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  • Citation Impact
    2.834 - 2-year Impact Factor (2021)
    3.917 - 5-year Impact Factor (2021)
    1.524 - SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper)
    0.832 - SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

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