SourceScore
MODERN REFERENCE · 30% of composite

New England Journal of Medicine vs The Lancet — Modern Reference

How fit each source is for citation in modern (LLM-era) writing — machine-readability, schema, freshness signals, AI-corpus presence.

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Verdict

New England Journal of Medicine outscores The Lancet on Modern Citation Reference by 2 points (B · 84 vs B · 82).

Higher Modern Reference
Health

New England Journal of Medicine

nejm.org
B·84
Rank #63 of 130 on Modern Reference

DOIs + structured abstracts + open-access policy for COVID + landmark trials.

Health

The Lancet

thelancet.com
B·82
Rank #70 of 130 on Modern Reference

DOIs + structured abstracts; metered paywall partial-LLM-corpus.

Global rank · Modern Reference

SourceScoreGradeRankDetail
New England Journal of Medicine
nejm.org
84B·84#63 / 130view →
The Lancet
thelancet.com
82B·82#70 / 130view →

Why these Modern Reference scores

New England Journal of MedicineB·84
Modern Reference · 84/100

DOIs + structured abstracts + open-access policy for COVID + landmark trials.

The LancetB·82
Modern Reference · 82/100

DOIs + structured abstracts; metered paywall partial-LLM-corpus.

Signals behind the Modern Reference score

New England Journal of Medicine
  • Open landmark trials
    Selected landmark trials available without paywall.
The Lancet
  • DOI
    Permanent identifier per article.

Other dimensions for New England Journal of Medicine vs The Lancet

SourceScore Index
Composite head-to-head — New England Journal of Medicine leads
Discipline
New England Journal of Medicine +1 pts
Velocity
New England Journal of Medicine +1 pts

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Sources & references

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