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Research in Magdeburg

Science Explorer records 26 research institutions in Magdeburg, Germany. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, University Hospital Magdeburg and Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal.

Research institutions
26
7 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
54k
▼ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
832k
15.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
13.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Magdeburg

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 Magdeburg?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Otto-von-Guericke-Universität MagdeburgUniversity 25,588 #870
2UniversitätskinderklinikHospital / health system 6,138 #18,200
3University Hospital MagdeburgHospital / health system 5,249 #4,456
4Orthopädische UniversitätsklinikHospital / health system 5,060 #20,749
5Universitätsklinik für StrahlentherapieHospital / health system 1,931 #12,044 all time
6Universitätsklinik für Hals-, Nasen- und OhrenheilkundeHospital / health system 1,448 #13,007
7Hochschule Magdeburg-StendalUniversity 1,095 #7,787
8Institut für Automation und KommunikationResearch facility 413 #20,917
9Universitätsaugenklinik MagdeburgHospital / health system 410 #18,584 all time
10Universitätsklinik für Stereotaktische NeurochirurgieHospital / health system 177 #32,582 all time
11Institut für Lacke und FarbenResearch facility 112 not ranked
12Experimental Factory MagdeburgResearch facility 107 not ranked
13University Clinic for Nephrology and Hypertension, Diabetology and EndocrinologyHospital / health system 72 not ranked
14Institut für Zukunftsorientierte Arbeitsgestaltung (Germany)Company 13 not ranked
15Landesarchiv Sachsen-AnhaltArchive 10 not ranked
16Leonardo Büro Sachsen AnhaltInstitution 9 not ranked
17Hasomed (Germany)Company 9 not ranked
18Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Sachsen-AnhaltInstitution 6 not ranked
19Ministerium für Umwelt, Landwirtschaft und Energie des Landes Sachsen-AnhaltGovernment institution 6 not ranked
20Ministerium der Finanzen des Landes Sachsen-AnhaltGovernment institution 5 not ranked
21Investitionsbank Sachsen-AnhaltInstitution 4 not ranked
22Ministry of Economy, Science and DigitalisationGovernment institution 3 not ranked
23Museum für Naturkunde MagdeburgArchive 3 not ranked
24Institut für Korrosions- und Schadensanalyse Dr.-Ing. Sabine SchultzeInstitution 2 not ranked
25S-Biomedic (Germany)Company 1 not ranked
26Edith-Stein-Schulstiftung des Bistums MagdeburgUniversity 1 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.

Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg: 53.5%Universitätskinderklinik: 12.8%University Hospital Magdeburg: 11.0%Orthopädische Universitätsklinik: 10.6%22 others listed: 12.2%53%largest
Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg26k · 53.5%Universitätskinderklinik6,138 · 12.8%University Hospital Magdeburg5,249 · 11.0%Orthopädische Universitätsklinik5,060 · 10.6%22 others listed5,837 · 12.2%

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

Which fields of science does Magdeburg work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research in Magdeburg is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (25%), Engineering (21%), Computer Science (9%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 2,764 fractional works · 40.0% of its workEngineering: 1,463 fractional works · 21.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 259 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 210 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 195 fractional works · 2.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 193 fractional works · 2.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 160 fractional works · 2.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 105 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 78 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 67 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 52 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 49 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 40 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 589 fractional works · 8.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 180 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 99 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 83 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 63 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 51 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 147 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 94 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomaterials: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 146 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 58 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 141 fractional works · 2.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 75 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMathematics: 103 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNumerical Analysis: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 64 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 45 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 2,018 fractional works · 29.2% of its workMedicine: 1,745 fractional works · 25.3% of its workSurgery: 316 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 172 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOncology: 132 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 109 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 95 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeurology: 91 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 74 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 72 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 68 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 68 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 50 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 40 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 100 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 242 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 128 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 55 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,286 fractional works · 18.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 517 fractional works · 7.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 221 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 88 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEducation: 77 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLaw: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 76 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychology: 232 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 82 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 58 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 232 fractional works · 3.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 72 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 49 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 162 fractional works · 2.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 83 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 59 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 45 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 838 fractional works · 12.1% of its workNeuroscience: 376 fractional works · 5.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 228 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 49 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 49 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSensory Systems: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 324 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 175 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGenetics: 52 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 77 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 67 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 53 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMagdeburg6,906fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences40%Health Sciences29%Social Sciences19%

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. Engineering1,46321.2%
    2. Computer Science5898.5%
    3. Materials Science1472.1%
    4. Physics and Astronomy1462.1%
    5. Environmental Science1412.0%
    6. Mathematics1031.5%
    7. Chemistry640.9%
    8. Energy450.6%
    9. Chemical Engineering360.5%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences300.4%
  2. Health Sciences2,01829.2%
    1. Medicine1,74525.3%
    2. Health Professions2423.5%
    3. Dentistry120.2%
    4. Nursing120.2%
    5. Veterinary70.1%
  3. Social Sciences1,28618.6%
    1. Social Sciences5177.5%
    2. Psychology2323.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting2323.4%
    4. Arts and Humanities1622.3%
    5. Decision Sciences831.2%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance590.9%
    1. Neuroscience3765.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3244.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology771.1%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences530.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics70.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Magdeburg strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Magdeburg is most concentrated in Otorhinolaryngology, Computational Mechanics and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (10.4× the world share in Otorhinolaryngology).

