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  },
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        "label": "Volume model",
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    "globalTotal": 130,
    "category": 19,
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    "category": 81,
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    },
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      "value": 84,
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    },
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      "value": 88,
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      "canonical": "https://sourcescore.org/modern-reference/plos-one/"
    }
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    "data": "Underlying public-source data credited to original publishers"
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