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World Scientists H-Index Social Sciences / Psychology Rankings (Sort by last 6 years H Index) 2025

AD Scientific Index evaluates the academic productivity and efficiency of scientists and institutions based on the H-index, i10 index, and citation counts. In addition to total H-index rankings, you can also explore rankings and analyses by "Scientists Last 6 Years H-index" and by subject.

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Total 37.041 scientist
* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
World Rank
31
Country Rank
1
Institution Rank :1
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Australia
Richard M Ryan
Richard M Ryan
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney , Australia
Social Sciences / Psychology
Self-Determination Theory
psychology
intrinsic motivation
education
organizational behavior
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
229
184
0.803
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
World Rank
180
Country Rank
4
Institution Rank :1
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Netherlands
Wilmar Schaufeli
Wilmar Schaufeli
Utrecht University
Utrecht , Netherlands
Social Sciences / Psychology
Occupational Health Psychology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
212
160
0.755
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
World Rank
250
Country Rank
6
Institution Rank :2
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Netherlands
Pim Cuijpers
Pim Cuijpers
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam , Netherlands
Social Sciences / Psychology
depression
prevention
psychotherapy
meta-analysis
RCTs
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
207
155
0.749
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
World Rank
278
Country Rank
8
Institution Rank :3
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Netherlands
Dorret I Boomsma
Dorret I Boomsma
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam , Netherlands
Social Sciences / Psychology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219
152
0.694
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
World Rank
288
Country Rank
82
Institution Rank :5
Ranking Based On Selection :5
United States
James J Gross
James J Gross
Stanford University
Stanford , United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
Emotion
Emotion Regulation
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191
151
0.791
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
World Rank
376
Country Rank
27
Institution Rank :3
Ranking Based On Selection :6
United Kingdom
Ian Deary
Ian Deary
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh , United Kingdom
Social Sciences / Psychology
Intelligence
Cognitive Aging
Personality
Psychometrics
Psychology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216
147
0.681
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
World Rank
471
Country Rank
10
Institution Rank :1
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Australia
Roy F Baumeister
Roy F Baumeister
University of Queensland
St Lucia , Australia
Social Sciences / Psychology
social psychology
personality
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
209
143
0.684
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
World Rank
510
Country Rank
145
Institution Rank :4
Ranking Based On Selection :8
United States
Ed Diener
Ed Diener
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Champaign , United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology
Social psychology
Personality psychology
Positive Psychology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205
142
0.693
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
World Rank
575
Country Rank
167
Institution Rank :3
Ranking Based On Selection :9
United States
Edward L Deci
Edward L Deci
University of Rochester
Rochester , United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
self-determination theory
motivation
psychology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183
138
0.754
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
World Rank
617
Country Rank
183
Institution Rank :3
Ranking Based On Selection :10
United States
Terrie E Moffitt
Terrie E Moffitt
Duke University
Durham , United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
developmental psychopathology
intelligence
crime
aging
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223
136
0.610
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
World Rank
750
Country Rank
26
Institution Rank :3
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Germany
Hans Ulrich Wittchen
Hans Ulrich Wittchen
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden , Germany
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychiatrie
Psychologie
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214
128
0.598
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
World Rank
861
Country Rank
18
Institution Rank :3
Ranking Based On Selection :12
France
Stanislas Dehaene
Stanislas Dehaene
CEA (Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives)
Gif-sur-Yvette , France
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Education
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
122
0.646
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
World Rank
1,001
Country Rank
340
Institution Rank :5
Ranking Based On Selection :13
United States
Michael Tomasello
Michael Tomasello
Duke University
Durham , United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
developmental psychology
evolutionary anthropology
cognitive science
evolutionary psychology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218
117
0.537
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
World Rank
1,051
Country Rank
361
Institution Rank :5
Ranking Based On Selection :14
United States
Martin Seligman
Martin Seligman
Nemours Children's Health System
Wilmington , United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
Positive Psychology
Learned Helplessness
Prospection
Depression
Optimism
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187
115
0.615
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
World Rank
1,061
Country Rank
366
Institution Rank :2
Ranking Based On Selection :15
United States
Robert Sternberg
Robert Sternberg
Cornell University
Ithaca , United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
