Social Work Research

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SCImago
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Impact factor
1.2
SJR
0.418
CiteScore
1.9
Categories
Sociology and Political Science
Social Work
Areas
Social Sciences
Years of issue
1994-2002, 2004-2025
journal names
Social Work Research
SOC WORK RES
Publications
927
Citations
15 384
h-index
60
Publications
165
Citations
5 803
Top-3 citing journals
Top-3 organizations
University of Denver
University of Denver (48 publications)
University of Michigan
University of Michigan (37 publications)
Arizona State University
Arizona State University (11 publications)
University of Michigan
University of Michigan (6 publications)
Top-3 countries
USA (473 publications)
Republic of Korea (78 publications)
Israel (18 publications)
USA (70 publications)
China (5 publications)
Canada (4 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Citing journals

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Children and Youth Services Review
634 citations, 4.12%
Research on Social Work Practice
370 citations, 2.41%
Child Abuse and Neglect
239 citations, 1.55%
Social Work Research
178 citations, 1.16%
Journal of Interpersonal Violence
174 citations, 1.13%
Journal of Social Work Education
156 citations, 1.01%
Journal of Social Service Research
147 citations, 0.96%
British Journal of Social Work
140 citations, 0.91%
Families in Society
139 citations, 0.9%
Journal of Community Psychology
113 citations, 0.73%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
110 citations, 0.72%
Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal
103 citations, 0.67%
Journal of Child and Family Studies
95 citations, 0.62%
Frontiers in Psychology
90 citations, 0.59%
Child and Family Social Work
90 citations, 0.59%
Journal of Public Child Welfare
74 citations, 0.48%
Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research
74 citations, 0.48%
Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment
74 citations, 0.48%
Journal of Social Work
73 citations, 0.47%
Social Service Review
73 citations, 0.47%
Social Work Education
72 citations, 0.47%
American Journal of Community Psychology
69 citations, 0.45%
Violence Against Women
68 citations, 0.44%
Journal of Youth and Adolescence
65 citations, 0.42%
Child Maltreatment
61 citations, 0.4%
PLoS ONE
60 citations, 0.39%
Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work
60 citations, 0.39%
International Social Work
59 citations, 0.38%
Journal of Teaching in Social Work
53 citations, 0.34%
Social Work in Mental Health
50 citations, 0.33%
Qualitative Social Work
50 citations, 0.33%
Social Work
50 citations, 0.33%
Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work
48 citations, 0.31%
Aggression and Violent Behavior
47 citations, 0.31%
Substance Use and Misuse
47 citations, 0.31%
Journal of Family Violence
46 citations, 0.3%
Journal of Community Practice
45 citations, 0.29%
Trauma, Violence, and Abuse
45 citations, 0.29%
SSRN Electronic Journal
45 citations, 0.29%
Social Work in Health Care
43 citations, 0.28%
Family Relations
43 citations, 0.28%
Journal of Family Social Work
43 citations, 0.28%
Journal of Gerontological Social Work
43 citations, 0.28%
Community Mental Health Journal
41 citations, 0.27%
Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions
41 citations, 0.27%
Social Science and Medicine
40 citations, 0.26%
Clinical Social Work Journal
40 citations, 0.26%
Journal of Family and Economic Issues
39 citations, 0.25%
Sustainability
38 citations, 0.25%
BMC Public Health
37 citations, 0.24%
Journal of Adolescence
36 citations, 0.23%
Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work
34 citations, 0.22%
Youth and Society
34 citations, 0.22%
Child and Youth Care Forum
33 citations, 0.21%
Prevention Science
33 citations, 0.21%
European Journal of Social Work
31 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Family Issues
31 citations, 0.2%
Human Service Organizations Management, Leadership and Governance
31 citations, 0.2%
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
30 citations, 0.2%
Current Psychology
30 citations, 0.2%
Evaluation and Program Planning
30 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Poverty
29 citations, 0.19%
Journal of Adolescent Health
28 citations, 0.18%
Journal of Evidence-Informed Social Work
27 citations, 0.18%
The Gerontologist
27 citations, 0.18%
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
26 citations, 0.17%
Social Work in Public Health
25 citations, 0.16%
Frontiers in Public Health
25 citations, 0.16%
Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services
25 citations, 0.16%
Aging and Mental Health
25 citations, 0.16%
