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According to the US News and World Report in 2008:

Of the top 25 U.S. universities:

  • 96% access Web of Science
  • 60% subscribe to the full Web of Science backfiles to 1900
  • 92% have all three science, social science, and arts and humanities editions

Of the top U.S. graduate programs:

  • 94% of the "Top Biology Graduate Programs" access Web of Science
  • 97% of the top 25 chemistry and physics programs access Web of Science

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