SourceScore
Health

Cleveland Clinic

my.clevelandclinic.org ↗

US tier-1 academic medical center; comprehensive patient-info + Health Library since 1921.

Is Cleveland Clinic reliable to cite? At grade B (83/100 on the SourceScore Index), Cleveland Clinic is a solid, generally citable source.

SourceScore Index
B·83Rank #72 of 130 · top 55%Composite weighted across Discipline, Modern Reference, and Velocity.

B — strong physician-reviewed health information; slightly less velocity than Mayo Clinic.

Should you cite Cleveland Clinic?

At grade B (83/100), Cleveland Clinic is a solid, generally citable source.

Strongest for
tracing claims back to primary references — its highest dimension is Citation Discipline (86/100).
No major weak spot
Even its lowest dimension, Modern Reference, scores 82/100.
Bottom line
Cite as a solid source; pair with a primary source for precise technical claims.
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Citation Discipline
A·86

Physician-reviewed; review dates visible; clinical-team-attributed content.

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Modern Reference
B·82

Schema.org medical types; open access; structured.

How Modern Reference is scored →
Citation Velocity
B·82

Heavy health-information citation; secondary to Mayo Clinic in tier-1 retrieval frequency.

How Citation Velocity is scored →

Where Cleveland Clinic ranks in our best-of lists

It is on 1 of our 17 lists of the best sources to cite.

Signals behind these scores

Citation Discipline

A·86
  • Clinical review
    Articles reviewed + attributed to named clinical teams.

Modern Reference

B·82
  • MedicalCondition schema
    Standard health-information schema applied across Health Library.

Citation Velocity

B·82
  • Health-info citation
    Regularly surfaced by AI engines for medical queries.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Cleveland Clinic a reliable source to cite?

Cleveland Clinic scores B (83/100) on the SourceScore Index, which rates how citable a source is for AI-era and research use. At grade B, Cleveland Clinic is a solid, generally citable source. The grade combines Citation Discipline 86/100, Modern Reference 82/100, and Citation Velocity 82/100 — full breakdown above.

What is Cleveland Clinic's SourceScore?

Cleveland Clinic (my.clevelandclinic.org) scores 83/100 (Grade B) on the composite SourceScore Index. Sub-scores: Citation Discipline 86/100, Modern Reference (AI-era fitness) 82/100, Citation Velocity 82/100. Verified 2026-04-28.

How does SourceScore evaluate Cleveland Clinic?

Cleveland Clinic is scored across three dimensions on the SourceScore Index methodology: Citation Discipline (how rigorously the source cites primary references), Modern Reference (fitness for AI-era retrieval), and Citation Velocity (how often the source is cited per week). Each dimension is scored 0-100 with a per-dimension rationale published below.

Why does Cleveland Clinic score B?

B — strong physician-reviewed health information; slightly less velocity than Mayo Clinic.

What is Cleveland Clinic?

US tier-1 academic medical center; comprehensive patient-info + Health Library since 1921. Category: Health. Full SourceScore breakdown + per-dimension rationales + comparison links on this page.