Crime and Delinquency
25 citations, 0.16%
Health and Social Care in the Community
25 citations, 0.16%
Australian Social Work
24 citations, 0.16%
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
24 citations, 0.16%
Criminal Justice and Behavior
24 citations, 0.16%
Journal of Affective Disorders
24 citations, 0.16%
Journal of Technology in Human Services
23 citations, 0.15%
Child Indicators Research
23 citations, 0.15%
Social Sciences
23 citations, 0.15%
Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma
23 citations, 0.15%
Journal of Early Adolescence
23 citations, 0.15%
Journal of Criminal Justice
23 citations, 0.15%
Issues in Mental Health Nursing
22 citations, 0.14%
Campbell Systematic Reviews
22 citations, 0.14%
Social Indicators Research
21 citations, 0.14%
Clinical Psychology Review
21 citations, 0.14%
BMC Psychiatry
21 citations, 0.14%
International Journal of Social Welfare
21 citations, 0.14%
Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice
21 citations, 0.14%
Journal of Child Sexual Abuse
20 citations, 0.13%
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
20 citations, 0.13%
Psychological Reports
20 citations, 0.13%
Journal of Drug Issues
20 citations, 0.13%
American Journal of Public Health
20 citations, 0.13%
Addictive Behaviors
20 citations, 0.13%
Journal of Research on Adolescence
20 citations, 0.13%
Journal of Advanced Nursing
20 citations, 0.13%
Sex Roles
20 citations, 0.13%
Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work
20 citations, 0.13%
Journal of Sex Research
20 citations, 0.13%
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Citing publishers

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Taylor & Francis
3071 citations, 19.96%
SAGE
2355 citations, 15.31%
Elsevier
2166 citations, 14.08%
Springer Nature
1974 citations, 12.83%
Wiley
1565 citations, 10.17%
Oxford University Press
533 citations, 3.46%
MDPI
319 citations, 2.07%
Cambridge University Press
221 citations, 1.44%
Emerald
220 citations, 1.43%
Frontiers Media S.A.
184 citations, 1.2%
University of Chicago Press
161 citations, 1.05%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
135 citations, 0.88%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
80 citations, 0.52%
American Psychological Association (APA)
66 citations, 0.43%
JMIR Publications
63 citations, 0.41%
IGI Global
63 citations, 0.41%
SciELO
60 citations, 0.39%
BMJ
47 citations, 0.31%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
45 citations, 0.29%
Springer Publishing Company
42 citations, 0.27%
Consortium Erudit
39 citations, 0.25%
Mary Ann Liebert
35 citations, 0.23%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
31 citations, 0.2%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
26 citations, 0.17%
25 citations, 0.16%
Hindawi Limited
24 citations, 0.16%
Walter de Gruyter
22 citations, 0.14%
CAIRN
22 citations, 0.14%
American Public Health Association
21 citations, 0.14%
American Academy of Pediatrics
20 citations, 0.13%
National Assn. of Social Workers
20 citations, 0.13%
IOS Press
17 citations, 0.11%
SLACK
16 citations, 0.1%
American Medical Association (AMA)
15 citations, 0.1%
Annual Reviews
15 citations, 0.1%
American Psychiatric Association Publishing
15 citations, 0.1%
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
13 citations, 0.08%
Hogrefe Publishing Group
13 citations, 0.08%
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
12 citations, 0.08%
National Association of Social Workers Press
12 citations, 0.08%
Associacao Brasileira de Enfermagem
11 citations, 0.07%
Human Kinetics
11 citations, 0.07%
University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
11 citations, 0.07%
F1000 Research
11 citations, 0.07%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
10 citations, 0.07%
Scientific Research Publishing
10 citations, 0.07%
Medknow
9 citations, 0.06%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
9 citations, 0.06%
Bristol University Press
9 citations, 0.06%
Mark Allen Group
8 citations, 0.05%
American Educational Research Association
8 citations, 0.05%
RCNi
8 citations, 0.05%
AOSIS
8 citations, 0.05%
Guilford Publications
8 citations, 0.05%
Research Square Platform LLC
8 citations, 0.05%
IOP Publishing
7 citations, 0.05%
American Speech Language Hearing Association
6 citations, 0.04%
University of Nebraska Press
6 citations, 0.04%
S. Karger AG
6 citations, 0.04%
Centre for Evaluation in Education and Science (CEON/CEES)
6 citations, 0.04%
Ubiquity Press
6 citations, 0.04%
Berkeley Electronic Press
5 citations, 0.03%
Health Affairs (Project Hope)
5 citations, 0.03%
Stockholm University Press
5 citations, 0.03%
Royal College of Psychiatrists
5 citations, 0.03%
