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Research in Marseille

Science Explorer records 40 research institutions in Marseille, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Aix-Marseille Université, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement and Hôpital Européen.

Research institutions
40
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
118k
▼ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.5M
21.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
15.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Marseille

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 Marseille?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Aix-Marseille UniversitéUniversity 41,238 #340
2Institut de Recherche pour le DéveloppementGovernment institution 11,940 #578
3Hôpital NordHospital / health system 6,313 #5,246
4Hôpital Sainte-MargueriteHospital / health system 2,746 #13,824
5Hôpital EuropéenHospital / health system 2,682 #3,891
6Hôpital de la ConceptionHospital / health system 2,546 #9,141
7Institut Paoli-CalmettesNonprofit 2,345 #8,906
8Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de MarseilleHospital / health system 2,024 #4,844
9Centrale MarseilleUniversity 1,745 #5,456
10Centre d'Études et de Recherches sur les QualificationsResearch facility 1,622 #9,960
11Hôpital Saint JosephHospital / health system 1,413 #15,788
12Château GombertInstitution 1,058 #13,118
13Institut de Médecine Tropicale du Service de Santé des ArméesInstitution 945 #19,580
14Hôpital LaveranHospital / health system 852 #20,999
15Méditerranée Infection FoundationInstitution 763 #14,871
16CatalyseCompany 718 #23,649 all time
17Institut de Médecine de la ReproductionResearch facility 504 #19,959
18Hôpital SalvatorHospital / health system 389 #19,929 all time
19Forêt MéditerranéenneInstitution 288 #18,487 all time
20Innate Pharma (France)Company 224 #18,076 all time
21Hôpital privé ClairvalHospital / health system 137 #29,959 all time
22Henri Gastaut HospitalHospital / health system 101 not ranked
23AlphabioResearch facility 96 not ranked
24Compagnie Maritime d'Expertises (France)Company 94 not ranked
25OZ Biosciences (France)Company 78 not ranked
26Hôpital Privé Marseille BeauregardHospital / health system 64 not ranked
27Genoscience Pharma (France)Company 45 not ranked
28Neurochlore (France)Company 40 not ranked
29Biophy Research (France)Company 33 not ranked
30Ipso Facto (France)Company 16 not ranked
31Plan BleuNonprofit 14 not ranked
32Tourisme Transports Territoires Environnement ConseilInstitution 9 not ranked
33Prologia (France)Company 8 not ranked
34Gene and GreenTK (France)Company 7 not ranked
35Cancéropôle PACAResearch facility 6 not ranked
36Capsum (France)Company 4 not ranked
37Centre International de Poésie MarseilleInstitution 2 not ranked
38Qualissima (France)Company 2 not ranked
39Qiagen (France)Company 1 not ranked
40Régie des transports métropolitainsGovernment institution 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.

Aix-Marseille Université: 49.6%Institut de Recherche pour le Développement: 14.4%Hôpital Nord: 7.6%Hôpital Sainte-Marguerite: 3.3%35 others listed: 25.1%50%largest
Aix-Marseille Université41k · 49.6%Institut de Recherche pour le Développement12k · 14.4%Hôpital Nord6,313 · 7.6%Hôpital Sainte-Marguerite2,746 · 3.3%35 others listed21k · 25.1%

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

Which fields of science does Marseille work in?

In 2022-now, 33% of research in Marseille is in Physical Sciences, 27% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (24%), Social Sciences (13%), Engineering (8%).

