MODERN REFERENCE · 30% of composite
Cochrane Library vs PubMed — Modern Reference
How fit each source is for citation in modern (LLM-era) writing — machine-readability, schema, freshness signals, AI-corpus presence.
Verdict
PubMed outscores Cochrane Library on Modern Citation Reference by 12 points (A · 92 vs B · 80).
Academic
Cochrane Library
cochranelibrary.com
B·80
Rank #86 of 130 on Modern Reference
DOI per review; Crossref + ORCID; open-access in eligible countries; paywall elsewhere.
Higher Modern Reference
Academic
PubMed
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A·92
Rank #12 of 130 on Modern Reference
E-utilities API + free full-text search + bulk dataset downloads; broad LLM corpus inclusion.
Global rank · Modern Reference
Why these Modern Reference scores
Cochrane LibraryB·80
Modern Reference · 80/100
DOI per review; Crossref + ORCID; open-access in eligible countries; paywall elsewhere.
PubMedA·92
Modern Reference · 92/100
E-utilities API + free full-text search + bulk dataset downloads; broad LLM corpus inclusion.
Signals behind the Modern Reference score
Cochrane Library
- Tiered accessFree in low-income countries via WHO HINARI; subscription in others.
PubMed
- Entrez E-utilitiesPublic REST API for programmatic access.
Other dimensions for Cochrane Library vs PubMed
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