psychology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
115
0.479
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
World Rank
1,068
Country Rank
74
Institution Rank :9
Ranking Based On Selection :16
United Kingdom
Chris Frith
Chris Frith
University College London
London , United Kingdom
Social Sciences / Psychology
mind
brain
social interaction
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
115
0.479
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
World Rank
1,161
Country Rank
405
Institution Rank :43
Ranking Based On Selection :17
United States
Katie A Mclaughlin
Katie A Mclaughlin
Harvard University
Cambridge , United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
childhood adversity
stress
trauma
affective neuroscience
developmental psychopathology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
113
0.883
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
World Rank
1,276
Country Rank
15
Institution Rank :3
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Sweden
Gerhard Andersson
Gerhard Andersson
Karolinska Institute
Stockholm , Sweden
Social Sciences / Psychology
Clinical psychology
internet
tinnitus
mood and anxiety disorders
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
110
0.675
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
World Rank
1,337
Country Rank
96
Institution Rank :10
Ranking Based On Selection :19
United Kingdom
Susan Michie
Susan Michie
University College London
London , United Kingdom
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
108
0.831
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
World Rank
1,362
Country Rank
468
Institution Rank :3
Ranking Based On Selection :20
United States
Eduardo Salas
Eduardo Salas
Rice University
Houston , United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
organizational psychology
team training
safety culture
human factors
teamwork
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188
108
0.574
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
World Rank
1,394
Country Rank
474
Institution Rank :7
Ranking Based On Selection :21
United States
Daniel Kahneman
Daniel Kahneman
Princeton University
Princeton , United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
107
0.673
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
World Rank
1,478
Country Rank
57
Institution Rank :5
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Germany
Reinhard Pekrun
Reinhard Pekrun
Ludwig Maximilians Universität München
Munich , Germany
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology
Education
Emotion
Control-Value Theory
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132
106
0.803
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
World Rank
1,527
Country Rank
526
Institution Rank :1
Ranking Based On Selection :23
United States
Phillip R Shaver
Phillip R Shaver
University of California Davis
Davis , United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
personality and social psychology
attachment theory
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
105
0.652
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
World Rank
1,583
Country Rank
545
Institution Rank :55
Ranking Based On Selection :24
United States
Matthew Nock
Matthew Nock
Harvard University
Cambridge , United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
suicide
suicidal behavior
self-injury
self-harm
clinical psychology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
104
0.800
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
World Rank
1,597
Country Rank
553
Institution Rank :4
Ranking Based On Selection :25
United States
Nancy Eisenberg Berg
Nancy Eisenberg Berg
Arizona State University
Tempe , United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
psychology
psychiatry
pediatrics
neuroscience
family studies
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
104
0.578
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
31
Australia
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Richard M Ryan
Richard M Ryan
Australian Catholic University North Sydney, Australia Australia
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
229
184
0.803
Social Sciences / Psychology
Self-Determination Theory
psychology
intrinsic motivation
education
organizational behavior
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
180
Netherlands
4
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Wilmar Schaufeli
Wilmar Schaufeli
Utrecht University Utrecht, Netherlands Netherlands
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
212
160
0.755
Social Sciences / Psychology
Occupational Health Psychology
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
250
Netherlands
6
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Pim Cuijpers
Pim Cuijpers
VU University of Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands Netherlands
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
207
155
0.749
Social Sciences / Psychology
depression
prevention
psychotherapy
meta-analysis
RCTs
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
278
Netherlands
8
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Dorret I Boomsma
Dorret I Boomsma
VU University of Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands Netherlands
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219
152
0.694
Social Sciences / Psychology
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
288
United States
82
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
James J Gross
James J Gross
Stanford University Stanford, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191
151
0.791
Social Sciences / Psychology
Emotion
Emotion Regulation
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
376
United Kingdom
27
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ian Deary
Ian Deary
University of Edinburgh Edinburgh, United Kingdom United Kingdom
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216
147
0.681
Social Sciences / Psychology
Intelligence
Cognitive Aging
Personality
Psychometrics
Psychology
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
471
Australia
10
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Roy F Baumeister
Roy F Baumeister
University of Queensland St Lucia, Australia Australia
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
209
143
0.684
Social Sciences / Psychology
social psychology
personality