National Coordinating Centre for Health Technology Assessment
5 citations, 0.03%
OpenEdition
5 citations, 0.03%
American Physical Society (APS)
4 citations, 0.03%
Academy of Management
4 citations, 0.03%
Escola Paulista de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo
4 citations, 0.03%
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
4 citations, 0.03%
IntechOpen
4 citations, 0.03%
Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID)
4 citations, 0.03%
Colegio Oficial de la Psicologia de Madrid
4 citations, 0.03%
American Marketing Association
3 citations, 0.02%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
3 citations, 0.02%
John Benjamins Publishing Company
3 citations, 0.02%
Duke University Press
3 citations, 0.02%
AIP Publishing
3 citations, 0.02%
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
3 citations, 0.02%
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
3 citations, 0.02%
3 citations, 0.02%
National Medical Association
3 citations, 0.02%
Biola University
3 citations, 0.02%
European Society of Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS)
3 citations, 0.02%
National Association of School Psychologists
3 citations, 0.02%
Akademiai Kiado
3 citations, 0.02%
CSIRO Publishing
3 citations, 0.02%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
3 citations, 0.02%
Moscow State University of Psychology and Education
3 citations, 0.02%
Scandinavian University Press / Universitetsforlaget AS
3 citations, 0.02%
Korean Counseling Association
3 citations, 0.02%
Men's Studies Press, LLC
3 citations, 0.02%
Center for Strategic Studies in Business and Finance SSBFNET
3 citations, 0.02%
World Scientific
2 citations, 0.01%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
2 citations, 0.01%
EDP Sciences
2 citations, 0.01%
Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
2 citations, 0.01%
Max-Planck Institute for Demographic Research/Max-Planck-institut fur Demografische Forschung
2 citations, 0.01%
2 citations, 0.01%
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Publishing organizations

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University of Denver
48 publications, 5.18%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
47 publications, 5.07%
University of Michigan
37 publications, 3.99%
Arizona State University
32 publications, 3.45%
University at Albany, State University of New York
28 publications, 3.02%
University of Washington
22 publications, 2.37%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
18 publications, 1.94%
University of Texas at Austin
18 publications, 1.94%
University of Tennessee
17 publications, 1.83%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
15 publications, 1.62%
Columbia University
14 publications, 1.51%
Florida State University
13 publications, 1.4%
Ohio State University
13 publications, 1.4%
University of California, Los Angeles
13 publications, 1.4%
University of Chicago
13 publications, 1.4%
University of Maryland, College Park
13 publications, 1.4%
Saint Louis University
13 publications, 1.4%
University of Pittsburgh
13 publications, 1.4%
University of Southern California
12 publications, 1.29%
New York University
12 publications, 1.29%
Boston College
12 publications, 1.29%
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
11 publications, 1.19%
Virginia Commonwealth University
11 publications, 1.19%
University of Pennsylvania
11 publications, 1.19%
Case Western Reserve University
10 publications, 1.08%
University of California, Berkeley
10 publications, 1.08%
University of Maryland, Baltimore
10 publications, 1.08%
Wayne State University
9 publications, 0.97%
University of Houston
9 publications, 0.97%
University of Minnesota
8 publications, 0.86%
University of Toronto
8 publications, 0.86%
University of Alabama
8 publications, 0.86%
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
7 publications, 0.76%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
7 publications, 0.76%
Fordham University
7 publications, 0.76%
Florida International University
7 publications, 0.76%
Johns Hopkins University
6 publications, 0.65%
North Carolina State University
6 publications, 0.65%
University of Texas at Arlington
6 publications, 0.65%
Portland State University
6 publications, 0.65%
University of Kansas
6 publications, 0.65%
Michigan State University
5 publications, 0.54%
Boston University
5 publications, 0.54%
Washington University in St. Louis
5 publications, 0.54%
University of California, Riverside
5 publications, 0.54%
Brown University
5 publications, 0.54%
University of Missouri–St. Louis
5 publications, 0.54%
University of Iowa
5 publications, 0.54%
University of South Carolina
5 publications, 0.54%
Howard University
