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Research in Lanzhou

Science Explorer records 33 research institutions in Lanzhou, China. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Lanzhou University, Northwest Normal University and Lanzhou Jiaotong University.

Research institutions
33
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
160k
▲ 83% vs 2018-21
Citations
2M
12.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
22.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Lanzhou

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 Lanzhou?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Lanzhou UniversityUniversity 54,796 #145
2Lanzhou University of TechnologyUniversity 20,089 #1,392
3Northwest Normal UniversityUniversity 19,847 #763
4Lanzhou Jiaotong UniversityUniversity 15,091 #1,311
5Gansu Agricultural UniversityUniversity 9,735 #2,753
6Lanzhou City UniversityUniversity 3,218 #7,201
7Lanzhou Petrochemical PolytechnicUniversity 2,928 #16,806
8Gansu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineUniversity 2,839 #12,319
9Northwest Minzu UniversityUniversity 2,790 #17,846
10Gansu Provincial HospitalHospital / health system 2,443 #11,570
11Lanzhou Army General HospitalHospital / health system 1,944 #34,312 all time
12Lanzhou University of Finance and EconomicsUniversity 1,667 #6,250
13Gansu Institute of Political Science and LawUniversity 1,394 #9,040
14Gansu Coalfield Geology BureauInstitution 1,044 #13,480
15Gansu Provincial Center for Disease Control and PreventionGovernment institution 810 #12,140
16Gansu Academy of SciencesResearch facility 740 #14,359
17Gansu Provincial Maternal and Child Health HospitalHospital / health system 715 #15,384
18Gansu Meteorological BureauGovernment institution 671 #18,833
19Gansu Desert Control Research InstituteResearch facility 520 #20,710
20Gansu Research Institute of Chemical IndustryResearch facility 403 #20,193
21Gansu Provincial Hospital of TCMHospital / health system 371 #26,088 all time
22Gansu Academy of Machinery ScienceResearch facility 165 #32,997 all time
23Gansu Province Computing CenterUniversity 138 #29,483 all time
24Pulmonary Hospital of LanzhouHospital / health system 108 not ranked
25Lanzhou Nonferrous Metals Design and Research Institute (China)Company 79 not ranked
26Gansu Provincial Academy of Membrane Science and TechnologyResearch facility 70 not ranked
27Gansu Provincial Cancer Hospital Gansu Provincial Academic Instiute for Medical ResearchHospital / health system 44 not ranked
28Gansu Provincial Science and Technology DepartmentGovernment institution 19 not ranked
29Lanzhou Great Wall Electrical CorporationCompany 13 not ranked
30Gansu Provincial Agriculture and Animal HusbandryGovernment institution 13 not ranked
31Gansu Education DepartmentGovernment institution 13 not ranked
32Lanzhou Science and Technology BureauInstitution 4 not ranked
33Green Camel BellNonprofit 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.

Lanzhou University: 37.9%Lanzhou University of Technology: 13.9%Northwest Normal University: 13.7%Lanzhou Jiaotong University: 10.4%28 others listed: 24.1%38%largest
Lanzhou University55k · 37.9%Lanzhou University of Technology20k · 13.9%Northwest Normal University20k · 13.7%Lanzhou Jiaotong University15k · 10.4%28 others listed35k · 24.1%

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

Which fields of science does Lanzhou work in?

