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Research in Nizhny Novgorod

Science Explorer records 27 research institutions in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Institute of Electronic Measurements KVARZ (Russia), Nizhny Novgorod State Pedagogical University and Nizhny Novgorod State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering.

Research institutions
27
12 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
36k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
219k
6.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
6.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Nizhny Novgorod

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 Nizhny Novgorod?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny NovgorodUniversity 8,078 #12,809
2Nizhny Novgorod State Pedagogical UniversityUniversity 3,840 #7,204
3Institute of Electronic Measurements KVARZ (Russia)Company 2,352 #3,077
4Privolzhsky Research Medical UniversityUniversity 2,139 #13,578
5Nizhny Novgorod State Technical UniversityUniversity 1,659 #12,505
6Radiophysical Research InstituteResearch facility 1,209 #34,524 all time
7Nizhny Novgorod Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of RussiaUniversity 619 #15,507
8State Research Center for Dermatovenereology and CosmetologyResearch facility 562 #18,324
9Linguistics University of Nizhny NovgorodUniversity 560 #11,487
10Nizhny Novgorod State University of Architecture and Civil EngineeringUniversity 532 #10,190
11Volga State University of Water TransportUniversity 431 #10,947
12Nizhny Novgorod State University of Engineering and EconomicsUniversity 424 #13,955
13Nizhny Novgorod Research Institute of Traumatology and OrthopedicsResearch facility 413 #22,902 all time
14Regional Center for Prevention and Control of AIDS and Infectious DiseasesHospital / health system 300 #21,662
15Nizhny Novgorod State Agricultural AcademyInstitution 244 #24,183 all time
16Nizhniy Novgorod Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology named after Academician I.N. BlokhinaHospital / health system 159 #34,641 all time
17Nizhny Novgorod Regional Clinical Hospital named after SemashkoHospital / health system 146 #33,267 all time
18VNIIGISResearch facility 109 not ranked
19Nizhny Novgorod Regional Clinical Oncology CenterHospital / health system 98 not ranked
20Nizhny Novgorod Institute of Management and BusinessUniversity 85 not ranked
21FSUE FNPTS NIIIS named after Yu.Sedakov (Russia)Company 82 not ranked
22Nizhny Novgorod State Conservatory named after M.I. GlinkaUniversity 77 not ranked
23Nizhny Novgorod Research Institute of Radio Engineering (Russia)Company 75 not ranked
24Nizhny Novgorod Federal Research Institute of Pediatric GastroenterologyResearch facility 16 not ranked
25Nizhny Novgorod Commercial InstituteUniversity 13 not ranked
26Federal State Budget Scientific Institution "Nizhny Novgorod Research Institute of Agriculture"Research facility 8 not ranked
27Kerzhinski Nature ReserveArchive 4 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.

N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod: 33.3%Nizhny Novgorod State Pedagogical University: 15.8%Institute of Electronic Measurements KVARZ (Russia): 9.7%Privolzhsky Research Medical University: 8.8%23 others listed: 32.3%33%largest
N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod8,078 · 33.3%Nizhny Novgorod State Pedagogical University3,840 · 15.8%Institute of Electronic Measurements KVARZ (Russia)2,352 · 9.7%Privolzhsky Research Medical University2,139 · 8.8%23 others listed7,825 · 32.3%

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

Which fields of science does Nizhny Novgorod work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research in Nizhny Novgorod is in Physical Sciences, 27% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (22%), Social Sciences (17%), Medicine (12%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 5,487 fractional works · 51.3% of its workEngineering: 2,305 fractional works · 21.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 573 fractional works · 5.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 372 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 282 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 271 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 184 fractional works · 1.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 168 fractional works · 1.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 100 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 91 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 91 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 64 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 751 fractional works · 7.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 393 fractional works · 3.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 110 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 91 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 70 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 57 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiation: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 601 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 344 fractional works · 3.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 70 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCeramics and Composites: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 45 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 599 fractional works · 5.6% of its workInformation Systems: 320 fractional works · 3.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 114 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 59 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 376 fractional works · 3.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 86 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 82 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 68 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 88 fractional works · 0.8% of its workChemistry: 351 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 190 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 72 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 48 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 296 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOceanography: 92 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 79 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 112 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMathematical Physics: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 78 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 62 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,840 fractional works · 26.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,808 fractional works · 16.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 433 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEducation: 270 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 267 fractional works · 2.5% of its workTransportation: 232 fractional works · 2.2% of its workLaw: 113 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCultural Studies: 105 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopment: 86 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 82 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 63 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 304 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 166 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 125 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 243 fractional works · 2.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 57 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhilosophy: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMusic: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 238 fractional works · 2.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 117 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 75 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 200 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 88 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 48 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,412 fractional works · 13.2% of its workMedicine: 1,268 fractional works · 11.9% of its workEpidemiology: 153 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurgery: 119 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 90 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 77 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 74 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 72 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 72 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 60 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 58 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 57 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 57 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnatomy: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 188 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 80 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 4 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 952 fractional works · 8.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 395 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPlant Science: 100 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 92 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 54 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 290 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 130 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCell Biology: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 65 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 165 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 74 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 77 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKNizhny Novgorod11kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences51%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences27%

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. Engineering2,30521.6%
    2. Physics and Astronomy7517.0%
    3. Materials Science6015.6%
    4. Computer Science5995.6%
    5. Environmental Science3763.5%
    6. Chemistry3513.3%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences2962.8%
    8. Mathematics1121.0%
    9. Energy620.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering340.3%
  2. Social Sciences2,84026.6%
    1. Social Sciences1,80816.9%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3042.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities2432.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting2382.2%
    5. Psychology2001.9%
    6. Decision Sciences480.4%
  3. Health Sciences1,41213.2%
    1. Medicine1,26811.9%
    2. Health Professions800.7%
    3. Dentistry420.4%
    4. Nursing190.2%
    5. Veterinary40.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3953.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2902.7%
    3. Neuroscience1651.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology770.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics260.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Nizhny Novgorod strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Nizhny Novgorod is most concentrated in General Materials Science, Anatomy and Development (10.6× the world share in General Materials Science).

