An Introduction to Epidemiology for Health Professionals

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Years of issue
2025
journal names
An Introduction to Epidemiology for Health Professionals
Publications
201
Citations
604
h-index
10
Publications
103
Citations
520
Top-3 citing journals
Top-3 countries
USA (49 publications)
Germany (46 publications)
Australia (30 publications)
Germany (29 publications)
Australia (12 publications)
United Kingdom (11 publications)

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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
19 citations, 3.15%
BMC Public Health
14 citations, 2.32%
Scientific Reports
10 citations, 1.66%
Journal of Nutrition
10 citations, 1.66%
An Introduction to Epidemiology for Health Professionals
9 citations, 1.49%
PLoS ONE
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Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety
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Journal of Physical Activity and Health
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Health Psychology Review
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Journal of Epidemiology
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Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
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Pediatric Diabetes
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PeerJ
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British Journal of Sports Medicine
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Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
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Obesity Reviews
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BMC Geriatrics
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European Journal of Epidemiology
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Journal of Medical Economics
3 citations, 0.5%
American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine
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Annual Review of Public Health
2 citations, 0.33%
Psychological Medicine
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Antibiotics
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Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
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Frontiers in Psychology
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British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
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JMIR mHealth and uHealth
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Clinical Infectious Diseases
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Frontiers in Education
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Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
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BMC Women's Health
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Trials
2 citations, 0.33%
Healthcare
2 citations, 0.33%
World Journal of Urology
2 citations, 0.33%
Journal of American College Health
2 citations, 0.33%
Frontiers in Oncology
2 citations, 0.33%
Drugs and Aging
2 citations, 0.33%
Frontiers in Public Health
2 citations, 0.33%
International Orthopaedics
2 citations, 0.33%
Journal of Adolescent Health
2 citations, 0.33%
JAMA network open
2 citations, 0.33%
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
2 citations, 0.33%
BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine
2 citations, 0.33%
Journal of Applied Statistics
2 citations, 0.33%
Canadian Journal of Cardiology
2 citations, 0.33%
Knee
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European Journal of Applied Physiology
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F1000Research
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IEEE Access
2 citations, 0.33%
Journal of Activity Sedentary and Sleep Behaviors
2 citations, 0.33%
HRB Open Research
2 citations, 0.33%
Gesundheit und Nachhaltigkeit
2 citations, 0.33%
Current Medical Imaging Reviews
1 citation, 0.17%
Geriatrics and Gerontology International
1 citation, 0.17%
Pediatric Transplantation
1 citation, 0.17%
Health Promotion International
1 citation, 0.17%
Current Medical Research and Opinion
1 citation, 0.17%
World Journal of Hepatology
1 citation, 0.17%
Journal of Behavioral Education
1 citation, 0.17%
International Journal of Biometeorology
1 citation, 0.17%
Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis
1 citation, 0.17%
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
1 citation, 0.17%
Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health
1 citation, 0.17%
Endocrine
1 citation, 0.17%
Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
1 citation, 0.17%
Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies
1 citation, 0.17%
Frontiers in Immunology
1 citation, 0.17%
Journal of Personalized Medicine
1 citation, 0.17%
GeroScience
1 citation, 0.17%
Ultrasound
1 citation, 0.17%
Fire Technology
1 citation, 0.17%
Arthritis Research and Therapy
1 citation, 0.17%
Drug Safety
1 citation, 0.17%
Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology
1 citation, 0.17%
Brain Injury
1 citation, 0.17%
Nature Communications
1 citation, 0.17%
Telemedicine Journal and e-Health
1 citation, 0.17%
Diabetes and Vascular Disease Research
1 citation, 0.17%
Global Public Health
1 citation, 0.17%
Nutrients
1 citation, 0.17%
Journal of Innovation and Knowledge
1 citation, 0.17%
Health Education Journal
1 citation, 0.17%
BMJ Quality and Safety
1 citation, 0.17%
Journal of Medicine and Philosophy
1 citation, 0.17%
Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy
1 citation, 0.17%
Journal of the American Heart Association
1 citation, 0.17%
Cancer Causes and Control
1 citation, 0.17%
Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews
1 citation, 0.17%
Journal of the American Chemical Society
1 citation, 0.17%
British Journal of Neurosurgery
1 citation, 0.17%
Current obesity reports
1 citation, 0.17%
GeoHealth
1 citation, 0.17%
Science China Information Sciences
1 citation, 0.17%
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Springer Nature
173 citations, 28.64%
Elsevier
84 citations, 13.91%
Wiley
59 citations, 9.77%
Taylor & Francis
39 citations, 6.46%
SAGE
24 citations, 3.97%
MDPI
22 citations, 3.64%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
21 citations, 3.48%
Frontiers Media S.A.