  1. OtorhinolaryngologySubfield · 64.0 works10×
  2. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 172.0 works4.8×
  3. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 147.2 works4.6×
  4. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 199.9 works4.5×
  5. Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSubfield · 47.8 works4.2×
  6. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 20.7 works3.9×
  7. NeuroscienceField · 332.2 works3.3×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 48 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.86× its world share, 282 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.08× its world share, 67 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.33× its world share, 332 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.30× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.48× its world share, 32 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.59× its world share, 57 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.13× its world share, 541 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 23 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.73× its world share, 41 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.44× its world share, 1,326 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 125 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.61× its world share, 132 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.19× its world share, 86 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.94× its world share, 128 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.33× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.33× its world share, 215 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.31× its world share, 1,554 worksMedicineNursing: 0.35× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.66× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.80× its world share, 142 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.05× its world share, 207 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 74 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.38× its world share, 50 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.11× its world share, 207 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 448 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience3.33×332 works
  2. Chemical Engineering1.48×32 works
  3. Engineering1.44×1,326 works
  4. Health Professions1.33×215 works
  5. Medicine1.31×1,554 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.25×74 works
  7. Mathematics1.19×86 works
  8. Computer Science1.13×541 works
  9. Psychology1.11×207 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology1.08×67 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting1.05×207 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.94×128 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.86×282 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.80×142 works
  15. Energy0.73×41 works
  16. Veterinary0.66×6 works
  17. Materials Science0.61×132 works
  18. Chemistry0.59×57 works
  19. Social Sciences0.58×448 works
  20. Environmental Science0.41×125 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.38×50 works
  22. Nursing0.35×10 works
  23. Dentistry0.33×10 works
  24. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.30×6 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.24×23 works
  26. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.16×48 works

Which keywords describe research in Magdeburg?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Fluid Dynamics, Deep Learning, Epidemiology, Sustainability, Big Data, Hearing Loss, Machine Learning and Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse.

▲ 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. Epidemiology266◆ 0.97×128 topics
  2. Deep Learning255◆ 1.07×74 topics
  3. Machine Learning221◆ 0.96×81 topics
  4. Sustainability200▲ 1.18×67 topics
  5. Inflammation162◆ 1.10×82 topics
  6. Quality of Life138▲ 1.39×55 topics
  7. Big Data137▲ 2.1×24 topics
  8. Renewable Energy125▲ 1.26×45 topics
  9. Fluid Dynamics107▲ 11×6 topics
  10. Chemotherapy100▲ 2.0×25 topics
  11. Neurological Disorders92▲ 2.3×19 topics
  12. Radiotherapy90▲ 3.3×13 topics
  13. Rehabilitation82▲ 3.0×13 topics
  14. Governance82▲ 3.6×8 topics
  15. Hearing Loss69▲ 8.6×4 topics
  16. Vibration Analysis68▲ 3.7×9 topics
  17. Health-related Quality of Life67▲ 4.1×6 topics
  18. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse65▲ 24×2 topics
  19. Renewable Resources64▲ 5.3×6 topics
  20. Multiphase Flow59▲ 10×4 topics
  21. Patient Care54▲ 6.5×4 topics
  22. Cognitive Decline53▲ 6.3×2 topics
  23. Software Engineering52▲ 8.7×2 topics
  24. Structural Analysis52▲ 8.4×6 topics
  25. Survival52▲ 5.4×4 topics
  26. Industrial Automation51▲ 11×3 topics
  27. Flexible Automation49▲ 28×1 topic
  28. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems49▲ 28×1 topic
  29. Squamous Cell Carcinoma49▲ 7.9×3 topics
  30. Composite Structures48▲ 16×2 topics
  31. Mathematical Modeling48▲ 8.0×5 topics
  32. Materials Science46▲ 17×4 topics
  33. Engineering46▲ 15×4 topics
  34. Bildungsungleichheit46▲ 24×1 topic
  35. Ethnografisches Schreiben46▲ 24×1 topic
  36. Turbine Technology46▲ 39×1 topic
  37. Interdisciplinary Collaboration46▲ 9.3×4 topics
  38. Quality44▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Outcome Measurement44▲ 63×1 topic
  40. Psychosocial Aspects44▲ 63×1 topic

What research is done in Magdeburg?

Flexible and Reconfigura…46Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 46 fractional worksSociology and Education …39Sociology and Education Studies: 39 fractional worksPhysics and Engineering Research Articles: 39 fractional worksMedical Practices and Re…38Medical Practices and Rehabilitation: 38 fractional worksEngineering and Material…37Engineering and Materials Science Studies: 37 fractional worksHead and Neck Cancer Studies: 36 fractional worksHearing Loss and Rehabilitation: 35 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies33Health and Medical Studies: 33 fractional worksModel Reduction and Neural Networks: 32 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 31 fractional works
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSociology and Political ScienceComputational MechanicsPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation5 others

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

  1. 1 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 46 works
  2. 2 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 39 works
  3. 3 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 39 works
  4. 4 Medical Practices and Rehabilitation Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 38 works
  5. 5 Engineering and Materials Science Studies Mechanical Engineering 37 works
  6. 6 Head and Neck Cancer Studies Otorhinolaryngology 36 works
  7. 7 Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation Cognitive Neuroscience 35 works
  8. 8 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 33 works
  9. 9 Model Reduction and Neural Networks Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 32 works
  10. 10 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 31 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%Magdeburg14.0% 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 18.9% in 2011.

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