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Research in Saarbrücken

Science Explorer records 29 research institutions in Saarbrücken, Germany. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Saarland University, Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft des Saarlandes and Deutsch Amerikanisches Institut Saarland.

Research institutions
29
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
52k
▲ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.1M
22.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
18.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Saarbrücken

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 Saarbrücken?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Saarland UniversityUniversity 44,957 #438
2Deutsch Amerikanisches Institut SaarlandUniversity 1,138 #16,031
3Praxis für Hämatologie und OnkologieHospital / health system 845 #17,429
4Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft des SaarlandesUniversity 814 #6,278
5Institut für Sozialforschung und SozialwirtschaftResearch facility 422 #10,982 all time
6Krebsregister SaarlandHospital / health system 181 #24,019 all time
7AWS-Institute for Digitized Products and ProcessesResearch facility 137 #18,080
8cts CaritasKlinikum SaarbrückenHospital / health system 132 #33,204 all time
9Université franco-allemandeUniversity 127 #25,932 all time
10Zentrum für Mechatronik und AutomatisierungstechnikResearch facility 125 #34,656 all time
11Arbeitsgemeinschaft Dermatologische OnkologieHospital / health system 95 not ranked
12Saarbrücken Stadtwerke (Germany)Company 79 not ranked
13Deutsche Hochschule für Prävention und GesundheitsmanagementUniversity 74 not ranked
14AbsInt (Germany)Company 74 not ranked
15Hochschule der Bildenden Künste SaarUniversity 67 not ranked
16Scheer IMCCompany 56 not ranked
17Institute of European Media LawResearch facility 55 not ranked
18Institut für ZukunftsEnergie- und StoffstromsystemeResearch facility 50 not ranked
19Hochschule für Musik SaarUniversity 44 not ranked
20Nanogate (Germany)Company 18 not ranked
21Fernwärme-Verbund Saar (Germany)Company 17 not ranked
22URSAPHARM (Germany)Company 16 not ranked
23Landesinstitut für Pädagogik und MedienUniversity 15 not ranked
24Cismet (Germany)Company 13 not ranked
25Ministerium für Umwelt und VerbraucherschutzGovernment institution 8 not ranked
26European Research and Project OfficeInstitution 5 not ranked
27Ministerium für Finanzen und EuropaGovernment institution 4 not ranked
28Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Arbeit, Energie und VerkehrGovernment institution 3 not ranked
29K8 Institute of Strategic Aesthetics (Germany)Company 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.

Saarland University: 90.7%Deutsch Amerikanisches Institut Saarland: 2.3%Praxis für Hämatologie und Onkologie: 1.7%Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft des Saarlandes: 1.6%25 others listed: 3.7%91%largest
Saarland University45k · 90.7%Deutsch Amerikanisches Institut Saarland1,138 · 2.3%Praxis für Hämatologie und Onkologie845 · 1.7%Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft des Saarlandes814 · 1.6%25 others listed1,818 · 3.7%

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

Which fields of science does Saarbrücken work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research in Saarbrücken is in Physical Sciences, 23% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (21%), Computer Science (18%), Engineering (12%).

Physical Sciences: 3,315 fractional works · 41.8% of its workComputer Science: 1,460 fractional works · 18.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 576 fractional works · 7.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 183 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 164 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 142 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems: 141 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSignal Processing: 63 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 50 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHardware and Architecture: 49 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoftware: 45 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 936 fractional works · 11.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 210 fractional works · 2.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 163 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 146 fractional works · 1.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 93 fractional works · 1.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 65 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 60 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 58 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 255 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 153 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomaterials: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 192 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 114 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 135 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 97 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 135 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 65 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 134 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeometry and Topology: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,828 fractional works · 23.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 730 fractional works · 9.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 267 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 163 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEducation: 65 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLaw: 49 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCommunication: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnthropology: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 69 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArts and Humanities: 358 fractional works · 4.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 87 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHistory: 63 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 53 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workClassics: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReligious studies: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 286 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 88 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 64 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 62 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 54 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 251 fractional works · 3.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 97 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 46 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 111 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 81 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFinance: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 91 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 48 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,821 fractional works · 23.0% of its workMedicine: 1,628 fractional works · 20.5% of its workSurgery: 190 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 164 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 148 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEpidemiology: 121 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOphthalmology: 101 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOncology: 101 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 89 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 79 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 57 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 52 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 48 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 136 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 112 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 68 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 56 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthodontics: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 972 fractional works · 12.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 569 fractional works · 7.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 334 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGenetics: 61 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 217 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 120 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSensory Systems: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 78 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 59 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 70 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 38 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKSaarbrücken7,936fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences42%Health Sciences23%Social Sciences23%

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. Computer Science1,46018.4%
    2. Engineering93611.8%
    3. Materials Science2553.2%
    4. Chemistry1922.4%
    5. Environmental Science1351.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy1351.7%
    7. Mathematics1341.7%
    8. Energy260.3%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences230.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering190.2%
  2. Social Sciences1,82823.0%
    1. Social Sciences7309.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities3584.5%
    3. Psychology2863.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting2513.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1111.4%
    6. Decision Sciences911.1%
  3. Health Sciences1,82123.0%
    1. Medicine1,62820.5%
    2. Health Professions1121.4%
    3. Dentistry560.7%
    4. Nursing200.3%
    5. Veterinary50.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5697.2%
    2. Neuroscience2172.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology781.0%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences700.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics380.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Saarbrücken strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Saarbrücken is most concentrated in Software, Hardware and Architecture and Computational Theory and Mathematics (9.3× the world share in Software).

