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Research in Aarhus

Science Explorer records 37 research institutions in Aarhus, Denmark. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Aarhus University, Danish Pain Research Center and VIA University College.

Research institutions
37
10 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
131k
▼ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.3M
24.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
21.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Aarhus?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Aarhus UniversityUniversity 121,712 #101
2Aarhus MunicipalityGovernment institution 2,491 #14,866 all time
3Natural History Museum AarhusArchive 2,128 #9,644
4VIA University CollegeUniversity 1,394 #7,515
5Danish Pain Research CenterResearch facility 1,328 #6,928
6Aarhus School of ArchitectureUniversity 1,079 #9,256
7Moesgaard MuseumArchive 830 #13,727
8Danish School of Media and JournalismUniversity 538 #12,073
9Knowledge Centre for AgricultureCompany 488 #13,558
10State and University LibraryArchive 457 #17,182 all time
11Vestas (Denmark)Company 338 #17,120
12Arla Foods (Denmark)Company 255 #21,301
13Alexandra Institute (Denmark)Company 211 #17,508 all time
14VUC AarhusUniversity 140 #32,984 all time
15Royal Academy of MusicUniversity 136 #24,621 all time
16DNA Diagnostic (Denmark)Company 130 #32,738 all time
17Danish Institute for Quality and Accreditation in HealthcareUniversity 97 not ranked
18Center for Massive Data AlgorithmicsResearch facility 67 not ranked
19Terma (Denmark)Company 51 not ranked
20Aarhus GeoSoftware (Denmark)Company 45 not ranked
21Global Health Literacy AcademyNonprofit 41 not ranked
22Unisense (Denmark)Company 34 not ranked
23Danish Dairy Research FoundationInstitution 32 not ranked
24Cryptomathic (Denmark)Company 23 not ranked
25Danish Head and Neck Cancer GroupInstitution 17 not ranked
26Energy Consulting Network (Denmark)Company 10 not ranked
27Omiics (Denmark)Company 9 not ranked
28Muscular Dystrophy FoundationNonprofit 6 not ranked
29Aarhus StadsarkivArchive 5 not ranked
30Falck FoundationNonprofit 5 not ranked
31Blue Planet Innovation (Denmark)Company 4 not ranked
32Danish Movement Disorder SocietyNonprofit 3 not ranked
33Capnova (Denmark)Company 2 not ranked
34Marimatech (Denmark)Company 2 not ranked
35Zebra Media (Denmark)Company 1 not ranked
36Ohmatex (Denmark)Company 0 not ranked
37Riisfort (Denmark)Company 0 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Aarhus University: 90.8%Aarhus Municipality: 1.9%Natural History Museum Aarhus: 1.6%VIA University College: 1.0%31 others listed: 4.8%91%largest
Aarhus University122k · 90.8%Aarhus Municipality2,491 · 1.9%Natural History Museum Aarhus2,128 · 1.6%VIA University College1,394 · 1.0%31 others listed6,384 · 4.8%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Aarhus work in?

In 2022-now, 31% of research in Aarhus is in Social Sciences, 27% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (23%), Social Sciences (15%), Environmental Science (6%).

Social Sciences: 6,768 fractional works · 30.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 3,300 fractional works · 14.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 922 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEducation: 693 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 663 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCommunication: 164 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 105 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 98 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 97 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 73 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 69 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 68 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 64 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 58 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 54 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPublic Administration: 52 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 121 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 1,165 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 499 fractional works · 2.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 294 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 163 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 138 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 51 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1,029 fractional works · 4.7% of its workArcheology: 171 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory: 154 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 153 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 148 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 123 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 61 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 59 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 54 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 106 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 637 fractional works · 2.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 172 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 124 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 102 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 76 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 76 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 70 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 389 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 283 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFinance: 74 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 247 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 123 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 72 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 53 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 6,024 fractional works · 27.2% of its workMedicine: 5,016 fractional works · 22.7% of its workSurgery: 617 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 402 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEpidemiology: 348 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 337 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 325 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 268 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 265 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 253 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 220 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 163 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 161 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 157 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 147 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 140 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 106 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 96 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 88 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 85 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 74 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 68 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 65 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 60 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 55 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 52 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 49 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 366 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 624 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 380 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 65 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 179 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 134 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 66 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 69 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 133 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 110 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 117 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 114 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5,942 fractional works · 26.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1,436 fractional works · 6.5% of its workEcology: 409 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 190 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 141 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 137 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 113 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 92 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 91 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 82 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 75 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 61 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 45 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 1,434 fractional works · 6.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 277 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 269 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 152 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 112 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 109 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 97 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 80 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 69 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 61 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 55 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 45 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 107 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 1,130 fractional works · 5.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 421 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 147 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 138 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 103 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 97 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 81 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 63 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 81 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 535 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 188 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOceanography: 97 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 92 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 72 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 86 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 450 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 189 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 82 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 64 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 52 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 63 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 304 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 182 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 46 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 76 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 246 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics and Probability: 71 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 51 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 124 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 233 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 88 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 62 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 83 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 105 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 88 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 69 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 3,375 fractional works · 15.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1,344 fractional works · 6.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 693 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGenetics: 334 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCancer Research: 106 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 69 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 143 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1,238 fractional works · 5.6% of its workPlant Science: 321 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 192 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 176 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 159 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 138 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 94 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 78 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 48 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 546 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 316 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 91 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 48 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 90 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 208 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 161 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 40 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKAarhus22kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences27%Social Sciences31%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences6,76830.6%
    1. Social Sciences3,30014.9%
    2. Psychology1,1655.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities1,0294.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting6372.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3891.8%
    6. Decision Sciences2471.1%
  2. Health Sciences6,02427.2%
    1. Medicine5,01622.7%
    2. Health Professions6242.8%
    3. Dentistry1340.6%
    4. Nursing1330.6%
    5. Veterinary1170.5%
    1. Environmental Science1,4366.5%
    2. Engineering1,4346.5%
    3. Computer Science1,1305.1%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences5352.4%
    5. Physics and Astronomy4502.0%
    6. Materials Science3041.4%
    7. Mathematics2461.1%
    8. Chemistry2331.1%
    9. Energy1050.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering690.3%
  3. Life Sciences3,37515.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1,3446.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1,2385.6%
    3. Neuroscience5462.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology2080.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics400.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Aarhus strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Aarhus is most concentrated in Public Administration, Small Animals and Veterinary (4.5× the world share in Public Administration).

