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1999 • 1,760 citations

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2001 • 1,295 citations

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1995 • 562 citations

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1999 • 366 citations

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1998 • 210 citations

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1999 • 194 citations

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2000 • 185 citations

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2005 • 160 citations

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2002 • 139 citations

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2000 • 110 citations

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2001 • 107 citations

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2003 • 96 citations

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2005 • 82 citations

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2005 • 75 citations

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2001 • 52 citations

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2002 • 50 citations