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Additional Data sources

• ARWU Scoreshttp://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2011.html.

• Nobel laureateshttp://nobelprize.org/.

• Fields Medalshttp://www.mathunion.org/index.php?id=prizewinners.

• HiCihttp://www.isihighlycited.com.

• N&Shttp://www.webofknowledge.com.

• PUBhttp://www.webofknowledge.com.

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