  1. Public AdministrationSubfield · 48.5 works4.5×
  2. Small AnimalsSubfield · 103.7 works4.3×
  3. VeterinaryField · 106.3 works3.9×
  4. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 147.8 works3.4×
  5. PaleontologySubfield · 76.5 works3.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 1,096 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.11× its world share, 1,176 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.90× its world share, 180 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.49× its world share, 479 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.51× its world share, 36 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.90× its world share, 62 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.67× its world share, 209 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.65× its world share, 1,004 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 455 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.53× its world share, 96 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 1,310 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.26× its world share, 1,239 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.40× its world share, 276 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.93× its world share, 218 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.93× its world share, 412 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.20× its world share, 115 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.10× its world share, 572 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.17× its world share, 4,476 worksMedicineNursing: 1.24× its world share, 120 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.94× its world share, 106 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.65× its world share, 947 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.92× its world share, 588 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 224 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.87× its world share, 371 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.75× its world share, 1,055 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 3,005 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary3.94×106 works
  2. Psychology1.75×1,055 works
  3. Arts and Humanities1.65×947 works
  4. Neuroscience1.49×479 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.46×455 works
  6. Environmental Science1.26×1,239 works
  7. Nursing1.24×120 works
  8. Dentistry1.20×115 works
  9. Social Sciences1.20×3,005 works
  10. Medicine1.17×4,476 works
  11. Decision Sciences1.17×224 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.16×1,096 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.11×1,176 works
  14. Health Professions1.10×572 works
  15. Mathematics0.93×218 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.93×412 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.92×588 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.90×180 works
  19. Chemical Engineering0.90×62 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.87×371 works
  21. Chemistry0.67×209 works
  22. Computer Science0.65×1,004 works
  23. Energy0.53×96 works
  24. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.51×36 works
  25. Engineering0.44×1,310 works
  26. Materials Science0.40×276 works

Which keywords describe research in Aarhus?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Social Sciences, Embodiment, Tacit Knowledge, Epidemiology, Education, Pedagogy and Ethical Guidelines.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change1,017▲ 1.69×116 topics
  2. Epidemiology862◆ 0.98×133 topics
  3. Education591▲ 1.56×103 topics
  4. Globalization545▲ 1.25×137 topics
  5. Sustainability507◆ 0.94×105 topics
  6. Inflammation501◆ 1.07×83 topics
  7. Machine Learning495▼ 0.67×88 topics
  8. Quality of Life389▲ 1.22×59 topics
  9. Qualitative Research389▲ 2.1×32 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress381◆ 1.05×63 topics
  11. Pedagogy374▲ 3.4×22 topics
  12. Human Rights355▲ 1.57×66 topics
  13. Treatment350▲ 1.30×52 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease336▲ 1.33×38 topics
  15. Embodiment316▲ 7.6×7 topics
  16. Social Sciences316▲ 9.9×11 topics
  17. Ethics302▲ 2.7×48 topics
  18. Democracy300▲ 3.9×23 topics
  19. Tacit Knowledge279▲ 27×3 topics
  20. Biodiversity278▲ 1.65×34 topics
  21. Metabolic Syndrome266▲ 1.49×23 topics
  22. Learning258▲ 4.0×12 topics
  23. Discourse Analysis252▲ 4.7×8 topics
  24. Ethical Guidelines247▲ 21×3 topics
  25. Social Science247▲ 30×7 topics
  26. Pragmatism241▲ 44×3 topics
  27. Dementia Care236▲ 88×2 topics
  28. Interactional Expertise236▲ 99×1 topic
  29. Technical Decision-making236▲ 99×1 topic
  30. Gender Studies224▲ 6.6×10 topics
  31. Methodology220▲ 20×5 topics
  32. Special Education218▲ 17×5 topics
  33. Quantitative Methods212▲ 73×1 topic
  34. Constitutionalism189▲ 9.7×4 topics
  35. Judicial Review176▲ 9.4×4 topics
  36. ECHR173▲ 23×1 topic
  37. European Legal Systems173▲ 23×1 topic
  38. Archaeology149▲ 5.2×11 topics
  39. Phenomenology138▲ 5.9×5 topics
  40. Animal Welfare130▲ 6.6×4 topics

What research is done in Aarhus?

  1. 1 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 228 works
  2. 2 Social and Educational Sciences Education 212 works
  3. 3 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 173 works
  4. 4 Research in Social Sciences Education 92 works
  5. 5 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 78 works
  6. 6 Historical and Archaeological Studies History 67 works
  7. 7 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 62 works
  8. 8 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 54 works
  9. 9 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 51 works
  10. 10 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 50 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Aarhus21.4% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 26.9% in 2010.

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