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1992 • 1,288 citations

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1990 • 1,208 citations

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1993 • 421 citations

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1995 • 419 citations

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1993 • 396 citations

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1992 • 384 citations

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1991 • 353 citations

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1993 • 259 citations

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1994 • 202 citations

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1994 • 196 citations

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1991 • 196 citations

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1992 • 171 citations

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1996 • 165 citations

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1996 • 162 citations

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1995 • 142 citations

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1994 • 123 citations

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1995 • 110 citations

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1993 • 98 citations

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1995 • 90 citations

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1992 • 87 citations

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1996 • 59 citations

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1996 • 56 citations

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1991 • 2 citations

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