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 "question": "How are Nannan Wang and Xinbo Gao connected?",
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 "data_version": "2026.07-r1",
 "updated": "2026-07-28",
 "source": "OpenAlex (CC0)",
 "answer": "Nannan Wang and Xinbo Gao have co-authored 197 distinct works together, with recorded publication years from 2011 to 2026.",
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   "name": "Xinbo Gao",
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 "period_caveat": "Publication type is absent for most records, so the typed-paper range is a lower bound, not the full collaboration period.",
 "later_edition_years": [],
 "dedup_rule": "DOI > OpenAlex Work ID > normalized title + author count; grouped works are dated by earliest publication year",
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  {
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  {
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  {
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  {
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  {
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  {
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  {
   "year": 2022,
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  {
   "year": 2023,
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  {
   "year": 2024,
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  {
   "year": 2025,
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  {
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