About

Born in Chilaw, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in 1953. After receiving B.Sc.(Special) degree in zoology from the University of Colombo in 1976, completed M.Sc in biochemistry at the University of Peradeniya in 1980, and Ph.D. in food chemistry at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, under the guidance of John W.Erdman Jr. in 1986. Since then, had held teaching and research positions in USA and Japan. Sole author of Prostitutes in Medical Literature; an annotated bibliography (1991) and An Einstein Dictionary (1996). Currently, a naturalized Japanese citizen, since 2016.

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Total publications
65
Total citations
651
Citations per publication
10.02
Average publications per year
1.71
Average coauthors
1.18
Publications years
1983-2020 (38 years)
h-index
13
i10-index
15
m-index
0.34
o-index
37
g-index
24
w-index
4
Metrics description
h-index
A scientist has an h-index if h of his N publications are cited at least h times each, while the remaining (N - h) publications are cited no more than h times each.
i10-index
The number of the author's publications that received at least 10 links each.
m-index
The researcher's m-index is numerically equal to the ratio of his h-index to the number of years that have passed since the first publication.
o-index
The geometric mean of the h-index and the number of citations of the most cited article of the scientist.
g-index
For a given set of articles, sorted in descending order of the number of citations that these articles received, the g-index is the largest number such that the g most cited articles received (in total) at least g2 citations.
w-index
If w articles of a researcher have at least 10w citations each and other publications are less than 10(w+1) citations, then the researcher's w-index is equal to w.

Fields of science

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General Medicine, 26, 40%
General Medicine
26 publications, 40%
Multidisciplinary, 14, 21.54%
Multidisciplinary
14 publications, 21.54%
Food Science, 7, 10.77%
Food Science
7 publications, 10.77%
Biochemistry, 5, 7.69%
Biochemistry
5 publications, 7.69%
Molecular Biology, 5, 7.69%
Molecular Biology
5 publications, 7.69%
Cell Biology, 5, 7.69%
Cell Biology
5 publications, 7.69%
Biophysics, 3, 4.62%
Biophysics
3 publications, 4.62%
Clinical Biochemistry, 3, 4.62%
Clinical Biochemistry
3 publications, 4.62%
Animal Science and Zoology, 3, 4.62%
Animal Science and Zoology
3 publications, 4.62%
Physiology, 3, 4.62%
Physiology
3 publications, 4.62%
Medicine (miscellaneous), 2, 3.08%
Medicine (miscellaneous)
2 publications, 3.08%
Pharmacology, 2, 3.08%
Pharmacology
2 publications, 3.08%
Endocrinology, 2, 3.08%
Endocrinology
2 publications, 3.08%
Nutrition and Dietetics, 2, 3.08%
Nutrition and Dietetics
2 publications, 3.08%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 2, 3.08%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
2 publications, 3.08%
Ecology, 2, 3.08%
Ecology
2 publications, 3.08%
General Chemistry, 1, 1.54%
General Chemistry
1 publication, 1.54%
Organic Chemistry, 1, 1.54%
Organic Chemistry
1 publication, 1.54%
Oncology, 1, 1.54%
Oncology
1 publication, 1.54%
Molecular Medicine, 1, 1.54%
Molecular Medicine
1 publication, 1.54%
General Chemical Engineering, 1, 1.54%
General Chemical Engineering
1 publication, 1.54%
Chemistry (miscellaneous), 1, 1.54%
Chemistry (miscellaneous)
1 publication, 1.54%
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 1, 1.54%
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
1 publication, 1.54%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 1, 1.54%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
1 publication, 1.54%
Sociology and Political Science, 1, 1.54%
Sociology and Political Science
1 publication, 1.54%
Developmental Biology, 1, 1.54%
Developmental Biology
1 publication, 1.54%
General Neuroscience, 1, 1.54%
General Neuroscience
1 publication, 1.54%
Immunology, 1, 1.54%
Immunology
1 publication, 1.54%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 1, 1.54%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
1 publication, 1.54%
Gastroenterology, 1, 1.54%
Gastroenterology
1 publication, 1.54%
General Veterinary, 1, 1.54%
General Veterinary
1 publication, 1.54%
Linguistics and Language, 1, 1.54%
Linguistics and Language
1 publication, 1.54%
Language and Linguistics, 1, 1.54%
Language and Linguistics
1 publication, 1.54%
Neurology (clinical), 1, 1.54%
Neurology (clinical)
1 publication, 1.54%
General Psychology, 1, 1.54%
General Psychology
1 publication, 1.54%
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Journals

