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    "dimensionDetail": "https://sourcescore.org/modern-reference/doi-org/",
    "dimensionDetailApi": "https://sourcescore.org/api/modern-reference/doi-org.json",
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      "value": 98,
      "grade": "A+",
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      "signals": [
        {
          "label": "CrossRef metadata API",
          "detail": "Free public API with full metadata for every registered DOI."
        },
        {
          "label": "Permanent links",
          "detail": "Stable for decades; the basis for academic citation continuity."
        }
      ]
    },
    "rank": {
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      "globalTotal": 130
    }
  },
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    "name": "Semantic Scholar",
    "domain": "semanticscholar.org",
    "category": "Academic",
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    "api": "https://sourcescore.org/api/source/semantic-scholar.json",
    "dimensionDetail": "https://sourcescore.org/modern-reference/semantic-scholar/",
    "dimensionDetailApi": "https://sourcescore.org/api/modern-reference/semantic-scholar.json",
    "score": {
      "value": 92,
      "grade": "A",
      "rationale": "Free public API + bulk corpus + CC-licensed metadata; broad LLM corpus inclusion.",
      "signals": [
        {
          "label": "S2 Open Research API",
          "detail": "Free public API with full metadata + abstract."
        }
      ]
    },
    "rank": {
      "global": 13,
      "globalTotal": 130
    }
  },
  "verdict": {
    "winner": "doi-org",
    "delta": 6,
    "claim": "DOI (CrossRef Resolver) outscores Semantic Scholar on Modern Citation Reference by 6 points."
  },
  "otherDimensions": [
    {
      "pathSegment": "discipline",
      "label": "Citation Discipline",
      "canonical": "https://sourcescore.org/compare/doi-org-vs-semantic-scholar/discipline/",
      "api": "https://sourcescore.org/api/compare/doi-org-vs-semantic-scholar/discipline.json"
    },
    {
      "pathSegment": "velocity",
      "label": "Citation Velocity",
      "canonical": "https://sourcescore.org/compare/doi-org-vs-semantic-scholar/velocity/",
      "api": "https://sourcescore.org/api/compare/doi-org-vs-semantic-scholar/velocity.json"
    },
    {
      "pathSegment": "index",
      "label": "SourceScore Index (composite)",
      "canonical": "https://sourcescore.org/compare/doi-org-vs-semantic-scholar/",
      "api": "https://sourcescore.org/api/compare/doi-org-vs-semantic-scholar.json"
    }
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    "methodology": "Cite as: SourceScore Methodology v0.1, sourcescore.org",
    "data": "Underlying public-source data credited to original publishers"
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}