SourceScore
DISCIPLINE · 35% of composite

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vs U.S. National Institutes of Health — Discipline

How rigorously each source backs its factual claims with verifiable evidence.

By Published by Caslon MediaScored against methodology v0.1Scores last verified
Verdict

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and U.S. National Institutes of Health tie on Citation Discipline (A+ · 95).

Government

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

cdc.gov
A+·95
Rank #21 of 130 on Discipline

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

Government

U.S. National Institutes of Health

nih.gov
A+·95
Rank #14 of 130 on Discipline

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

Global rank · Discipline

SourceScoreGradeRankDetail
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
cdc.gov
95A+·95#21 / 130view →
U.S. National Institutes of Health
nih.gov
95A+·95#14 / 130view →

Why these Discipline scores

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and PreventionA+·95
Discipline · 95/100

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

U.S. National Institutes of HealthA+·95
Discipline · 95/100

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

Signals behind the Discipline score

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • MMWR
    Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report — peer-reviewed public-health journal.
U.S. National Institutes of Health
  • Grant + ethics oversight
    Human research subject to IRB review + federal regulations.

Other dimensions for U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vs U.S. National Institutes of Health

SourceScore Index
Composite head-to-head — U.S. National Institutes of Health leads
Modern Reference
U.S. National Institutes of Health +1 pts
Velocity
U.S. National Institutes of Health +2 pts

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Sources & references

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