SourceScore
VELOCITY · 35% of composite

BMJ Best Practice vs The Lancet — Velocity

How often tier-1 publications and AI engines cite each source per week — the most volatile sub-score.

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Verdict

The Lancet outscores BMJ Best Practice on Citation Velocity by 5 points (B · 80 vs B · 75).

Health

BMJ Best Practice

bestpractice.bmj.com
B·75
Rank #102 of 130 on Velocity

Heavy clinician citation; less surfaced in AI engines due to access gate.

Higher Velocity
Health

The Lancet

thelancet.com
B·80
Rank #54 of 130 on Velocity

Cited by clinicians + medical journalism; narrower volume than wire news but high per-cite trust.

Global rank · Velocity

SourceScoreGradeRankDetail
BMJ Best Practice
bestpractice.bmj.com
75B·75#102 / 130view →
The Lancet
thelancet.com
80B·80#54 / 130view →

Why these Velocity scores

BMJ Best PracticeB·75
Velocity · 75/100

Heavy clinician citation; less surfaced in AI engines due to access gate.

The LancetB·80
Velocity · 80/100

Cited by clinicians + medical journalism; narrower volume than wire news but high per-cite trust.

Signals behind the Velocity score

BMJ Best Practice
  • Clinical-default
    Default UK clinical-decision-support reference.
The Lancet
  • Citation impact factor
    ~98 (top of medical-journal venues).

Other dimensions for BMJ Best Practice vs The Lancet

SourceScore Index
Composite head-to-head — The Lancet leads
Discipline
The Lancet +3 pts
Modern Reference
The Lancet +12 pts

Other Velocity comparisons

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Sources & references

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