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Research in Bochum

Science Explorer records 37 research institutions in Bochum, Germany. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum University of Applied Sciences and St. Josef-Hospital.

Research institutions
37
13 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
77k
▲ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.6M
20.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
18.1%
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 Bochum?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Ruhr University BochumUniversity 61,891 #217
2BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil BochumHospital / health system 3,540 #10,174
3St. Josef-HospitalHospital / health system 2,425 #8,045
4Universitätsklinikum Knappschaftskrankenhaus BochumHospital / health system 1,265 #13,889
5Bochum University of Applied SciencesUniversity 1,146 #5,680
6Institut für Psychologische PsychotherapieResearch facility 1,059 #12,239
7Landesinstitut für Arbeitsgestaltung des Landes Nordrhein-WestfalenInstitution 896 #11,236
8LWL-Universitätsklinikum BochumHospital / health system 727 #12,310
9Landeszentrum Gesundheit Nordrhein-WestfalenGovernment institution 491 #12,681
10Augusta-Kranken-AnstaltHospital / health system 485 #15,317 all time
11St. Elisabeth-Hospital BochumHospital / health system 470 #20,743
12Hochschule für Gesundheit - University of Applied SciencesUniversity 333 #11,848
13Protestant University of Applied Sciences Rhineland-Westphalia-LippeUniversity 266 #20,205
14EmschergenossenschaftGovernment institution 247 #23,727 all time
15Katholisches Klinikum BochumHospital / health system 246 #17,911
16Technische Hochschule Georg AgricolaUniversity 186 #26,842 all time
17Grönemeyer Institute for MicroTherapyHospital / health system 121 #30,818 all time
18P-D Refractories (Germany)Company 113 not ranked
19Zahnklinik BochumHospital / health system 80 not ranked
20EBZ Business SchoolUniversity 75 not ranked
21Center for Advanced Internet StudiesNonprofit 64 not ranked
22Stadtwerke Bochum (Germany)Company 34 not ranked
23Planetarium BochumArchive 28 not ranked
24Bochumer Institut für Technologie (Germany)Company 21 not ranked
25Management Institut Bochum (Germany)Company 15 not ranked
26Mathys (Germany)Company 15 not ranked
27St. Maria-Hilf-KrankenhausHospital / health system 14 not ranked
28Institut für Angewandte InnovationsforschungResearch facility 10 not ranked
29Bundesverband Selbstständiger PhysiotherapeutenInstitution 7 not ranked
30Arbeitsgemeinschaft für KrebsbekämpfungInstitution 6 not ranked
31Phenox (Germany)Company 5 not ranked
32Bochum ObservatoryResearch facility 4 not ranked
33Berufsforschungs- und Beratungsinstitut für interdisziplinäre TechnikgestaltungNonprofit 3 not ranked
34Gesellschaft für Akademische Studienvorbereitung und TestentwicklungInstitution 3 not ranked
35Institut für Wohnungswesen Immobilienwirtschaft Stadt- und RegionalentwicklungNonprofit 2 not ranked
36Ruhr-Forschungsinstitut für Innovations- und StrukturpolitikNonprofit 1 not ranked
37Matthias-Claudius-StiftungNonprofit 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.

Ruhr University Bochum: 81.1%BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil Bochum: 4.6%St. Josef-Hospital: 3.2%Universitätsklinikum Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum: 1.7%32 others listed: 9.4%81%largest
Ruhr University Bochum62k · 81.1%BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil Bochum3,540 · 4.6%St. Josef-Hospital2,425 · 3.2%Universitätsklinikum Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum1,265 · 1.7%32 others listed7,173 · 9.4%

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

Which fields of science does Bochum work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research in Bochum is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (18%), Engineering (16%), Social Sciences (12%).

Physical Sciences: 5,143 fractional works · 41.5% of its workEngineering: 2,027 fractional works · 16.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 490 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 258 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 236 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 205 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 134 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 126 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 123 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 103 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 97 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 87 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 54 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 51 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 921 fractional works · 7.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 382 fractional works · 3.1% of its workInformation Systems: 108 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 91 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 82 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 81 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 510 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 198 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 122 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 109 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 391 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 68 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 62 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 52 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 50 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 71 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 354 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 250 fractional works · 2.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 68 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 313 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 136 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSpectroscopy: 59 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 52 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 203 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeometry and Topology: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 193 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeophysics: 86 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 79 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 153 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 126 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 78 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCatalysis: 45 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 3,522 fractional works · 28.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,456 fractional works · 11.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 640 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 270 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEducation: 123 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCultural Studies: 63 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 56 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDemography: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 106 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArts and Humanities: 782 fractional works · 6.3% of its workPhilosophy: 169 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 137 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 123 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory: 74 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 67 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReligious studies: 63 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 777 fractional works · 6.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 260 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 228 fractional works · 1.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 143 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 86 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 52 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 272 fractional works · 2.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 76 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 68 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 50 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 151 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 109 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFinance: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 84 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 2,547 fractional works · 20.5% of its workMedicine: 2,183 fractional works · 17.6% of its workSurgery: 294 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEpidemiology: 146 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 146 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 142 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 133 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 121 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 112 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 105 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 105 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 101 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 87 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 81 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 57 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 53 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 48 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 214 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 320 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 204 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 78 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,182 fractional works · 9.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 490 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 269 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGenetics: 66 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 86 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 468 fractional works · 3.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 261 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 92 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 74 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 123 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 48 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 78 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 58 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKBochum12kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences41%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences28%

