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Research in Perth

Science Explorer records 25 research institutions in Perth, Australia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are The University of Western Australia, Curtin University and Edith Cowan University.

Research institutions
25
11 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
148k
▼ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.2M
28.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
26.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Perth

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 Perth?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1The University of Western AustraliaUniversity 69,543 #287
2Curtin UniversityUniversity 37,580 #464
3Murdoch UniversityUniversity 16,167 #877
4Government of Western AustraliaGovernment institution 15,476 #1,341
5Edith Cowan UniversityUniversity 13,156 #672
6Sir Charles Gairdner HospitalHospital / health system 7,038 #1,921
7Princess Margaret Hospital for ChildrenHospital / health system 2,491 #3,367
8Woodside (Australia)Company 913 #13,739
9Western Australian MuseumArchive 824 #19,929
10Department of WaterGovernment institution 463 #20,578
11Trinity Theological CollegeUniversity 279 #32,202 all time
12Community Arts NetworkInstitution 241 #19,658
13Chevron (Australia)Company 206 #27,447 all time
14Central Institute of TechnologyUniversity 169 #24,092 all time
15St John of God Murdoch HospitalHospital / health system 74 not ranked
16Dynamic Digital Depth (Australia)Company 46 not ranked
17Perth ObservatoryResearch facility 45 not ranked
18Pawsey Supercomputing Research CentreResearch facility 39 not ranked
19Cortical Dynamics (Australia)Company 18 not ranked
20Perth Exoplanet Survey Telescope ObservatoryResearch facility 7 not ranked
21Ishar Multicultural Women's Health CentreNonprofit 7 not ranked
22Illuminate Group (Australia)Company 7 not ranked
23Grand Lodge of Western AustraliaNonprofit 4 not ranked
24Public Utilities OfficeGovernment institution 2 not ranked
25Western Australian Genealogical SocietyInstitution 2 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.

The University of Western Australia: 42.2%Curtin University: 22.8%Murdoch University: 9.8%Government of Western Australia: 9.4%21 others listed: 15.8%42%largest
The University of Western Australia70k · 42.2%Curtin University38k · 22.8%Murdoch University16k · 9.8%Government of Western Australia15k · 9.4%21 others listed26k · 15.8%

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

Which fields of science does Perth work in?

In 2022-now, 35% of research in Perth is in Physical Sciences, 27% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (22%), Engineering (13%), Social Sciences (12%).

Physical Sciences: 8,935 fractional works · 35.4% of its workEngineering: 3,267 fractional works · 12.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 526 fractional works · 2.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 514 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 418 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 394 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 310 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 204 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 204 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 200 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 141 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 102 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 92 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 56 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 55 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 51 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2,006 fractional works · 7.9% of its workEcology: 509 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 324 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 185 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 181 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 155 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 138 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 129 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 126 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 104 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 101 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 54 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1,150 fractional works · 4.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 437 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 199 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems: 193 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 103 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 56 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 161 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 833 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeophysics: 281 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOceanography: 183 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 100 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 86 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 63 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 62 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeology: 54 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 478 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 289 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomaterials: 63 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 126 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 473 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 193 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 103 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 62 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 55 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 60 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 272 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 214 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 58 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 219 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 76 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 143 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 164 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemical Engineering: 72 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 6,782 fractional works · 26.8% of its workMedicine: 5,514 fractional works · 21.8% of its workSurgery: 601 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 483 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEpidemiology: 454 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 405 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 309 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 295 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 240 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 225 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 216 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 214 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 175 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 148 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 143 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 123 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 120 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 118 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 117 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 103 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 89 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 89 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 86 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 68 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 66 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 61 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 59 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 56 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 56 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 55 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 341 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 916 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 505 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 93 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 69 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 62 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 62 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 125 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 152 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 118 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 133 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 66 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 53 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 6,272 fractional works · 24.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,990 fractional works · 11.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 984 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEducation: 518 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 284 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 179 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 149 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 126 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 119 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 117 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 89 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 70 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 65 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 61 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 53 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 176 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 1,289 fractional works · 5.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 493 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 342 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 216 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 152 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 70 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 723 fractional works · 2.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 180 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 149 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 140 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 115 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 56 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 53 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 545 fractional works · 2.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 118 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 73 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 61 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 57 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 57 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 179 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 493 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 337 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFinance: 113 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 232 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 111 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 64 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 52 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 3,280 fractional works · 13.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1,470 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPlant Science: 701 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 202 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoil Science: 115 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 109 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 105 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 84 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 155 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1,130 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 557 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGenetics: 301 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCell Biology: 68 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 64 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 141 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 435 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 265 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 170 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 198 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 110 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 88 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKPerth25kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences35%Health Sciences27%Social Sciences25%

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. Engineering3,26712.9%
    2. Environmental Science2,0067.9%
    3. Computer Science1,1504.6%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences8333.3%
    5. Materials Science4781.9%
    6. Physics and Astronomy4731.9%
    7. Energy2721.1%
    8. Chemistry2190.9%
    9. Mathematics1640.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering720.3%
  2. Health Sciences6,78226.8%
    1. Medicine5,51421.8%
    2. Health Professions9163.6%
    3. Nursing1520.6%
    4. Dentistry1330.5%
    5. Veterinary660.3%
  3. Social Sciences6,27224.8%
    1. Social Sciences2,99011.8%
    2. Psychology1,2895.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting7232.9%
    4. Arts and Humanities5452.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance4931.9%
    6. Decision Sciences2320.9%
  4. Life Sciences3,28013.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1,4705.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1,1304.5%
    3. Neuroscience4351.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1980.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics470.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Perth strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Perth is most concentrated in Research and Theory, Geophysics and Nature and Landscape Conservation (3.6× the world share in Research and Theory).