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Medical Hypotheses
14 publications, 21.54%
Nature
13 publications, 20%
National Medical Journal of India
2 publications, 3.08%
Journal of Food Biochemistry
2 publications, 3.08%
Ecology of Food and Nutrition
2 publications, 3.08%
Nutrition Research
2 publications, 3.08%
Keio Journal of Medicine
2 publications, 3.08%
The Lancet
2 publications, 3.08%
Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids
2 publications, 3.08%
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Comparative Biochemistry
2 publications, 3.08%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
1 publication, 1.54%
BioFactors
1 publication, 1.54%
Mammal Study
1 publication, 1.54%
LWT - Food Science and Technology
1 publication, 1.54%
JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society
1 publication, 1.54%
Marine Biotechnology
1 publication, 1.54%
Plant Foods for Human Nutrition
1 publication, 1.54%
Gut
1 publication, 1.54%
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
1 publication, 1.54%
Indian Journal of Cancer
1 publication, 1.54%
Zoological Science
1 publication, 1.54%
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology
1 publication, 1.54%
Journal of Food Science
1 publication, 1.54%
Humor
1 publication, 1.54%
Journal of Medical Primatology
1 publication, 1.54%
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
1 publication, 1.54%
Brain Research
1 publication, 1.54%
International Journal of Primatology
1 publication, 1.54%
Reviews in Agricultural Science
1 publication, 1.54%
Immunology Today
1 publication, 1.54%
C R C Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
1 publication, 1.54%
Ceylon Medical Journal
1 publication, 1.54%
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Citing journals