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
510
United States
145
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ed Diener
Ed Diener
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Champaign, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205
142
0.693
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology
Social psychology
Personality psychology
Positive Psychology
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
575
United States
167
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Edward L Deci
Edward L Deci
University of Rochester Rochester, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183
138
0.754
Social Sciences / Psychology
self-determination theory
motivation
psychology
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
617
United States
183
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Terrie E Moffitt
Terrie E Moffitt
Duke University Durham, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223
136
0.610
Social Sciences / Psychology
developmental psychopathology
intelligence
crime
aging
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
750
Germany
26
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hans Ulrich Wittchen
Hans Ulrich Wittchen
Technische Universität Dresden Dresden, Germany Germany
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214
128
0.598
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychiatrie
Psychologie
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
861
France
18
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Stanislas Dehaene
Stanislas Dehaene
CEA (Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives) Gif-sur-Yvette, France France
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
122
0.646
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Education
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,001
United States
340
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Michael Tomasello
Michael Tomasello
Duke University Durham, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218
117
0.537
Social Sciences / Psychology
developmental psychology
evolutionary anthropology
cognitive science
evolutionary psychology
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,051
United States
361
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Martin Seligman
Martin Seligman
Nemours Children's Health System Wilmington, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187
115
0.615
Social Sciences / Psychology
Positive Psychology
Learned Helplessness
Prospection
Depression
Optimism
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,061
United States
366
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Robert Sternberg
Robert Sternberg
Cornell University Ithaca, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
115
0.479
Social Sciences / Psychology
psychology
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,068
United Kingdom
74
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Chris Frith
Chris Frith
University College London London, United Kingdom United Kingdom
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
115
0.479
Social Sciences / Psychology
mind
brain
social interaction
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,161
United States
405
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Katie A Mclaughlin
Katie A Mclaughlin
Harvard University Cambridge, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
113
0.883
Social Sciences / Psychology
childhood adversity
stress
trauma
affective neuroscience
developmental psychopathology
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,276
Sweden
15
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gerhard Andersson
Gerhard Andersson
Karolinska Institute Stockholm, Sweden Sweden
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
110
0.675
Social Sciences / Psychology
Clinical psychology
internet
tinnitus
mood and anxiety disorders
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,337
United Kingdom
96
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Susan Michie
Susan Michie
University College London London, United Kingdom United Kingdom
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
108
0.831
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,362
United States
468
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Eduardo Salas
Eduardo Salas
Rice University Houston, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188
108
0.574
Social Sciences / Psychology
organizational psychology
team training
safety culture
human factors
teamwork
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,394
United States
474
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Daniel Kahneman
Daniel Kahneman
Princeton University Princeton, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
107
0.673
Social Sciences / Psychology
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,478
Germany
57
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Reinhard Pekrun
Reinhard Pekrun
Ludwig Maximilians Universität München Munich, Germany Germany
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132
106
0.803
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology
Education
Emotion
Control-Value Theory
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,527
United States
526
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Phillip R Shaver
Phillip R Shaver
University of California Davis Davis, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
105
0.652
Social Sciences / Psychology
personality and social psychology
attachment theory
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,583
United States
545
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Matthew Nock
Matthew Nock
Harvard University Cambridge, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
104
0.800
Social Sciences / Psychology
suicide
suicidal behavior
self-injury
self-harm
clinical psychology
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* Last 6 Years H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,597
United States
553
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nancy Eisenberg Berg
Nancy Eisenberg Berg
Arizona State University Tempe, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
104
0.578
Social Sciences / Psychology
psychology
psychiatry
pediatrics
neuroscience
family studies
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