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. Engineering2,02716.4%
    2. Computer Science9217.4%
    3. Physics and Astronomy5104.1%
    4. Environmental Science3913.2%
    5. Materials Science3542.9%
    6. Chemistry3132.5%
    7. Mathematics2031.6%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences1931.6%
    9. Energy1531.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering780.6%
  1. Social Sciences3,52228.4%
    1. Social Sciences1,45611.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities7826.3%
    3. Psychology7776.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting2722.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1511.2%
    6. Decision Sciences840.7%
  2. Health Sciences2,54720.5%
    1. Medicine2,18317.6%
    2. Health Professions3202.6%
    3. Nursing250.2%
    4. Dentistry100.1%
    5. Veterinary90.1%
  3. Life Sciences1,1829.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4904.0%
    2. Neuroscience4683.8%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1231.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology780.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics250.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Bochum strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Bochum is most concentrated in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, History and Philosophy of Science and Classics (4.0× the world share in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry).

  1. Physical and Theoretical ChemistrySubfield · 34.5 works4.0×
  2. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 58.9 works3.5×
  3. ClassicsSubfield · 21.1 works3.3×
  4. PhilosophySubfield · 146.2 works3.1×
  5. Religious studiesSubfield · 56.4 works3.1×
← 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: 0.22× its world share, 113 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.74× its world share, 429 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.58× its world share, 63 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.37× its world share, 418 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.52× its world share, 20 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.80× its world share, 68 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.62× its world share, 277 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.96× its world share, 810 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 148 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.33× its world share, 133 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.11× its world share, 1,806 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.64× its world share, 347 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.81× its world share, 309 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.42× its world share, 181 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.87× its world share, 452 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.96× its world share, 276 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.89× its world share, 1,855 worksMedicineNursing: 0.34× its world share, 18 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.57× its world share, 8 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.24× its world share, 704 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.68× its world share, 240 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 71 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.62× its world share, 145 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.08× its world share, 690 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 1,296 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience2.37×418 works
  2. Arts and Humanities2.24×704 works
  3. Psychology2.08×690 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy1.87×452 works
  5. Chemical Engineering1.80×68 works
  6. Chemistry1.62×277 works
  7. Mathematics1.42×181 works
  8. Energy1.33×133 works
  9. Engineering1.11×1,806 works
  10. Computer Science0.96×810 works
  11. Health Professions0.96×276 works
  12. Social Sciences0.94×1,296 works
  13. Medicine0.89×1,855 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.87×148 works
  15. Materials Science0.81×309 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.74×429 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.68×240 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.68×71 works
  19. Environmental Science0.64×347 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.62×145 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.58×63 works
  22. Veterinary0.57×8 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.52×20 works
  24. Nursing0.34×18 works
  25. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.22×113 works
  26. Dentistry0.16×8 works

Which keywords describe research in Bochum?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethics, Identity, Epidemiology, Sustainability, Gender, Philosophy, Machine Learning and Governance.

▲ 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. Epidemiology412▼ 0.83×130 topics
  2. Machine Learning328▼ 0.79×83 topics
  3. Sustainability307◆ 1.01×89 topics
  4. Renewable Energy223▲ 1.24×50 topics
  5. Identity213▲ 2.4×58 topics
  6. Sustainable Development207◆ 1.07×62 topics
  7. Globalization202▼ 0.83×114 topics
  8. Ethics197▲ 3.1×49 topics
  9. Treatment180▲ 1.20×48 topics
  10. Public Health178◆ 0.99×57 topics
  11. Quality of Life176◆ 0.98×53 topics
  12. Gender169▲ 2.5×47 topics
  13. History166▲ 1.93×48 topics
  14. Mechanical Properties163▲ 1.34×35 topics
  15. Philosophy153▲ 2.8×36 topics
  16. Depression152▲ 1.39×25 topics
  17. Microstructure142▲ 2.2×18 topics
  18. Catalysis139▲ 1.68×26 topics
  19. Governance131▲ 3.2×14 topics
  20. Religion130▲ 2.3×37 topics
  21. Literature124▲ 1.83×49 topics
  22. Nationalism115▲ 2.1×29 topics
  23. Neurobiology109▲ 3.4×10 topics
  24. Emotion Regulation103▲ 2.6×9 topics
  25. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse84▲ 17×2 topics
  26. Social Cognition80▲ 3.6×8 topics
  27. Security Analysis78▲ 3.7×4 topics
  28. Bildung75▲ 19×3 topics
  29. Bildungsungleichheit65▲ 19×1 topic
  30. Ethnografisches Schreiben65▲ 19×1 topic
  31. Side-Channel Attacks63▲ 10.0×3 topics
  32. Cryptanalysis63▲ 6.0×4 topics
  33. Outcomes62▲ 6.1×2 topics
  34. Socioeconomic Status62▲ 9.6×4 topics
  35. Data Collection59▲ 17×3 topics
  36. Epidemiological Study59▲ 7.0×4 topics
  37. Autorschaft57▲ 23×1 topic
  38. Literaturkritik57▲ 23×1 topic
  39. Germany55▲ 24×1 topic
  40. Health Surveys55▲ 24×1 topic

What research is done in Bochum?

  1. 1 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 59 works
  2. 2 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 55 works
  3. 3 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 49 works
  4. 4 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 48 works
  5. 5 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 40 works
  6. 6 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 38 works
  7. 7 Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 38 works
  8. 8 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 38 works
  9. 9 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 34 works
  10. 10 Economic and Social Issues Sociology and Political Science 34 works

Research output over time

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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%Bochum16.9% 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 24.6% in 2011.

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