  1. Research and TheorySubfield · 20.9 works3.6×
  2. GeophysicsSubfield · 252.7 works3.2×
  3. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 167.4 works3.1×
  4. Ecological ModelingSubfield · 49.3 works2.9×
  5. Public AdministrationSubfield · 33.7 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: 1.23× its world share, 1,317 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.83× its world share, 991 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.77× its world share, 174 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.05× its world share, 383 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.51× its world share, 41 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.79× its world share, 62 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.55× its world share, 195 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.59× its world share, 1,023 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.08× its world share, 732 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.17× its world share, 242 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.87× its world share, 2,938 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.60× its world share, 1,782 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.54× its world share, 426 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.56× its world share, 148 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.84× its world share, 418 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.12× its world share, 122 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.38× its world share, 817 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.14× its world share, 4,912 worksMedicineNursing: 1.20× its world share, 133 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.86× its world share, 57 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.72× its world share, 466 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.90× its world share, 648 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 206 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.94× its world share, 453 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.66× its world share, 1,136 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 2,652 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.08×732 works
  2. Veterinary1.86×57 works
  3. Psychology1.66×1,136 works
  4. Environmental Science1.60×1,782 works
  5. Health Professions1.38×817 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.23×1,317 works
  7. Nursing1.20×133 works
  8. Energy1.17×242 works
  9. Medicine1.14×4,912 works
  10. Dentistry1.12×122 works
  11. Neuroscience1.05×383 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.95×206 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.94×453 works
  14. Social Sciences0.93×2,652 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.90×648 works
  16. Engineering0.87×2,938 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.84×418 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.83×991 works
  19. Chemical Engineering0.79×62 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.77×174 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.72×466 works
  22. Computer Science0.59×1,023 works
  23. Mathematics0.56×148 works
  24. Chemistry0.55×195 works
  25. Materials Science0.54×426 works
  26. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.51×41 works

Which keywords describe research in Perth?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Environmental Impact, Mental Health, Sustainability, Population Dynamics, Machine Learning and Risk Factors.

▲ 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. Epidemiology1,267▲ 1.26×137 topics
  2. Climate Change1,200▲ 1.75×117 topics
  3. Machine Learning672▼ 0.80×93 topics
  4. Sustainability626◆ 1.01×106 topics
  5. Environmental Impact579▲ 1.34×66 topics
  6. Deep Learning553▼ 0.63×82 topics
  7. Mental Health530▲ 1.47×46 topics
  8. Inflammation513◆ 0.96×83 topics
  9. Globalization473◆ 0.95×129 topics
  10. Public Health470▲ 1.28×65 topics
  11. Quality of Life441▲ 1.21×59 topics
  12. Risk Factors423▲ 1.52×37 topics
  13. Renewable Energy412◆ 1.13×48 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease379▲ 1.31×39 topics
  15. Oxidative Stress357▼ 0.86×63 topics
  16. Biodiversity340▲ 1.76×37 topics
  17. Treatment332◆ 1.08×52 topics
  18. Remote Sensing312◆ 1.01×39 topics
  19. Conservation287▲ 2.6×23 topics
  20. Invasive Species281▲ 2.6×21 topics
  21. Depression276▲ 1.25×26 topics
  22. Metabolic Syndrome263▲ 1.29×24 topics
  23. Population Dynamics263▲ 4.0×13 topics
  24. Genetics262▲ 1.47×27 topics
  25. Resilience234▲ 1.88×18 topics
  26. Ecosystem Services214▲ 2.2×14 topics
  27. Microbial Communities206▲ 1.88×10 topics
  28. Prevalence200▲ 1.93×15 topics
  29. Health Equity174▲ 2.4×6 topics
  30. CO2 Sequestration174▲ 3.5×4 topics
  31. Plate Tectonics169▲ 4.4×3 topics
  32. Habitat Fragmentation164▲ 3.0×5 topics
  33. Ecosystem Functioning157▲ 3.0×7 topics
  34. Tectonics137▲ 4.5×3 topics
  35. Thermodynamic Modeling128▲ 4.5×4 topics
  36. Trophic Cascades125▲ 5.4×2 topics
  37. Ocean Acidification121▲ 6.4×3 topics
  38. Marine Ecosystems107▲ 7.7×2 topics
  39. Geochronology106▲ 6.1×1 topic
  40. Zircon106▲ 6.1×1 topic

What research is done in Perth?

Geological and Geochemic…93Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 93 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologi…66Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 66 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 66 fractional worksIndigenous Health, Education, and Rights: 63 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 62 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 60 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 60 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…58Sports injuries and prevention: 58 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 55 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 52 fractional works
GeophysicsArtificial IntelligenceOrthopedics and Sports MedicineHealth4 others

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

  1. 1 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 93 works
  2. 2 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 66 works
  3. 3 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 66 works
  4. 4 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 63 works
  5. 5 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 62 works
  6. 6 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 60 works
  7. 7 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 60 works
  8. 8 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 58 works
  9. 9 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 55 works
  10. 10 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 52 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 counting20%40%Perth25.5% 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 37.3% in 2016.

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