4 publications, 0.43%
University of Illinois at Chicago
4 publications, 0.43%
Colorado State University
4 publications, 0.43%
Duke University
4 publications, 0.43%
Syracuse University
4 publications, 0.43%
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
4 publications, 0.43%
University of Missouri
4 publications, 0.43%
Tel Aviv University
3 publications, 0.32%
University of Hong Kong
3 publications, 0.32%
Loyola University Chicago
3 publications, 0.32%
Georgia State University
3 publications, 0.32%
Baylor University
3 publications, 0.32%
University of Calgary
3 publications, 0.32%
Louisiana State University
3 publications, 0.32%
University of Connecticut
3 publications, 0.32%
University of Windsor
3 publications, 0.32%
University of Massachusetts Amherst
3 publications, 0.32%
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
3 publications, 0.32%
Hunter College
3 publications, 0.32%
Bar-Ilan University
2 publications, 0.22%
University of Haifa
2 publications, 0.22%
Fu Jen Catholic University
2 publications, 0.22%
Yale University
2 publications, 0.22%
University of Otago
2 publications, 0.22%
Sungkyunkwan University
2 publications, 0.22%
Konkuk University
2 publications, 0.22%
Catholic University of America
2 publications, 0.22%
San Diego State University
2 publications, 0.22%
University of South Florida
2 publications, 0.22%
Ohio University
2 publications, 0.22%
University of Bristol
2 publications, 0.22%
Western Michigan University
2 publications, 0.22%
Tulane University
2 publications, 0.22%
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
2 publications, 0.22%
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
2 publications, 0.22%
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
2 publications, 0.22%
Brigham Young University
2 publications, 0.22%
Utah State University
2 publications, 0.22%
Texas Christian University
2 publications, 0.22%
Binghamton University
2 publications, 0.22%
University of Georgia
2 publications, 0.22%
University of Oklahoma
2 publications, 0.22%
University of South Dakota
2 publications, 0.22%
Wichita State University
2 publications, 0.22%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2 publications, 0.22%
California State University, Los Angeles
2 publications, 0.22%
California State University, Fresno
2 publications, 0.22%
King Abdulaziz University
1 publication, 0.11%
Akdeniz University
1 publication, 0.11%
Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University
1 publication, 0.11%
Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City
1 publication, 0.11%
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Arizona State University
11 publications, 6.67%
University of Michigan
6 publications, 3.64%
University of Maryland, College Park
6 publications, 3.64%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
6 publications, 3.64%
North Carolina State University
5 publications, 3.03%
University of Texas at Austin
5 publications, 3.03%
Washington University in St. Louis
4 publications, 2.42%
University of Houston
4 publications, 2.42%
Saint Louis University
4 publications, 2.42%
Columbia University
3 publications, 1.82%
University of Hong Kong
3 publications, 1.82%
Colorado State University
3 publications, 1.82%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
3 publications, 1.82%
University of Washington
3 publications, 1.82%
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
3 publications, 1.82%
Boston College
3 publications, 1.82%
University of Minnesota
3 publications, 1.82%
Brown University
3 publications, 1.82%
University of Pennsylvania
3 publications, 1.82%
University of Texas at Arlington
3 publications, 1.82%
University of Alabama
3 publications, 1.82%
University of Pittsburgh
3 publications, 1.82%
Florida State University
2 publications, 1.21%
University of Southern California
2 publications, 1.21%
Johns Hopkins University
2 publications, 1.21%
Boston University
2 publications, 1.21%
Case Western Reserve University
2 publications, 1.21%
Duke University
2 publications, 1.21%
New York University
2 publications, 1.21%
University of California, Riverside
2 publications, 1.21%
Loyola University Chicago
2 publications, 1.21%
Wayne State University
2 publications, 1.21%
University of Maryland, Baltimore
2 publications, 1.21%
University of Toronto
2 publications, 1.21%
Louisiana State University
2 publications, 1.21%
University of Tennessee
2 publications, 1.21%
University of Missouri
2 publications, 1.21%
University of Georgia
2 publications, 1.21%
University of Iowa
2 publications, 1.21%
Akdeniz University
1 publication, 0.61%
Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University
1 publication, 0.61%
Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City
1 publication, 0.61%
Nanjing University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.61%
South China Normal University
1 publication, 0.61%
East China Normal University
1 publication, 0.61%
Shanghai Normal University
1 publication, 0.61%
Manchester Metropolitan University
1 publication, 0.61%
Stony Brook University
1 publication, 0.61%
University of Birmingham
1 publication, 0.61%
University of Sydney
1 publication, 0.61%
Pennsylvania State University
1 publication, 0.61%
University of Otago
1 publication, 0.61%
La Trobe University
1 publication, 0.61%
Howard University
1 publication, 0.61%
University of Jos
1 publication, 0.61%
Central Washington University
1 publication, 0.61%
Konkuk University
1 publication, 0.61%
Chinese University of Hong Kong
1 publication, 0.61%
Sookmyung Womens University
1 publication, 0.61%
Ohio State University
1 publication, 0.61%
University of California, Santa Barbara
1 publication, 0.61%
University of Chicago
1 publication, 0.61%
Yunnan University
1 publication, 0.61%
University of South Florida
1 publication, 0.61%
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
1 publication, 0.61%
University of Bristol
1 publication, 0.61%
University of the Basque Country
1 publication, 0.61%
University of British Columbia
1 publication, 0.61%
Metropolitan State University of Denver
1 publication, 0.61%
University of Augsburg
1 publication, 0.61%
Purdue University Northwest
1 publication, 0.61%
Virginia Commonwealth University
1 publication, 0.61%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
1 publication, 0.61%
Baylor University
1 publication, 0.61%
Fordham University
1 publication, 0.61%
West Chester University
1 publication, 0.61%
University of Zaragoza
1 publication, 0.61%
Florida International University
1 publication, 0.61%
Florida Atlantic University
1 publication, 0.61%
Stetson University
1 publication, 0.61%
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
1 publication, 0.61%
University of Denver
1 publication, 0.61%
Brigham Young University
1 publication, 0.61%
Utah State University
1 publication, 0.61%
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
1 publication, 0.61%
University of Houston–Downtown
1 publication, 0.61%
University of Kent
1 publication, 0.61%
University of Regina
1 publication, 0.61%
Université du Québec à Montréal
1 publication, 0.61%
Brandeis University
1 publication, 0.61%
Lesley University
1 publication, 0.61%
Bowling Green State University
1 publication, 0.61%
University of Oklahoma
1 publication, 0.61%
University of Nevada, Reno
1 publication, 0.61%
University of South Dakota
1 publication, 0.61%
University of South Carolina
1 publication, 0.61%
University at Albany, State University of New York
1 publication, 0.61%
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Publishing countries

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USA, 473, 51.02%
USA
473 publications, 51.02%
Republic of Korea, 78, 8.41%
Republic of Korea
78 publications, 8.41%
Israel, 18, 1.94%
Israel
18 publications, 1.94%
Canada, 16, 1.73%
Canada
16 publications, 1.73%
China, 11, 1.19%
China
11 publications, 1.19%
Italy, 9, 0.97%
Italy
9 publications, 0.97%
Georgia, 7, 0.76%
Georgia
7 publications, 0.76%
Australia, 4, 0.43%
Australia
4 publications, 0.43%
United Kingdom, 2, 0.22%
United Kingdom
2 publications, 0.22%
Spain, 2, 0.22%
Spain
2 publications, 0.22%
Belgium, 1, 0.11%
Belgium
1 publication, 0.11%
Vietnam, 1, 0.11%
Vietnam
1 publication, 0.11%
India, 1, 0.11%
India
1 publication, 0.11%
Netherlands, 1, 0.11%
Netherlands
1 publication, 0.11%
New Zealand, 1, 0.11%
New Zealand
1 publication, 0.11%
Saudi Arabia, 1, 0.11%
Saudi Arabia
1 publication, 0.11%
Singapore, 1, 0.11%
Singapore
1 publication, 0.11%
Slovakia, 1, 0.11%
Slovakia
1 publication, 0.11%
Turkey, 1, 0.11%
Turkey
1 publication, 0.11%
Montenegro, 1, 0.11%
Montenegro
1 publication, 0.11%
Chile, 1, 0.11%
Chile
1 publication, 0.11%
Japan, 1, 0.11%
Japan
1 publication, 0.11%
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Publishing countries in 5 years

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USA, 70, 42.42%
USA
70 publications, 42.42%
China, 5, 3.03%
China
5 publications, 3.03%
Canada, 4, 2.42%
Canada
4 publications, 2.42%
Australia, 2, 1.21%
Australia
2 publications, 1.21%
Spain, 2, 1.21%
Spain
2 publications, 1.21%
Republic of Korea, 2, 1.21%
Republic of Korea
2 publications, 1.21%
United Kingdom, 1, 0.61%
United Kingdom
1 publication, 0.61%
Vietnam, 1, 0.61%
Vietnam
1 publication, 0.61%
Israel, 1, 0.61%
Israel
1 publication, 0.61%
Turkey, 1, 0.61%
Turkey
1 publication, 0.61%
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