20 citations, 3.31%
BMJ
16 citations, 2.65%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
10 citations, 1.66%
Oxford University Press
9 citations, 1.49%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
9 citations, 1.49%
JMIR Publications
8 citations, 1.32%
Human Kinetics
8 citations, 1.32%
Cambridge University Press
6 citations, 0.99%
Hindawi Limited
6 citations, 0.99%
Emerald
5 citations, 0.83%
Mary Ann Liebert
5 citations, 0.83%
F1000 Research
5 citations, 0.83%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
4 citations, 0.66%
PeerJ
3 citations, 0.5%
Baishideng Publishing Group
3 citations, 0.5%
Japan Epidemiological Association
3 citations, 0.5%
American Physiological Society
2 citations, 0.33%
IOP Publishing
2 citations, 0.33%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
2 citations, 0.33%
American Medical Association (AMA)
2 citations, 0.33%
Annual Reviews
2 citations, 0.33%
IOS Press
1 citation, 0.17%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
1 citation, 0.17%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
1 citation, 0.17%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
1 citation, 0.17%
Brill
1 citation, 0.17%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
1 citation, 0.17%
American Society for Microbiology
1 citation, 0.17%
Hacettepe University
1 citation, 0.17%
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
1 citation, 0.17%
1 citation, 0.17%
American Geophysical Union
1 citation, 0.17%
Australian Physiotherapy Association
1 citation, 0.17%
Massachusetts Medical Society
1 citation, 0.17%
Royal College of Psychiatrists
1 citation, 0.17%
National Coordinating Centre for Health Technology Assessment
1 citation, 0.17%
European Society of Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS)
1 citation, 0.17%
Center for Academic Publications Japan
1 citation, 0.17%
Science in China Press
1 citation, 0.17%
Canadian Science Publishing
1 citation, 0.17%
Mark Allen Group
1 citation, 0.17%
S. Karger AG
1 citation, 0.17%
SciELO
1 citation, 0.17%
Ubiquity Press
1 citation, 0.17%
University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
1 citation, 0.17%
IntechOpen
1 citation, 0.17%
World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society (WSEAS)
1 citation, 0.17%
American Dairy Science Association
1 citation, 0.17%
Research Square Platform LLC
1 citation, 0.17%
Korean Society for Microbiology and Biotechnology
1 citation, 0.17%
Apex Publishing
1 citation, 0.17%
Pamukkale University
1 citation, 0.17%
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Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology
27 publications, 13.43%
University of Bremen
27 publications, 13.43%
University of Southern Denmark
26 publications, 12.94%
Karolinska Institute
25 publications, 12.44%
University of California, Los Angeles
25 publications, 12.44%
University of Iowa
25 publications, 12.44%
Chiba University
15 publications, 7.46%
National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology
15 publications, 7.46%
University of Queensland
9 publications, 4.48%
University of Regensburg
8 publications, 3.98%
Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute
7 publications, 3.48%
University of Toronto
7 publications, 3.48%
University of Gothenburg
5 publications, 2.49%
University of Sydney
5 publications, 2.49%
University of Melbourne
5 publications, 2.49%
Deakin University
5 publications, 2.49%
University of Ottawa
5 publications, 2.49%
Ghent University
4 publications, 1.99%
Maastricht University
4 publications, 1.99%
Arizona State University
4 publications, 1.99%
University of Zaragoza
4 publications, 1.99%
Anglia Ruskin University
4 publications, 1.99%
University of Massachusetts Amherst
4 publications, 1.99%
Copenhagen Business School
3 publications, 1.49%
Glasgow Caledonian University
3 publications, 1.49%