In 2022-now, 61% of research in Lanzhou is in Physical Sciences, 18% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (22%), Medicine (14%), Environmental Science (9%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 30k fractional works · 60.7% of its workEngineering: 11k fractional works · 22.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2,766 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1,802 fractional works · 3.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1,150 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1,122 fractional works · 2.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 937 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 859 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 653 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 353 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 333 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 301 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 272 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 222 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 190 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 180 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4,293 fractional works · 8.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1,029 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEcology: 641 fractional works · 1.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 511 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 492 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 439 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 323 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 299 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 180 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 153 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 148 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 77 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 3,532 fractional works · 7.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2,079 fractional works · 4.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 558 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 362 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 284 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 138 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 112 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 3,462 fractional works · 6.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1,209 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 847 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 423 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 331 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 328 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 137 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 187 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2,028 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 625 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 543 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 397 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 164 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 147 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 138 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1,836 fractional works · 3.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1,234 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 172 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 154 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 276 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 1,810 fractional works · 3.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 953 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 375 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 227 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 138 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 117 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1,031 fractional works · 2.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 925 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 106 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 848 fractional works · 1.7% of its workApplied Mathematics: 232 fractional works · 0.5% of its workModeling and Simulation: 171 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 143 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 302 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 318 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCatalysis: 174 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 144 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 8,759 fractional works · 17.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3,735 fractional works · 7.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 2,265 fractional works · 4.5% of its workCancer Research: 452 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 391 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 203 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 424 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3,569 fractional works · 7.1% of its workPlant Science: 1,792 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSoil Science: 468 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 332 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 313 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 308 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 151 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 205 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 674 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 276 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 154 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 128 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 117 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 566 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 432 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 134 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 214 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 128 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 86 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 7,667 fractional works · 15.3% of its workMedicine: 7,057 fractional works · 14.1% of its workSurgery: 885 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 823 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOncology: 568 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 504 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 348 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 342 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 340 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 296 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 267 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 240 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 207 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 205 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 196 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 177 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 134 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 122 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 106 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 104 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 103 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 102 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 989 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 269 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 195 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 185 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 99 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 47 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3,237 fractional works · 6.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,185 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 406 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTransportation: 174 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEducation: 169 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 435 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 565 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 178 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 171 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 110 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 106 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 523 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 416 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 107 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 486 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 133 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 354 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 267 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 161 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 106 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 212 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKLanzhou50kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences61%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences6%

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. Engineering11k22.4%
    2. Environmental Science4,2938.6%
    3. Materials Science3,5327.1%
    4. Computer Science3,4626.9%
    5. Physics and Astronomy2,0284.1%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1,8363.7%
    7. Chemistry1,8103.6%
    8. Energy1,0312.1%
    9. Mathematics8481.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering3180.6%
  2. Life Sciences8,75917.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3,7357.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3,5697.1%
    3. Neuroscience6741.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology5661.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2140.4%
  3. Health Sciences7,66715.3%
    1. Medicine7,05714.1%
    2. Health Professions2690.5%
    3. Nursing1950.4%
    4. Dentistry990.2%
    5. Veterinary470.1%
    1. Social Sciences1,1852.4%
    2. Psychology5651.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance5231.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting4861.0%
    5. Decision Sciences2670.5%
    6. Arts and Humanities2120.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Lanzhou strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Lanzhou is most concentrated in General Engineering, Atmospheric Science and Nuclear and High Energy Physics (10.8× the world share in General Engineering).

  1. General EngineeringSubfield · 35.2 works11×
  2. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 1,090.7 works5.7×
  3. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 477.3 works3.5×
  4. Soil ScienceSubfield · 404.2 works3.1×
  5. Inorganic ChemistrySubfield · 335.0 works3.1×
  6. Earth-Surface ProcessesSubfield · 145.6 works2.8×
  7. Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsSubfield · 119.7 works2.8×
← 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: 1.49× its world share, 3,064 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.39× its world share, 3,206 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.07× its world share, 464 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.81× its world share, 569 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.27× its world share, 193 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.79× its world share, 271 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.40× its world share, 1,629 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.90× its world share, 3,014 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.36× its world share, 1,600 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.24× its world share, 888 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.51× its world share, 9,766 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.73× its world share, 3,707 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.06× its world share, 3,103 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.44× its world share, 730 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.84× its world share, 1,768 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.40× its world share, 83 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 229 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.71× its world share, 5,860 worksMedicineNursing: 0.78× its world share, 165 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.59× its world share, 35 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 182 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.31× its world share, 431 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 232 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 471 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.36× its world share, 473 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 1,046 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemistry2.40×1,629 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.36×1,600 works
  3. Energy2.24×888 works
  4. Materials Science2.06×3,103 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy1.84×1,768 works
  6. Chemical Engineering1.79×271 works
  7. Environmental Science1.73×3,707 works
  8. Engineering1.51×9,766 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.49×3,064 works
  10. Mathematics1.44×730 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.39×3,206 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.27×193 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology1.07×464 works
  14. Computer Science0.90×3,014 works
  15. Neuroscience0.81×569 works
  16. Nursing0.78×165 works
  17. Medicine0.71×5,860 works
  18. Veterinary0.59×35 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.56×232 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.51×471 works
  21. Dentistry0.40×83 works
  22. Psychology0.36×473 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.31×431 works
  24. Health Professions0.20×229 works
  25. Social Sciences0.19×1,046 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.15×182 works

