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  "summary": "Two flagship popular-science magazines — NatGeo expedition reporting vs Smithsonian institutional depth.",
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    "score": {
      "value": 80,
      "grade": "B",
      "rationale": "Default science + nature press citation; heavy AI-engine retrieval for long-tail biology + geography.",
      "signals": [
        {
          "label": "Science-nature default",
          "detail": "Primary citation for wildlife, geography, exploration topics across press + AI engines."
        }
      ]
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      "globalTotal": 130
    }
  },
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    "name": "Smithsonian Magazine",
    "domain": "smithsonianmag.com",
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    "api": "https://sourcescore.org/api/source/smithsonian-mag.json",
    "dimensionDetail": "https://sourcescore.org/velocity/smithsonian-mag/",
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    "score": {
      "value": 75,
      "grade": "B",
      "rationale": "Regular cross-cite in science + history press; AI-engine retrieval for long-tail history queries.",
      "signals": [
        {
          "label": "History + science press",
          "detail": "Cited by NYT, The Atlantic, science-news outlets for historical reference."
        }
      ]
    },
    "rank": {
      "global": 104,
      "globalTotal": 130
    }
  },
  "verdict": {
    "winner": "natgeo",
    "delta": 5,
    "claim": "National Geographic outscores Smithsonian Magazine on Citation Velocity by 5 points."
  },
  "otherDimensions": [
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      "pathSegment": "discipline",
      "label": "Citation Discipline",
      "canonical": "https://sourcescore.org/compare/natgeo-vs-smithsonian-mag/discipline/",
      "api": "https://sourcescore.org/api/compare/natgeo-vs-smithsonian-mag/discipline.json"
    },
    {
      "pathSegment": "modern-reference",
      "label": "Modern Citation Reference",
      "canonical": "https://sourcescore.org/compare/natgeo-vs-smithsonian-mag/modern-reference/",
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    },
    {
      "pathSegment": "index",
      "label": "SourceScore Index (composite)",
      "canonical": "https://sourcescore.org/compare/natgeo-vs-smithsonian-mag/",
      "api": "https://sourcescore.org/api/compare/natgeo-vs-smithsonian-mag.json"
    }
  ],
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    "methodology": "Cite as: SourceScore Methodology v0.1, sourcescore.org",
    "data": "Underlying public-source data credited to original publishers"
  }
}