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Journal not defined, 68, 10.45%
Journal not defined
68 citations, 10.45%
Medical Hypotheses
26 citations, 3.99%
Challenges for Arabic Machine Translation
14 citations, 2.15%
Food Chemistry
10 citations, 1.54%
LWT - Food Science and Technology
9 citations, 1.38%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
8 citations, 1.23%
Journal of Food Science
7 citations, 1.08%
Physiological Reviews
6 citations, 0.92%
Neuroscience
5 citations, 0.77%
Plant Foods for Human Nutrition
5 citations, 0.77%
Journal of Food Quality
5 citations, 0.77%
Journal of Biological Chemistry
5 citations, 0.77%
American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology
5 citations, 0.77%
Food Research International
5 citations, 0.77%
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
5 citations, 0.77%
Methods in Molecular Biology
4 citations, 0.61%
Aquaculture Research
4 citations, 0.61%
Journal of Food Composition and Analysis
4 citations, 0.61%
European Journal of Neuroscience
4 citations, 0.61%
Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
4 citations, 0.61%
Progress in Brain Research
4 citations, 0.61%
Scientific Reports
4 citations, 0.61%
Nature
4 citations, 0.61%
Free Radical Biology and Medicine
4 citations, 0.61%
Mechanisms of Ageing and Development
4 citations, 0.61%
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
4 citations, 0.61%
Primates
4 citations, 0.61%
Journal of Neuroscience Research
4 citations, 0.61%
Journal of Lipid Mediators and Cell Signalling
4 citations, 0.61%
Comprehensive Physiology
4 citations, 0.61%
American Journal of Primatology
3 citations, 0.46%
European Journal of Pharmacology
3 citations, 0.46%
Phytochemistry
3 citations, 0.46%
Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews
3 citations, 0.46%
National Medical Journal of India
3 citations, 0.46%
Progress in Neurobiology
3 citations, 0.46%
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids
3 citations, 0.46%
International Journal of Food Science and Technology
3 citations, 0.46%
Sleep
3 citations, 0.46%
Foods
3 citations, 0.46%
International Immunopharmacology
3 citations, 0.46%
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
3 citations, 0.46%
Journal of Food Science and Technology
3 citations, 0.46%
Food and Function
3 citations, 0.46%
Scientometrics
3 citations, 0.46%
Free Radical Research
3 citations, 0.46%
Bipolar Disorders
3 citations, 0.46%
Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
3 citations, 0.46%
Sleep Medicine Reviews
3 citations, 0.46%
Brain Research
3 citations, 0.46%
Journal of Neuroscience
3 citations, 0.46%
Physiological Genomics
3 citations, 0.46%
PLoS ONE
3 citations, 0.46%
Legume Science
3 citations, 0.46%
Journal of Neurochemistry
2 citations, 0.31%
FEBS Letters
2 citations, 0.31%
Molecules
2 citations, 0.31%
Gene
2 citations, 0.31%
Nutrients
2 citations, 0.31%
Tetrahedron
2 citations, 0.31%
International Journal of Food Properties
2 citations, 0.31%
Brain, Behavior, and Immunity
2 citations, 0.31%
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - General Subjects
2 citations, 0.31%
Journal of Molluscan Studies
2 citations, 0.31%
Journal of Food Biochemistry
2 citations, 0.31%
Brain Research Bulletin
2 citations, 0.31%
Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
2 citations, 0.31%
Animals
2 citations, 0.31%
Ecology of Food and Nutrition
2 citations, 0.31%
Neuropsychopharmacology
2 citations, 0.31%
Psychiatric Clinics of North America
2 citations, 0.31%
Journal of Organic Chemistry
2 citations, 0.31%
Food Science and Nutrition
2 citations, 0.31%
FASEB Journal
2 citations, 0.31%
Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
2 citations, 0.31%
Planta
2 citations, 0.31%
Frontiers in Bioscience - Landmark
2 citations, 0.31%
International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology
2 citations, 0.31%
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2 citations, 0.31%
International Journal of Electrochemical Science
2 citations, 0.31%
Zoological Science
2 citations, 0.31%
American Journal of Physical Anthropology
2 citations, 0.31%
Cell
2 citations, 0.31%
Vox Sanguinis
2 citations, 0.31%
Plants
2 citations, 0.31%
Neuroscience Research
2 citations, 0.31%
Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research
2 citations, 0.31%
Food and Bioprocess Technology
2 citations, 0.31%
Sleep Medicine Clinics
2 citations, 0.31%
Food Science and Biotechnology
2 citations, 0.31%
Journal of Medical Primatology
2 citations, 0.31%
Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety
2 citations, 0.31%
Frontiers in Microbiology
2 citations, 0.31%
Journal of Nutrition
2 citations, 0.31%
Reviews in Agricultural Science
2 citations, 0.31%
Prostaglandins and Other Lipid Mediators
2 citations, 0.31%
Journal of Protein Chemistry
2 citations, 0.31%
SSRN Electronic Journal
2 citations, 0.31%
Journal of PHYSIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY and Applied Human Science
2 citations, 0.31%
Applied Food Research
2 citations, 0.31%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
27 publications, 41.54%
Springer Nature
16 publications, 24.62%
Wiley
6 publications, 9.23%
Taylor & Francis
3 publications, 4.62%
Keio Gijuku Daigaku
2 publications, 3.08%
Scientific Scholar
2 publications, 3.08%
Walter de Gruyter
1 publication, 1.54%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
1 publication, 1.54%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
1 publication, 1.54%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
1 publication, 1.54%
Mammalogical Society of Japan
1 publication, 1.54%
Zoological Society of Japan
1 publication, 1.54%
Gifu University - United Graduate School of Agricultural Science
1 publication, 1.54%
BMJ
1 publication, 1.54%
Sri Lanka Journals Online
1 publication, 1.54%
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Organizations from articles

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Organization not defined, 34, 52.31%
Organization not defined
34 publications, 52.31%
University of Tokyo
12 publications, 18.46%
Kyoto University
6 publications, 9.23%
Drexel University
5 publications, 7.69%
Gifu University
5 publications, 7.69%
Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University
3 publications, 4.62%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2 publications, 3.08%
Harvard University
1 publication, 1.54%
Brigham and Women's Hospital
1 publication, 1.54%
National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition
1 publication, 1.54%
Okayama University
1 publication, 1.54%
University of Yamanashi
1 publication, 1.54%
Gifu Pharmaceutical University
1 publication, 1.54%
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Countries from articles

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Japan, 39, 60%
Japan
39 publications, 60%
Country not defined, 20, 30.77%
Country not defined
20 publications, 30.77%
USA, 8, 12.31%
USA
8 publications, 12.31%
Ireland, 1, 1.54%
Ireland
1 publication, 1.54%
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Citing organizations