Swinburne University of Technology
3 publications, 1.49%
Australian Catholic University
3 publications, 1.49%
Princess Alexandra Hospital (Australia)
3 publications, 1.49%
Tokyo Medical and Dental University
3 publications, 1.49%
University of Potsdam
3 publications, 1.49%
UMIT Tirol - Private University for Health Sciences and Health Technology
3 publications, 1.49%
University of Leicester
3 publications, 1.49%
University College of Medical Sciences
2 publications, 1%
University College London
2 publications, 1%
University of Cambridge
2 publications, 1%
University of Oslo
2 publications, 1%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
2 publications, 1%
Loughborough University
2 publications, 1%
Monash University
2 publications, 1%
University of Wollongong
2 publications, 1%
Cancer Council Victoria
2 publications, 1%
Victoria University (Australia)
2 publications, 1%
University of Pecs
2 publications, 1%
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
2 publications, 1%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2 publications, 1%
University of Konstanz
2 publications, 1%
University of Siegen
2 publications, 1%
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
2 publications, 1%
Teikyo Heisei University
2 publications, 1%
University of Tartu
2 publications, 1%
Moi University
2 publications, 1%
NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre
2 publications, 1%
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
2 publications, 1%
University of Stirling
2 publications, 1%
University of Brighton
2 publications, 1%
University of São Paulo
2 publications, 1%
University of Malta
2 publications, 1%
University of the Highlands and Islands
2 publications, 1%
University of Eldoret
2 publications, 1%
University of Strasbourg
1 publication, 0.5%
University of Bordeaux
1 publication, 0.5%
Heidelberg University
1 publication, 0.5%
University of Bayreuth
1 publication, 0.5%
University of Helsinki
1 publication, 0.5%
ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
1 publication, 0.5%
University of New South Wales
1 publication, 0.5%
University of Basel
1 publication, 0.5%
University of Milano-Bicocca
1 publication, 0.5%
University of Warwick
1 publication, 0.5%
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.5%
Shanghai University of Sport
1 publication, 0.5%
Shanghai University
1 publication, 0.5%
University of Copenhagen
1 publication, 0.5%
University of Padua
1 publication, 0.5%
Kanazawa University
1 publication, 0.5%
Sorbonne University
1 publication, 0.5%
University of Verona
1 publication, 0.5%
London School of Economics and Political Science
1 publication, 0.5%
National Taiwan University
1 publication, 0.5%
University of Messina
1 publication, 0.5%
University of Glasgow
1 publication, 0.5%
Foro Italico University of Rome
1 publication, 0.5%
Curtin University
1 publication, 0.5%
University of South Australia
1 publication, 0.5%
Austin Health
1 publication, 0.5%
University of Southern Queensland
1 publication, 0.5%
University of Iceland
1 publication, 0.5%
Mahidol University
1 publication, 0.5%
Washington University in St. Louis
1 publication, 0.5%
Northwestern University
1 publication, 0.5%
Duke University
1 publication, 0.5%
Rush University Medical Center
1 publication, 0.5%
Nagoya University
1 publication, 0.5%
Kyoto University
1 publication, 0.5%
Osaka University
1 publication, 0.5%
Vrije Universiteit Medical Center
1 publication, 0.5%
Hannover Medical School
1 publication, 0.5%
McGill University
1 publication, 0.5%
Lancaster University
1 publication, 0.5%
University of British Columbia
1 publication, 0.5%
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University of Bremen
18 publications, 17.48%
Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology
16 publications, 15.53%
University of Regensburg
5 publications, 4.85%
Deakin University