Physical Sciences: 6,107 fractional works · 32.7% of its workEngineering: 1,441 fractional works · 7.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 299 fractional works · 1.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 281 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 186 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 107 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 94 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 85 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 79 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 76 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 74 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 119 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1,274 fractional works · 6.8% of its workEcology: 335 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 277 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 101 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 99 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 96 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 95 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 81 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 65 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 61 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 62 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 854 fractional works · 4.6% of its workOceanography: 238 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 232 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeophysics: 173 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPaleontology: 83 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 67 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 60 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 756 fractional works · 4.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 229 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 204 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 152 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 65 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 105 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 720 fractional works · 3.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 247 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 136 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 118 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 89 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 50 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 79 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 366 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 217 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 43 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiomaterials: 43 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 62 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 295 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMathematical Physics: 64 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 53 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 48 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 44 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 86 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 289 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 163 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 46 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 80 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 82 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 75 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 5,104 fractional works · 27.3% of its workMedicine: 4,458 fractional works · 23.9% of its workSurgery: 607 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 382 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEpidemiology: 345 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 328 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOncology: 282 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 264 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 204 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 166 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 158 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 139 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 135 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 134 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 117 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 117 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 103 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 91 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 80 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 73 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 71 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 65 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 60 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 55 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 52 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 51 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 40 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 40 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 301 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 533 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 397 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 136 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 50 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 45 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 45 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 19 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4,514 fractional works · 24.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,418 fractional works · 12.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1,086 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 369 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAnthropology: 193 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEducation: 138 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 133 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 126 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLinguistics and Language: 92 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 49 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 45 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 187 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 1,045 fractional works · 5.6% of its workArcheology: 177 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 176 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory: 159 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 142 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 114 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 114 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 163 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 515 fractional works · 2.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 198 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 123 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 106 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 73 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 251 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 200 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 51 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 208 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 70 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 137 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 76 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 2,949 fractional works · 15.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1,230 fractional works · 6.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 599 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGenetics: 238 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCell Biology: 73 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 67 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 63 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology: 38 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 110 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 820 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 268 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPlant Science: 236 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInsect Science: 93 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 60 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 48 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 115 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 523 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 297 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 117 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 51 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 58 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 323 fractional works · 1.7% of its workImmunology: 190 fractional works · 1.0% of its workParasitology: 66 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 67 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 52 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKMarseille19kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences33%Health Sciences27%Social Sciences24%

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. Engineering1,4417.7%
    2. Environmental Science1,2746.8%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences8544.6%
    4. Physics and Astronomy7564.0%
    5. Computer Science7203.9%
    6. Materials Science3662.0%
    7. Mathematics2951.6%
    8. Chemistry2891.5%
    9. Energy820.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering310.2%
  2. Health Sciences5,10427.3%
    1. Medicine4,45823.9%
    2. Health Professions5332.9%
    3. Nursing500.3%
    4. Dentistry450.2%
    5. Veterinary190.1%
  3. Social Sciences4,51424.2%
    1. Social Sciences2,41812.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities1,0455.6%
    3. Psychology5152.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2511.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting2081.1%
    6. Decision Sciences760.4%
  4. Life Sciences2,94915.8%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1,2306.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences8204.4%
    3. Neuroscience5232.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology3231.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics520.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Marseille strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Marseille is most concentrated in General Arts and Humanities, Linguistics and Language and History and Philosophy of Science (6.6× the world share in General Arts and Humanities).