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Organization not defined, 198, 30.41%
Organization not defined
198 citations, 30.41%
Harvard University
13 citations, 2%
Kyoto University
12 citations, 1.84%
Duke University
9 citations, 1.38%
University of Tokyo
8 citations, 1.23%
King's College London
7 citations, 1.08%
University of Leicester
7 citations, 1.08%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
7 citations, 1.08%
Stanford University
6 citations, 0.92%
University of California, Davis
6 citations, 0.92%
McGill University
6 citations, 0.92%
University of Toronto
6 citations, 0.92%
Guangdong Ocean University
5 citations, 0.77%
Shantou University
5 citations, 0.77%
University of Tsukuba
5 citations, 0.77%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
5 citations, 0.77%
Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University
5 citations, 0.77%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
5 citations, 0.77%
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
5 citations, 0.77%
Fudan University
4 citations, 0.61%
Dalian Polytechnic University
4 citations, 0.61%
Boston University
4 citations, 0.61%
University of California, Los Angeles
4 citations, 0.61%
Japan Science and Technology Agency
4 citations, 0.61%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
4 citations, 0.61%
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
3 citations, 0.46%
Central Food Technological Research Institute
3 citations, 0.46%
University Putra Malaysia
3 citations, 0.46%
China Agricultural University
3 citations, 0.46%
Ocean University of China
3 citations, 0.46%
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College
3 citations, 0.46%
University of Copenhagen
3 citations, 0.46%
Johns Hopkins University
3 citations, 0.46%
Jimei University
3 citations, 0.46%
Qingdao University
3 citations, 0.46%
Monash University
3 citations, 0.46%
Ekiti State University
3 citations, 0.46%
Prince of Songkla University
3 citations, 0.46%
Washington State University
3 citations, 0.46%
Oregon Health & Science University
3 citations, 0.46%
University of Bristol
3 citations, 0.46%
Hokkaido University
3 citations, 0.46%
Gifu University
3 citations, 0.46%
Kagoshima University
3 citations, 0.46%
Wageningen University and Research Centre
3 citations, 0.46%
Université Laval
3 citations, 0.46%
Louisiana State University
3 citations, 0.46%
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
3 citations, 0.46%
Lomonosov Moscow State University
2 citations, 0.31%
FSBI «Petrov Research Institute of Oncology» of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation
2 citations, 0.31%
National Botanical Research Institute
2 citations, 0.31%
Zhejiang University
2 citations, 0.31%
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
2 citations, 0.31%
Bar-Ilan University
2 citations, 0.31%
Sichuan University
2 citations, 0.31%
École supérieure de physique et de chimie industrielles de la Ville de Paris
2 citations, 0.31%
University of Genoa
2 citations, 0.31%
Ghent University
2 citations, 0.31%
University of Malaya
2 citations, 0.31%
Chalmers University of Technology
2 citations, 0.31%
University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus
2 citations, 0.31%
University of Malaysia Sabah
2 citations, 0.31%
Capital Medical University
2 citations, 0.31%
Jiangsu Ocean University
2 citations, 0.31%
University of New South Wales
2 citations, 0.31%
Xiamen University
2 citations, 0.31%
Kanazawa University
2 citations, 0.31%
University of Verona
2 citations, 0.31%
University of Nottingham
2 citations, 0.31%
University of Southern California
2 citations, 0.31%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2 citations, 0.31%
Drexel University
2 citations, 0.31%
Cornell University
2 citations, 0.31%
Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
2 citations, 0.31%
Ningbo University
2 citations, 0.31%
University of Queensland
2 citations, 0.31%
James Cook University
2 citations, 0.31%
Tokyo Medical and Dental University
2 citations, 0.31%
Khon Kaen University
2 citations, 0.31%
Korea University
2 citations, 0.31%
Arizona State University
2 citations, 0.31%
North Carolina State University
2 citations, 0.31%
Korea Food Research Institute
2 citations, 0.31%
University of Dar es Salaam
2 citations, 0.31%
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
2 citations, 0.31%
Ohio State University
2 citations, 0.31%
Massachusetts General Hospital
2 citations, 0.31%
Brigham and Women's Hospital
2 citations, 0.31%
Tufts University
2 citations, 0.31%
University of California Davis Medical Center
2 citations, 0.31%
Osaka University
2 citations, 0.31%
Tohoku University
2 citations, 0.31%
Vanderbilt University
2 citations, 0.31%
University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
2 citations, 0.31%
Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry
2 citations, 0.31%
Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences
2 citations, 0.31%
Vrije Universiteit Medical Center
2 citations, 0.31%
Collège de France
2 citations, 0.31%
Rockefeller University
2 citations, 0.31%
Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn
2 citations, 0.31%
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Citing countries