4 publications, 3.88%
Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute
4 publications, 3.88%
Maastricht University
3 publications, 2.91%
University of Potsdam
3 publications, 2.91%
UMIT Tirol - Private University for Health Sciences and Health Technology
3 publications, 2.91%
University College London
2 publications, 1.94%
University of Cambridge
2 publications, 1.94%
University of Oslo
2 publications, 1.94%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
2 publications, 1.94%
University of Sydney
2 publications, 1.94%
University of Melbourne
2 publications, 1.94%
Arizona State University
2 publications, 1.94%
University of Konstanz
2 publications, 1.94%
University of Siegen
2 publications, 1.94%
Anglia Ruskin University
2 publications, 1.94%
University of Leicester
2 publications, 1.94%
NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre
2 publications, 1.94%
University of Malta
2 publications, 1.94%
Ghent University
1 publication, 0.97%
University of Strasbourg
1 publication, 0.97%
University of Bordeaux
1 publication, 0.97%
Heidelberg University
1 publication, 0.97%
University of Bayreuth
1 publication, 0.97%
ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
1 publication, 0.97%
University of New South Wales
1 publication, 0.97%
University of Basel
1 publication, 0.97%
University of Milano-Bicocca
1 publication, 0.97%
University of Warwick
1 publication, 0.97%
Shanghai University of Sport
1 publication, 0.97%
Shanghai University
1 publication, 0.97%
University of Southern Denmark
1 publication, 0.97%
University of Padua
1 publication, 0.97%
Sorbonne University
1 publication, 0.97%
University of Verona
1 publication, 0.97%
London School of Economics and Political Science
1 publication, 0.97%
National Taiwan University
1 publication, 0.97%
University of Messina
1 publication, 0.97%
Glasgow Caledonian University
1 publication, 0.97%
University of Glasgow
1 publication, 0.97%
University of Queensland
1 publication, 0.97%
University of Wollongong
1 publication, 0.97%
University of South Australia
1 publication, 0.97%
Swinburne University of Technology
1 publication, 0.97%
Austin Health
1 publication, 0.97%
Cancer Council Victoria
1 publication, 0.97%
Australian Catholic University
1 publication, 0.97%
University of Southern Queensland
1 publication, 0.97%
University of Iceland
1 publication, 0.97%
Mahidol University
1 publication, 0.97%
Washington University in St. Louis
1 publication, 0.97%
Duke University
1 publication, 0.97%
Rush University Medical Center
1 publication, 0.97%
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
1 publication, 0.97%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
1 publication, 0.97%
McGill University
1 publication, 0.97%
University of British Columbia
1 publication, 0.97%
University of Minnesota
1 publication, 0.97%
Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg
1 publication, 0.97%
German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
1 publication, 0.97%
University Medical Center Utrecht
1 publication, 0.97%
Robert Koch Institute
1 publication, 0.97%
University of Mannheim
1 publication, 0.97%
University of Augsburg
1 publication, 0.97%
Amsterdam University Medical Center
1 publication, 0.97%
University of Vienna
1 publication, 0.97%
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
1 publication, 0.97%
Medical College of Wisconsin
1 publication, 0.97%
University of Tokyo Hospital
1 publication, 0.97%
Chiba University Hospital
1 publication, 0.97%
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
1 publication, 0.97%
NOVA University Lisbon
1 publication, 0.97%
University of Ottawa
1 publication, 0.97%
University of Tartu
1 publication, 0.97%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1 publication, 0.97%
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
1 publication, 0.97%
Saint Anthony Catholic University