  1. General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 23.1 works6.6×
  2. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 85.0 works4.4×
  3. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 110.0 works4.3×
  4. OceanographySubfield · 198.6 works4.2×
  5. AnthropologySubfield · 182.6 works3.9×
  6. InstrumentationSubfield · 30.1 works3.6×
← 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: 0.90× its world share, 715 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.21× its world share, 1,081 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.69× its world share, 284 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.68× its world share, 456 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.75× its world share, 44 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.46× its world share, 27 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.00× its world share, 263 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 658 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.68× its world share, 702 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.48× its world share, 73 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.52× its world share, 1,303 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.33× its world share, 1,107 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.56× its world share, 327 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.39× its world share, 274 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.84× its world share, 685 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.48× its world share, 39 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.11× its world share, 488 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.22× its world share, 3,930 worksMedicineNursing: 0.53× its world share, 43 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.73× its world share, 17 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.04× its world share, 984 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 189 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 68 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.65× its world share, 234 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.91× its world share, 462 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 2,259 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.68×702 works
  2. Arts and Humanities2.04×984 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy1.84×685 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.69×284 works
  5. Neuroscience1.68×456 works
  6. Mathematics1.39×274 works
  7. Environmental Science1.33×1,107 works
  8. Medicine1.22×3,930 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.21×1,081 works
  10. Health Professions1.11×488 works
  11. Social Sciences1.07×2,259 works
  12. Chemistry1.00×263 works
  13. Psychology0.91×462 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.90×715 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.75×44 works
  16. Veterinary0.73×17 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.65×234 works
  18. Materials Science0.56×327 works
  19. Nursing0.53×43 works
  20. Engineering0.52×1,303 works
  21. Computer Science0.51×658 works
  22. Energy0.48×73 works
  23. Dentistry0.48×39 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.46×27 works
  25. Decision Sciences0.42×68 works
  26. Business, Management and Accounting0.35×189 works

Which keywords describe research in Marseille?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Territorial Governance, Community Engagement, Local Development, Public Policy, Citizen Participation and Environmental Participation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology1,077▲ 1.45×138 topics
  2. Climate Change1,029▲ 2.0×115 topics
  3. Globalization434▲ 1.18×150 topics
  4. Community Engagement419▲ 6.9×16 topics
  5. Public Health418▲ 1.53×71 topics
  6. Social Justice404▲ 3.6×39 topics
  7. Territorial Governance396▲ 18×4 topics
  8. Local Development394▲ 20×2 topics
  9. Sustainable Development385▲ 1.32×83 topics
  10. Public Policy385▲ 4.3×28 topics
  11. Mental Health319▲ 1.19×44 topics
  12. Citizen Participation292▲ 14×3 topics
  13. Environmental Participation290▲ 22×1 topic
  14. Proximity and Innovation290▲ 22×1 topic
  15. Gender287▲ 2.9×53 topics
  16. Identity282▲ 2.1×70 topics
  17. Colonialism274▲ 3.1×48 topics
  18. Biodiversity258▲ 1.81×37 topics
  19. Migration242▲ 3.8×30 topics
  20. Religion240▲ 2.8×38 topics
  21. Gender Studies235▲ 8.2×13 topics
  22. Invasive Species204▲ 2.6×21 topics
  23. Social Determinants of Health195▲ 4.9×7 topics
  24. Ethnographic Research154▲ 17×3 topics
  25. Educational Policies154▲ 7.7×3 topics
  26. Sociological Analysis152▲ 15×2 topics
  27. Professional Practices152▲ 23×1 topic
  28. Public Action152▲ 23×1 topic
  29. Sociolinguistics151▲ 4.4×8 topics
  30. Palliative Care145▲ 5.1×6 topics
  31. Social Change140▲ 6.1×15 topics
  32. North Africa140▲ 21×2 topics
  33. Psychological Trauma120▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Healthcare Quality Indicators119▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Patient Rights119▲ 9.3×2 topics
  36. Ethical Practices118▲ 10×1 topic
  37. Healthcare Legislation118▲ 11×1 topic
  38. Political Islam116▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Family Law114▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Reform113▲ 9.6×3 topics

What research is done in Marseille?

French Urban and Social …283French Urban and Social Studies: 283 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 147 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 112 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 110 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 109 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 100 fractional worksCultural Insights and Di…82Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 82 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 81 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 77 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 75 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsPolitical Science and International RelationsUrban Studies4 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 283 works
  2. 2 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 147 works
  3. 3 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 112 works
  4. 4 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 110 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 109 works
  6. 6 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 100 works
  7. 7 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 82 works
  8. 8 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 81 works
  9. 9 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 77 works
  10. 10 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 75 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%Marseille15.0% 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 21.4% in 2016.

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