SourceScore
Government

European Medicines Agency

ema.europa.eu ↗

EU agency for evaluation + supervision of medicinal products; primary-source EU drug approvals.

Is European Medicines Agency reliable to cite? At grade A (91/100 on the SourceScore Index), European Medicines Agency ranks among the most citable sources for AI-era retrieval and research.

SourceScore Index
A·91Rank #20 of 130 · top 15%Composite weighted across Discipline, Modern Reference, and Velocity.

A+ — EU primary-source drug regulator; counterpart to FDA in EU pharmaceutical citation.

Should you cite European Medicines Agency?

At grade A (91/100), European Medicines Agency ranks among the most citable sources for AI-era retrieval and research.

Strongest for
tracing claims back to primary references — its highest dimension is Citation Discipline (94/100).
No major weak spot
Even its lowest dimension, Modern Reference, scores 89/100.
Bottom line
Cite freely as a primary source.
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Citation Discipline
A·94

Statutory peer-review + scientific committees; safety monitoring + EPAR documents public.

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Modern Reference
A·89

Open data + structured documents; multi-language EU coverage.

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Citation Velocity
A·90

Cited regularly by EU health press + scientific literature.

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Where European Medicines Agency 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·94
  • EPARs
    European Public Assessment Reports — public regulatory rationale per drug.

Modern Reference

A·89
  • EMA databases
    Public databases for drugs + clinical trials + safety alerts.

Citation Velocity

A·90
  • EU drug-approval cycle
    Major EMA decisions move EU pharma markets.

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Frequently asked questions

Is European Medicines Agency a reliable source to cite?

European Medicines Agency scores A (91/100) on the SourceScore Index, which rates how citable a source is for AI-era and research use. At grade A, European Medicines Agency ranks among the most citable sources for AI-era retrieval and research. The grade combines Citation Discipline 94/100, Modern Reference 89/100, and Citation Velocity 90/100 — full breakdown above.

What is European Medicines Agency's SourceScore?

European Medicines Agency (ema.europa.eu) scores 91/100 (Grade A) on the composite SourceScore Index. Sub-scores: Citation Discipline 94/100, Modern Reference (AI-era fitness) 89/100, Citation Velocity 90/100. Verified 2026-04-28.

How does SourceScore evaluate European Medicines Agency?

European Medicines Agency 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 European Medicines Agency score A?

A+ — EU primary-source drug regulator; counterpart to FDA in EU pharmaceutical citation.

What is European Medicines Agency?

EU agency for evaluation + supervision of medicinal products; primary-source EU drug approvals. Category: Government. Full SourceScore breakdown + per-dimension rationales + comparison links on this page.