1 publication, 0.97%
Valencian International University
1 publication, 0.97%
Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol
1 publication, 0.97%
Moi University
1 publication, 0.97%
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
1 publication, 0.97%
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
1 publication, 0.97%
University of Stirling
1 publication, 0.97%
Babes-Bolyai University
1 publication, 0.97%
Federal University of São Paulo
1 publication, 0.97%
University of São Paulo
1 publication, 0.97%
Mater Dei Hospital
1 publication, 0.97%
University of the Highlands and Islands
1 publication, 0.97%
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
1 publication, 0.97%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
1 publication, 0.97%
University of South Carolina
1 publication, 0.97%
University of Eldoret
1 publication, 0.97%
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USA, 49, 24.38%
USA
49 publications, 24.38%
Germany, 46, 22.89%
Germany
46 publications, 22.89%
Australia, 30, 14.93%
Australia
30 publications, 14.93%
Denmark, 30, 14.93%
Denmark
30 publications, 14.93%
Sweden, 30, 14.93%
Sweden
30 publications, 14.93%
Japan, 21, 10.45%
Japan
21 publications, 10.45%
United Kingdom, 20, 9.95%
United Kingdom
20 publications, 9.95%
Canada, 17, 8.46%
Canada
17 publications, 8.46%
Italy, 9, 4.48%
Italy
9 publications, 4.48%
Spain, 8, 3.98%
Spain
8 publications, 3.98%
Netherlands, 7, 3.48%
Netherlands
7 publications, 3.48%
France, 5, 2.49%
France
5 publications, 2.49%
Estonia, 4, 1.99%
Estonia
4 publications, 1.99%
Austria, 4, 1.99%
Austria
4 publications, 1.99%
Belgium, 4, 1.99%
Belgium
4 publications, 1.99%
China, 3, 1.49%
China
3 publications, 1.49%
Brazil, 3, 1.49%
Brazil
3 publications, 1.49%
Hungary, 2, 1%
Hungary
2 publications, 1%
India, 2, 1%
India
2 publications, 1%
Kenya, 2, 1%
Kenya
2 publications, 1%
Malta, 2, 1%
Malta
2 publications, 1%
Norway, 2, 1%
Norway
2 publications, 1%
Finland, 2, 1%
Finland
2 publications, 1%
Portugal, 1, 0.5%
Portugal
1 publication, 0.5%
Ireland, 1, 0.5%
Ireland
1 publication, 0.5%
Iceland, 1, 0.5%
Iceland
1 publication, 0.5%
Cyprus, 1, 0.5%
Cyprus
1 publication, 0.5%
Colombia, 1, 0.5%
Colombia
1 publication, 0.5%
Pakistan, 1, 0.5%
Pakistan
1 publication, 0.5%
Romania, 1, 0.5%
Romania
1 publication, 0.5%
Thailand, 1, 0.5%
Thailand
1 publication, 0.5%
Croatia, 1, 0.5%
Croatia
1 publication, 0.5%
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Publishing countries in 5 years

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Germany, 29, 28.16%
Germany
29 publications, 28.16%
Australia, 12, 11.65%
Australia
12 publications, 11.65%
United Kingdom, 11, 10.68%
United Kingdom
11 publications, 10.68%
USA, 10, 9.71%
USA
10 publications, 9.71%
Netherlands, 5, 4.85%
Netherlands
5 publications, 4.85%
France, 4, 3.88%
France
4 publications, 3.88%
Austria, 4, 3.88%
Austria
4 publications, 3.88%
Canada, 4, 3.88%
Canada
4 publications, 3.88%
China, 3, 2.91%
China
3 publications, 2.91%
Spain, 3, 2.91%
Spain
3 publications, 2.91%
Italy, 3, 2.91%
Italy
3 publications, 2.91%
Estonia, 2, 1.94%
Estonia
2 publications, 1.94%
Brazil, 2, 1.94%
Brazil
2 publications, 1.94%
Malta, 2, 1.94%
Malta
2 publications, 1.94%
Portugal, 1, 0.97%
Portugal
1 publication, 0.97%
Belgium, 1, 0.97%
Belgium
1 publication, 0.97%
Denmark, 1, 0.97%
Denmark
1 publication, 0.97%
Ireland, 1, 0.97%
Ireland
1 publication, 0.97%
Iceland, 1, 0.97%
Iceland
1 publication, 0.97%
Kenya, 1, 0.97%
Kenya
1 publication, 0.97%
Colombia, 1, 0.97%
Colombia
1 publication, 0.97%
Norway, 1, 0.97%
Norway
1 publication, 0.97%
Pakistan, 1, 0.97%
Pakistan
1 publication, 0.97%
Thailand, 1, 0.97%
Thailand
1 publication, 0.97%
Finland, 1, 0.97%
Finland
1 publication, 0.97%
Japan, 1, 0.97%
Japan
1 publication, 0.97%
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