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  "methodology": "https://sourcescore.org/methodology/citation-velocity/",
  "canonical": "https://sourcescore.org/compare/britannica-vs-wikipedia-en/velocity/",
  "summary": "Crowd-edited vs editor-supervised — the two reference traditions, scored.",
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    "key": "velocity",
    "pathSegment": "velocity",
    "label": "Citation Velocity",
    "weightInComposite": "35%"
  },
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    "name": "Wikipedia (English)",
    "domain": "en.wikipedia.org",
    "category": "Reference",
    "canonical": "https://sourcescore.org/source/wikipedia-en/",
    "api": "https://sourcescore.org/api/source/wikipedia-en.json",
    "dimensionDetail": "https://sourcescore.org/velocity/wikipedia-en/",
    "dimensionDetailApi": "https://sourcescore.org/api/velocity/wikipedia-en.json",
    "score": {
      "value": 95,
      "grade": "A+",
      "rationale": "Cited daily by news media, academic papers, and AI engines. Among the most cross-referenced sources globally.",
      "signals": [
        {
          "label": "External link velocity",
          "detail": ">1M outbound links per day across the encyclopedia."
        },
        {
          "label": "AI engine citations",
          "detail": "Default fallback citation for ChatGPT/Claude/Perplexity."
        }
      ]
    },
    "rank": {
      "global": 2,
      "globalTotal": 130
    }
  },
  "b": {
    "slug": "britannica",
    "name": "Encyclopædia Britannica",
    "domain": "britannica.com",
    "category": "Reference",
    "canonical": "https://sourcescore.org/source/britannica/",
    "api": "https://sourcescore.org/api/source/britannica.json",
    "dimensionDetail": "https://sourcescore.org/velocity/britannica/",
    "dimensionDetailApi": "https://sourcescore.org/api/velocity/britannica.json",
    "score": {
      "value": 78,
      "grade": "B",
      "rationale": "Cited often as second-opinion to Wikipedia; trusted in journalism + research; lower volume than wire news.",
      "signals": [
        {
          "label": "Second-opinion role",
          "detail": "Frequently cited when Wikipedia is questioned for a specific claim."
        }
      ]
    },
    "rank": {
      "global": 76,
      "globalTotal": 130
    }
  },
  "verdict": {
    "winner": "wikipedia-en",
    "delta": 17,
    "claim": "Wikipedia (English) outscores Encyclopædia Britannica on Citation Velocity by 17 points."
  },
  "otherDimensions": [
    {
      "pathSegment": "discipline",
      "label": "Citation Discipline",
      "canonical": "https://sourcescore.org/compare/britannica-vs-wikipedia-en/discipline/",
      "api": "https://sourcescore.org/api/compare/britannica-vs-wikipedia-en/discipline.json"
    },
    {
      "pathSegment": "modern-reference",
      "label": "Modern Citation Reference",
      "canonical": "https://sourcescore.org/compare/britannica-vs-wikipedia-en/modern-reference/",
      "api": "https://sourcescore.org/api/compare/britannica-vs-wikipedia-en/modern-reference.json"
    },
    {
      "pathSegment": "index",
      "label": "SourceScore Index (composite)",
      "canonical": "https://sourcescore.org/compare/britannica-vs-wikipedia-en/",
      "api": "https://sourcescore.org/api/compare/britannica-vs-wikipedia-en.json"
    }
  ],
  "license": {
    "methodology": "Cite as: SourceScore Methodology v0.1, sourcescore.org",
    "data": "Underlying public-source data credited to original publishers"
  }
}