Which keywords describe research in Lanzhou?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Deep Learning, Remote Sensing, Nanomaterials, Graphene, Energy Storage, Oxidative Stress and Hydrology.

▲ 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 Change2,916▲ 2.1×106 topics
  2. Deep Learning2,310▲ 1.34×84 topics
  3. Machine Learning1,680◆ 1.01×93 topics
  4. Remote Sensing1,531▲ 2.5×41 topics
  5. Nanomaterials1,433▲ 2.7×20 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress1,392▲ 1.69×63 topics
  7. Inflammation1,297▲ 1.22×83 topics
  8. Cancer1,232▲ 1.83×59 topics
  9. Neural Networks1,181▲ 1.53×39 topics
  10. Graphene1,085▲ 3.2×12 topics
  11. Nanoparticles1,074▲ 1.71×44 topics
  12. Mechanical Properties1,071▲ 2.2×39 topics
  13. Energy Storage1,061▲ 3.3×12 topics
  14. Biomedical Applications1,013▲ 1.71×36 topics
  15. Renewable Energy940▲ 1.30×54 topics
  16. Environmental Impact936◆ 1.10×68 topics
  17. Nanocomposites916▲ 2.3×22 topics
  18. Catalysis896▲ 2.7×28 topics
  19. Gene Expression832▲ 2.6×20 topics
  20. Metal-Organic Frameworks798▲ 3.8×6 topics
  21. Cathode Materials676▲ 3.5×3 topics
  22. Land Use Change675▲ 4.5×8 topics
  23. Water Splitting616▲ 3.3×4 topics
  24. Hydrology610▲ 9.4×4 topics
  25. Microstructure609▲ 2.4×19 topics
  26. Reactive Oxygen Species582▲ 2.8×14 topics
  27. Microbial Communities542▲ 2.5×10 topics
  28. Metabolism532▲ 2.0×32 topics
  29. Electrocatalysis500▲ 3.5×5 topics
  30. Urbanization497▲ 2.5×10 topics
  31. Rechargeable Batteries486▲ 3.7×2 topics
  32. Solar Energy451▲ 2.9×5 topics
  33. Chemical Sensors423▲ 3.7×3 topics
  34. Ecosystem Functioning374▲ 3.6×7 topics
  35. Arctic372▲ 6.7×4 topics
  36. Methane Emissions330▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Biochar Application311▲ 6.0×2 topics
  38. Permafrost303▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Carbon Feedback276▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Thawing276▲ 16×1 topic

What research is done in Lanzhou?

Advanced Photocatalysis …292Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 292 fractional worksClimate change and perma…241Climate change and permafrost: 241 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 239 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials…229Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 229 fractional worksCryospheric studies and …227Cryospheric studies and observations: 227 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 216 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 203 fractional worksAdvanced battery technol…195Advanced battery technologies research: 195 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 189 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 166 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentAtmospheric ScienceElectrical and Electronic EngineeringElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials2 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 292 works
  2. 2 Climate change and permafrost Atmospheric Science 241 works
  3. 3 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 239 works
  4. 4 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 229 works
  5. 5 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 227 works
  6. 6 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 216 works
  7. 7 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 203 works
  8. 8 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 195 works
  9. 9 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 189 works
  10. 10 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 166 works

Research output over time

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grewheldshrank

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%Lanzhou22.2% 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 24.9% in 2016.

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