Government sources ranked by Citation Discipline

Government ranked by Discipline

1. #1
   U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissionsec.gov

   Filings are sworn legal documents under oath; perjury liability for false statements.

   vs cat. mean: +4·full breakdown →
   A+·98
2. #2
   Federal Reserve Systemfederalreserve.gov

   Statutory peer-review on policy decisions; methodology + data disclosed; minutes published.

   vs cat. mean: +2·full breakdown →
   A+·96
3. #3
   U.S. Food and Drug Administrationfda.gov

   Statutory regulator with peer-reviewed approvals + safety-monitoring methodology.

   vs cat. mean: +2·full breakdown →
   A+·96
4. #4
   U.S. National Institutes of Healthnih.gov

   Federally-funded research subject to grant + ethics oversight; ClinicalTrials.gov registration required for human studies.

   vs cat. mean: +1·full breakdown →
   A+·95
5. #5
   U.S. Census Bureaucensus.gov

   Statutory data collection under Title 13; methodology + microdata published with every release.

   vs cat. mean: +1·full breakdown →
   A+·95
6. #6
   U.S. Bureau of Labor Statisticsbls.gov

   Methodology documented per data series; sample sizes + revision practices public.

   vs cat. mean: +1·full breakdown →
   A+·95
7. #7
   U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventioncdc.gov

   Surveillance + outbreak data subject to peer-review + ethics oversight; MMWR is the standard.

   vs cat. mean: +1·full breakdown →
   A+·95
8. #8
   U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationnoaa.gov

   Methodology + data quality documented per dataset; peer-reviewed climate research.

   vs cat. mean: +1·full breakdown →
   A+·95
9. #9
   European Central Bankecb.europa.eu

   Statutory peer-review on monetary decisions; staff projections + methodology public.

   vs cat. mean: +1·full breakdown →
   A+·95
10. #10
    U.S. Patent and Trademark Officeuspto.gov

    Statutory examination process; granted patents undergo legal review; TM database authoritative.

    vs cat. mean: +1·full breakdown →
    A+·95
11. #11
    U.S. Geological Surveyusgs.gov

    Peer-reviewed publications + methodology disclosed; long-standing scientific reputation.

    vs cat. mean: +1·full breakdown →
    A+·95
12. #12
    IPCCipcc.ch

    Multi-stage review across thousands of expert + government reviewers; methodology + uncertainty explicit.

    vs cat. mean: +1·full breakdown →
    A+·95
13. #13
    NASAnasa.gov

    Peer-reviewed publications across NASA centers + JPL; rigorous science process.

    vs cat. mean: 0·full breakdown →
    A·94
14. #14
    European Commissionec.europa.eu

    Legislative + policy documents subject to EU procedures + impact assessments.

    vs cat. mean: 0·full breakdown →
    A·94
15. #15
    Bank of Englandbankofengland.co.uk

    MPC peer-review process; staff working papers + methodology public; corrections logged.

    vs cat. mean: 0·full breakdown →
    A·94
16. #16
    U.S. Energy Information Administrationeia.gov

    Methodology documented per data series; statistical standards rigorous.

    vs cat. mean: 0·full breakdown →
    A·94
17. #17
    European Medicines Agencyema.europa.eu

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

    vs cat. mean: 0·full breakdown →
    A·94
18. #18
    U.S. Department of Agricultureusda.gov

    Statistical surveys + methodology documented; ERS research peer-reviewed.

    vs cat. mean: 0·full breakdown →
    A·94
19. #19
    FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data)fred.stlouisfed.org

    Sourced from primary statistical agencies; methodology + lineage documented per series.

    vs cat. mean: 0·full breakdown →
    A·94
20. #20
    OECDoecd.org

    Member-country statistical methodology + peer-reviewed economic research.

    vs cat. mean: -1·full breakdown →
    A·93
21. #21
    World Trade Organizationwto.org

    Statutory dispute-settlement methodology + trade-statistics standards.

    vs cat. mean: -2·full breakdown →
    A·92
22. #22
    Eurostatec.europa.eu/eurostat

    Harmonized methodology across all member states; revisions + corrections public; ESS Code of Practice.

    vs cat. mean: -2·full breakdown →
    A·92
23. #23
    ONS (UK)ons.gov.uk

    Methodology + revisions transparent; National Statistics designation provides quality kitemark.

    vs cat. mean: -2·full breakdown →
    A·92
24. #24
    European Space Agencyesa.int

    Peer-reviewed publications + ESA + ESO partner research; methodology rigorous.

    vs cat. mean: -2·full breakdown →
    A·92
25. #25
    BEAbea.gov

    Methodology + revisions transparent; tracks vintage of every release; OMB Statistical Policy compliant.

    vs cat. mean: -2·full breakdown →
    A·92
26. #26
    World Health Organizationwho.int

    Member-state data with international auditing; methodology documented per data series.

    vs cat. mean: -4·full breakdown →
    A·90
27. #27
    World Bankworldbank.org

    Multi-country data with World Bank methodology; staff research peer-reviewed.

    vs cat. mean: -4·full breakdown →
    A·90
28. #28
    International Monetary Fundimf.org

    Member-country data with IMF methodology; published research peer-reviewed by Fund staff.

    vs cat. mean: -4·full breakdown →
    A·90
29. #29
    UNESCOen.unesco.org

    Member-country data with international peer review + methodology disclosure.

    vs cat. mean: -4·full breakdown →
    A·90
30. #30
    Statistics Canadastatcan.gc.ca

    Statistics Canada Quality Guidelines explicit; methodology + revisions public; Statistics Canada Act compliant.

    vs cat. mean: -4·full breakdown →
    A·90