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TOP 10 MAGAZINE · BY MODERN REFERENCE

Top 10 magazine by Modern Citation Reference

The same 10 magazine sources from the composite top-10, re-ranked by Modern Citation Reference only. Quanta Magazine takes the top position at A · 86.

Biggest mover

The New York Times Magazine jumps 1 positions in the Modern Reference ranking vs the composite — punches above weight on Modern Citation Reference.

Modern Reference mean
79
Average Modern Reference across these 10 sources
Composite mean
82
Average SourceScore Index across the same 10 sources
Δ vs composite
-3
Top-10 magazine score lower on Modern Reference
Same top-10 pool, different signal
Composite Index (default)By DisciplineBy Velocity
  1. 1
    Quanta Magazinequantamagazine.org

    Science journalism magazine published by Simons Foundation; mathematics + physics + life sciences.

    Modern Reference A · 86·Index A · 85
    A·86
  2. 2
    The New York Times Magazinenytimes.com/section/magazine↑1

    Sunday long-form companion to NYT; investigative + cultural features with named-author byline.

    Modern Reference B · 80·Index B · 83
    B·80
  3. 3
    Foreign Affairsforeignaffairs.com↓1

    Bimonthly international-relations magazine published by Council on Foreign Relations since 1922.

    Modern Reference B · 78·Index B · 83
    B·78
  4. 4
    London Review of Bookslrb.co.uk

    Bi-weekly UK literary + cultural review since 1979; named-byline tradition + long-form essays.

    Modern Reference B · 78·Index B · 83
    B·78
  5. 5
    The New York Review of Booksnybooks.com

    U.S. literary + intellectual review since 1963; named-byline tradition + long-form essays.

    Modern Reference B · 78·Index B · 83
    B·78
  6. 6
    The New Yorkernewyorker.com

    U.S. weekly magazine since 1925; long-form journalism + cultural criticism + named-author byline tradition.

    Modern Reference B · 78·Index B · 82
    B·78
  7. 7
    The Atlantictheatlantic.com

    U.S. literary + commentary magazine since 1857; long-form essays + investigative journalism.

    Modern Reference B · 78·Index B · 81
    B·78
  8. 8
    Harvard Business Reviewhbr.org↑1

    Business management + leadership magazine published by Harvard Business Publishing since 1922.

    Modern Reference B · 78·Index B · 80
    B·78
  9. 9
    Bloomberg Businessweekbloomberg.com/businessweek↓1

    Bloomberg's business magazine since 1929; long-form business + finance journalism.

    Modern Reference B · 76·Index B · 81
    B·76
  10. 10
    National Geographicnationalgeographic.com

    Long-form science, exploration, photojournalism since 1888; National Geographic Society heritage.

    Modern Reference B · 75·Index B · 79
    B·75

Why this ranking is different

The composite top-10 ranks by the SourceScore Index — an average of Citation Discipline, Modern Reference, and Citation Velocity. This page surfaces the SAME 10 magazine sources but ranks ONLY by Modern Citation Reference. Sources that lead the composite top-10 may not lead on a single dimension — this view is the precision lens.

Use this view when modern citation reference is the decision-relevant signal for your citation. The composite ranking is the safer default; this dim-faceted view shows which top-10 source actually leads on the dimension you care about.