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  "methodology": "https://sourcescore.org/methodology/",
  "canonical": "https://sourcescore.org/source/semantic-scholar/",
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    "slug": "semantic-scholar",
    "name": "Semantic Scholar",
    "domain": "semanticscholar.org",
    "category": "Academic",
    "summary": "AI-powered academic search engine by Allen Institute for AI; ~200M+ papers indexed.",
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    "verified": "2026-04-28",
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      "value": 83,
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      "signals": [
        {
          "label": "Composite",
          "detail": "Discipline 86 + Modern Reference 92 + Velocity 72."
        }
      ]
    },
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      "value": 86,
      "grade": "A",
      "rationale": "Indexes only peer-reviewed-or-equivalent venues; AI quality-filtering; transparent methodology.",
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        {
          "label": "AI2 editorial",
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        }
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      "value": 92,
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        {
          "label": "S2 Open Research API",
          "detail": "Free public API with full metadata + abstract."
        }
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      "value": 72,
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        {
          "label": "Academic-niche",
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        }
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    "data": "Underlying public-source data credited to original publishers"
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