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USA, 151, 23.2%
USA
151 citations, 23.2%
Country not defined, 130, 19.97%
Country not defined
130 citations, 19.97%
Japan, 88, 13.52%
Japan
88 citations, 13.52%
China, 64, 9.83%
China
64 citations, 9.83%
United Kingdom, 37, 5.68%
United Kingdom
37 citations, 5.68%
Canada, 29, 4.45%
Canada
29 citations, 4.45%
India, 23, 3.53%
India
23 citations, 3.53%
Germany, 20, 3.07%
Germany
20 citations, 3.07%
France, 18, 2.76%
France
18 citations, 2.76%
Australia, 17, 2.61%
Australia
17 citations, 2.61%
Republic of Korea, 12, 1.84%
Republic of Korea
12 citations, 1.84%
Italy, 11, 1.69%
Italy
11 citations, 1.69%
Malaysia, 11, 1.69%
Malaysia
11 citations, 1.69%
Brazil, 10, 1.54%
Brazil
10 citations, 1.54%
Spain, 9, 1.38%
Spain
9 citations, 1.38%
Nigeria, 9, 1.38%
Nigeria
9 citations, 1.38%
Poland, 9, 1.38%
Poland
9 citations, 1.38%
Russia, 8, 1.23%
Russia
8 citations, 1.23%
Netherlands, 8, 1.23%
Netherlands
8 citations, 1.23%
Mexico, 7, 1.08%
Mexico
7 citations, 1.08%
Sweden, 7, 1.08%
Sweden
7 citations, 1.08%
Thailand, 6, 0.92%
Thailand
6 citations, 0.92%
Switzerland, 6, 0.92%
Switzerland
6 citations, 0.92%
Denmark, 5, 0.77%
Denmark
5 citations, 0.77%
Israel, 5, 0.77%
Israel
5 citations, 0.77%
Portugal, 4, 0.61%
Portugal
4 citations, 0.61%
Austria, 4, 0.61%
Austria
4 citations, 0.61%
Hungary, 4, 0.61%
Hungary
4 citations, 0.61%
Tanzania, 4, 0.61%
Tanzania
4 citations, 0.61%
Belgium, 3, 0.46%
Belgium
3 citations, 0.46%
Egypt, 3, 0.46%
Egypt
3 citations, 0.46%
Indonesia, 3, 0.46%
Indonesia
3 citations, 0.46%
New Zealand, 3, 0.46%
New Zealand
3 citations, 0.46%
Norway, 3, 0.46%
Norway
3 citations, 0.46%
Sri Lanka, 3, 0.46%
Sri Lanka
3 citations, 0.46%
Ireland, 2, 0.31%
Ireland
2 citations, 0.31%
Lebanon, 2, 0.31%
Lebanon
2 citations, 0.31%
Croatia, 2, 0.31%
Croatia
2 citations, 0.31%
Chile, 2, 0.31%
Chile
2 citations, 0.31%
South Africa, 2, 0.31%
South Africa
2 citations, 0.31%
Ukraine, 1, 0.15%
Ukraine
1 citation, 0.15%
Benin, 1, 0.15%
Benin
1 citation, 0.15%
Bolivia, 1, 0.15%
Bolivia
1 citation, 0.15%
Greece, 1, 0.15%
Greece
1 citation, 0.15%
Iraq, 1, 0.15%
Iraq
1 citation, 0.15%
Iran, 1, 0.15%
Iran
1 citation, 0.15%
Colombia, 1, 0.15%
Colombia
1 citation, 0.15%
Myanmar, 1, 0.15%
Myanmar
1 citation, 0.15%
Pakistan, 1, 0.15%
Pakistan
1 citation, 0.15%
Saudi Arabia, 1, 0.15%
Saudi Arabia
1 citation, 0.15%
Slovakia, 1, 0.15%
Slovakia
1 citation, 0.15%
Turkey, 1, 0.15%
Turkey
1 citation, 0.15%
Czech Republic, 1, 0.15%
Czech Republic
1 citation, 0.15%
Ecuador, 1, 0.15%
Ecuador
1 citation, 0.15%
Ethiopia, 1, 0.15%
Ethiopia
1 citation, 0.15%
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