  1. General Materials ScienceSubfield · 44.0 works11×
  2. AnatomySubfield · 23.3 works10×
  3. DevelopmentSubfield · 83.1 works8.6×
  4. Ceramics and CompositesSubfield · 46.9 works7.0×
  5. TransportationSubfield · 203.8 works6.4×
  6. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 373.2 works5.4×
  7. General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield · 113.0 works4.7×
← 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: 0.79× its world share, 358 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 260 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.67× its world share, 65 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.95× its world share, 147 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.67× its world share, 23 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.94× its world share, 32 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.15× its world share, 323 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.71× its world share, 528 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.83× its world share, 275 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.65× its world share, 57 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.47× its world share, 2,116 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.71× its world share, 339 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.67× its world share, 559 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.86× its world share, 97 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.31× its world share, 705 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.78× its world share, 36 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 70 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.59× its world share, 1,079 worksMedicineNursing: 0.34× its world share, 16 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.78× its world share, 216 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.68× its world share, 211 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 43 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.29× its world share, 265 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.55× its world share, 160 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.32× its world share, 1,601 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy3.31×705 works
  2. Chemistry2.15×323 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.83×275 works
  4. Materials Science1.67×559 works
  5. Engineering1.47×2,116 works
  6. Social Sciences1.32×1,601 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.29×265 works
  8. Neuroscience0.95×147 works
  9. Chemical Engineering0.94×32 works
  10. Mathematics0.86×97 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.79×358 works
  12. Dentistry0.78×36 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.78×216 works
  14. Computer Science0.71×528 works
  15. Environmental Science0.71×339 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.68×211 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.67×65 works
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.67×23 works
  19. Energy0.65×57 works
  20. Medicine0.59×1,079 works
  21. Psychology0.55×160 works
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.51×260 works
  23. Decision Sciences0.46×43 works
  24. Nursing0.34×16 works
  25. Health Professions0.28×70 works
  26. Veterinary0.26×3 works

Which keywords describe research in Nizhny Novgorod?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Legal Regulation, Digital Transformation, Economic Security, Innovation, Ethnicity, Digital Economy and Artificial Intelligence.

▲ 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. Sustainable Development597▲ 3.6×60 topics
  2. Innovation452▲ 4.1×53 topics
  3. Artificial Intelligence419▲ 2.8×52 topics
  4. Climate Change413▲ 1.42×89 topics
  5. Legal Regulation401▲ 17×8 topics
  6. Globalization383▲ 1.82×91 topics
  7. Digital Transformation376▲ 6.5×23 topics
  8. Economic Security339▲ 15×7 topics
  9. Ethnicity304▲ 7.6×14 topics
  10. Education298▲ 1.62×78 topics
  11. Educational Technology286▲ 2.3×30 topics
  12. Energy Efficiency270▲ 2.7×35 topics
  13. Digital Economy270▲ 13×17 topics
  14. History259▲ 3.5×35 topics
  15. Economic Development256▲ 3.0×34 topics
  16. E-Learning253▲ 2.5×16 topics
  17. Culture248▲ 4.4×24 topics
  18. Literature246▲ 4.2×36 topics
  19. Foresight239▲ 17×2 topics
  20. Pedagogy238▲ 4.4×17 topics
  21. Regional Development238▲ 6.5×16 topics
  22. International Trade Law229▲ 16×2 topics
  23. Public Oversight229▲ 17×1 topic
  24. Transport Policy229▲ 17×1 topic
  25. Digitalization228▲ 10×10 topics
  26. Philosophy223▲ 4.7×24 topics
  27. Modernization215▲ 11×4 topics
  28. Design215▲ 12×4 topics
  29. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles215▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Science214▲ 8.2×7 topics
  31. Strategic Planning214▲ 14×3 topics
  32. Air Force213▲ 17×1 topic
  33. Warfare213▲ 17×1 topic
  34. Social Influence213▲ 9.4×3 topics
  35. Islam212▲ 9.6×5 topics
  36. Sharia Law209▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Malay Language209▲ 14×1 topic
  38. Teacher Training207▲ 3.1×16 topics
  39. Language199▲ 7.5×12 topics
  40. Blockchain Technology145▲ 24×3 topics

What research is done in Nizhny Novgorod?

Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 201 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 186 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 182 fractional worksGyrotron and Vacuum Electronics Research: 100 fractional worksLegal and Policy Issues: 91 fractional worksDiscourse Analysis and Cultural Communication: 81 fractional worksEconomic and Technological Developments in Russia: 78 fractional worksEducational Methods and Teacher Development: 77 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Challenges: 74 fractional worksEducation and Professional Development: 64 fractional works
TransportationAerospace EngineeringSociology and Political ScienceAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics5 others

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

  1. 1 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 201 works
  2. 2 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 186 works
  3. 3 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 182 works
  4. 4 Gyrotron and Vacuum Electronics Research Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 100 works
  5. 5 Legal and Policy Issues Law 91 works
  6. 6 Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication Cultural Studies 81 works
  7. 7 Economic and Technological Developments in Russia Development 78 works
  8. 8 Educational Methods and Teacher Development Information Systems 77 works
  9. 9 Educational Innovations and Challenges Information Systems 74 works
  10. 10 Education and Professional Development Education 64 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Nizhny Novgorod6.2% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.5% in 2014.

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