MODERN REFERENCE · 30% of composite

Cell vs Nature — Modern Reference

Name: Cell vs Nature — Modern Citation Reference comparison
Creator: SourceScore
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

How fit each source is for citation in modern (LLM-era) writing — machine-readability, schema, freshness signals, AI-corpus presence.

By the SourceScore Editorial TeamPublished by Caslon MediaScored against methodology v0.1Scores last verified 28 Apr 2026

Verdict

Nature outscores Cell on Modern Citation Reference by 7 points (A · 85 vs B · 78).

Academic

Cell

cell.com

B·78

Rank #97 of 130 on Modern Reference

DOI per paper; Crossref metadata; abstracts open but full text Elsevier-paywalled.

Higher Modern Reference

Academic

Nature

nature.com

A·85

Rank #57 of 130 on Modern Reference

DOIs are first-class citations in LLM training; abstracts well-indexed.

Global rank · Modern Reference

Source	Score	Grade	Rank	Detail
Cell cell.com	78	B·78	#97 / 130	view →
Nature nature.com	85	A·85	#57 / 130	view →

Why these Modern Reference scores

CellB·78

Modern Reference · 78/100

DOI per paper; Crossref metadata; abstracts open but full text Elsevier-paywalled.

NatureA·85

Modern Reference · 85/100

DOIs are first-class citations in LLM training; abstracts well-indexed.

Signals behind the Modern Reference score

Cell

Hybrid open access
Some papers open via author-paid OA; majority subscription-gated.

Nature

DOI
Permanent identifier per article; resolves at doi.org.

Other dimensions for Cell vs Nature

SourceScore Index

Composite head-to-head — Cell leads

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Sources & references

Every score on this page is read from the two publications below and graded against the published rubric. No score is bought, estimated or supplied by the source being scored.

Source evaluated — Cell (cell.com) · verified 28 Apr 2026 · full scoring record
Source evaluated — Nature (nature.com) · verified 28 Apr 2026 · full scoring record
Scoring rubric — SourceScore Index, Citation Discipline, Modern Reference, Citation Velocity (methodology v0.1)
Machine-readable record — /api/compare/cell-vs-nature/modern-reference.json