  1. SoftwareSubfield · 42.0 works9.3×
  2. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 42.5 works5.4×
  3. Computational Theory and MathematicsSubfield · 152.2 works5.1×
  4. OphthalmologySubfield · 90.5 works4.8×
  5. Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignSubfield · 21.5 works3.7×
← 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: 0.19× its world share, 63 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.30× its world share, 483 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.98× its world share, 69 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.68× its world share, 191 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.42× its world share, 35 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.67× its world share, 16 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.57× its world share, 172 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.31× its world share, 1,260 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 19 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.35× its world share, 22 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.81× its world share, 849 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 121 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.92× its world share, 224 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.42× its world share, 117 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.78× its world share, 122 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.47× its world share, 50 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.55× its world share, 102 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.07× its world share, 1,443 worksMedicineNursing: 0.54× its world share, 18 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.57× its world share, 318 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.99× its world share, 223 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 78 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.67× its world share, 100 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.15× its world share, 244 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 655 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Computer Science2.31×1,260 works
  2. Neuroscience1.68×191 works
  3. Chemistry1.57×172 works
  4. Arts and Humanities1.57×318 works
  5. Dentistry1.47×50 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.42×35 works
  7. Mathematics1.42×117 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.30×483 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.15×78 works
  10. Psychology1.15×244 works
  11. Medicine1.07×1,443 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.99×223 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.98×69 works
  14. Materials Science0.92×224 works
  15. Engineering0.81×849 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.78×122 works
  17. Social Sciences0.74×655 works
  18. Chemical Engineering0.67×16 works
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.67×100 works
  20. Health Professions0.55×102 works
  21. Nursing0.54×18 works
  22. Veterinary0.36×3 works
  23. Energy0.35×22 works
  24. Environmental Science0.35×121 works
  25. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.19×63 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.17×19 works

Which keywords describe research in Saarbrücken?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Model Checking, Neural Networks, Epidemiology, Temporal Logic, Big Data and Automata.

▲ 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. Deep Learning398▲ 1.45×73 topics
  2. Machine Learning381▲ 1.44×78 topics
  3. Epidemiology286◆ 0.90×129 topics
  4. Neural Networks215▲ 1.76×31 topics
  5. Inflammation153◆ 0.91×82 topics
  6. Big Data150▲ 1.98×22 topics
  7. Artificial Intelligence131▲ 1.16×37 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications117▲ 1.25×34 topics
  9. Model Checking108▲ 29×3 topics
  10. Security106▲ 2.0×23 topics
  11. Tissue Engineering94▲ 1.94×13 topics
  12. Temporal Logic77▲ 29×2 topics
  13. Automata69▲ 31×2 topics
  14. Intraocular Pressure68▲ 9.7×2 topics
  15. Approximation Algorithms68▲ 12×5 topics
  16. Governance68▲ 2.6×12 topics
  17. Surveillance62▲ 2.8×6 topics
  18. Side-Channel Attacks60▲ 15×3 topics
  19. Security Analysis58▲ 4.4×4 topics
  20. Satisfiability Modulo Theories57▲ 40×1 topic
  21. Symbolic Model Checker57▲ 40×1 topic
  22. Customer Relationship Management53▲ 4.8×2 topics
  23. Glaucoma53▲ 4.5×4 topics
  24. Text Classification53▲ 4.1×3 topics
  25. Machine Translation53▲ 4.0×2 topics
  26. Algorithmic Applications51▲ 18×2 topics
  27. Corneal Biomechanics51▲ 17×1 topic
  28. Keratoconus51▲ 17×1 topic
  29. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse49▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Behavioral Analysis49▲ 5.4×2 topics
  31. Virtualization48▲ 7.3×2 topics
  32. Investment Decisions48▲ 4.9×3 topics
  33. Stem Cell Therapy45▲ 6.1×3 topics
  34. Digital Capital44▲ 32×1 topic
  35. Value Chains44▲ 32×1 topic
  36. Static Analysis43▲ 26×2 topics
  37. Control-Flow Integrity42▲ 25×1 topic
  38. Security Policies42▲ 25×1 topic
  39. Microbial Metabolites39▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Corneal Regeneration38▲ 17×1 topic

What research is done in Saarbrücken?

Formal Methods in Verifi…49Formal Methods in Verification: 49 fractional worksCorneal surgery and diso…46Corneal surgery and disorders: 46 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 42 fractional worksTopic Modeling41Topic Modeling: 41 fractional worksNatural Language Processing Techniques: 35 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 35 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques: 34 fractional worksCorneal Surgery and Trea…34Corneal Surgery and Treatments: 34 fractional worksSecurity and Verification in Computing: 33 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 30 fractional works
Computational Theory and MathematicsRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingStrategy and ManagementArtificial Intelligence3 others

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

  1. 1 Formal Methods in Verification Computational Theory and Mathematics 49 works
  2. 2 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 46 works
  3. 3 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 42 works
  4. 4 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 41 works
  5. 5 Natural Language Processing Techniques Artificial Intelligence 35 works
  6. 6 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 35 works
  7. 7 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 34 works
  8. 8 Corneal Surgery and Treatments Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 34 works
  9. 9 Security and Verification in Computing Artificial Intelligence 33 works
  10. 10 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 30 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%Saarbrücken16.2% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 28.7% in 2016.

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