State University
2 publications, 1.4%
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University of Utah
2 publications, 1.4%
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Old Dominion University
2 publications, 1.4%
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University of Nebraska–Lincoln
2 publications, 1.4%
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Binghamton University
2 publications, 1.4%
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University of Massachusetts Amherst
2 publications, 1.4%
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University of Georgia
2 publications, 1.4%
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University of Nevada, Reno
2 publications, 1.4%
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University of Vermont
2 publications, 1.4%
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Columbia University
1 publication, 0.7%
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Auburn University
1 publication, 0.7%
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University of California, Irvine
1 publication, 0.7%
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Southern Methodist University
1 publication, 0.7%
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Grand Valley State University
1 publication, 0.7%
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University of Wisconsin–Madison
1 publication, 0.7%
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Baylor University
1 publication, 0.7%
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University of North Carolina at Wilmington
1 publication, 0.7%
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University of Texas at San Antonio
1 publication, 0.7%
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University of Virginia
1 publication, 0.7%
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USA
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USA, 275, 84.62%
USA
275 publications, 84.62%
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Canada
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Canada, 8, 2.46%
Canada
8 publications, 2.46%
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Germany
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Germany, 3, 0.92%
Germany
3 publications, 0.92%
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Australia
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Australia, 3, 0.92%
Australia
3 publications, 0.92%
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China
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China, 1, 0.31%
China
1 publication, 0.31%
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Austria
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Austria, 1, 0.31%
Austria
1 publication, 0.31%
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Denmark
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Denmark, 1, 0.31%
Denmark
1 publication, 0.31%
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Netherlands
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Netherlands, 1, 0.31%
Netherlands
1 publication, 0.31%
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Norway
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Norway, 1, 0.31%
Norway
1 publication, 0.31%
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USA
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USA, 109, 76.22%
USA
109 publications, 76.22%
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Canada
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Canada, 3, 2.1%
Canada
3 publications, 2.1%
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