SourceScore
MODERN REFERENCE · 30% of composite

Cell vs New England Journal of Medicine — Modern Reference

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

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Verdict

New England Journal of Medicine outscores Cell on Modern Citation Reference by 6 points (B · 84 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
Health

New England Journal of Medicine

nejm.org
B·84
Rank #63 of 130 on Modern Reference

DOIs + structured abstracts + open-access policy for COVID + landmark trials.

Global rank · Modern Reference

SourceScoreGradeRankDetail
Cell
cell.com
78B·78#97 / 130view →
New England Journal of Medicine
nejm.org
84B·84#63 / 130view →

Why these Modern Reference scores

CellB·78
Modern Reference · 78/100

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

New England Journal of MedicineB·84
Modern Reference · 84/100

DOIs + structured abstracts + open-access policy for COVID + landmark trials.

Signals behind the Modern Reference score

Cell
  • Hybrid open access
    Some papers open via author-paid OA; majority subscription-gated.
New England Journal of Medicine
  • Open landmark trials
    Selected landmark trials available without paywall.

Other dimensions for Cell vs New England Journal of Medicine

SourceScore Index
Composite head-to-head — Cell leads
Discipline
tie (96)
Velocity
Cell +9 pts

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Sources & references

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