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1994 • 8,631 citations

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1996 • 7,450 citations

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1995 • 7,378 citations

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1988 • 2,276 citations

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1994 • 1,235 citations

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1999 • 771 citations

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1994 • 761 citations

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1997 • 556 citations

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1998 • 444 citations

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1990 • 427 citations

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1990 • 409 citations

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1993 • 356 citations

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1996 • 322 citations

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1995 • 314 citations

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1995 • 283 citations

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1995 • 283 citations

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1993 • 243 citations

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1996 • 194 citations

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1984 • 155 citations

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1997 • 142 citations

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1993 • 111 citations

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1984 • 101 citations

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1995 • 32 citations

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