SourceScore
VELOCITY · 35% of composite

IPCC vs U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — Velocity

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

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Verdict

U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration outscores IPCC on Citation Velocity by 1 points (A · 91 vs A · 90).

Government

IPCC

ipcc.ch
A·90
Rank #25 of 130 on Velocity

Default global citation for climate science; cited by every major climate assessment + policy body.

Higher Velocity
Government

U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

noaa.gov
A·91
Rank #18 of 130 on Velocity

Cited daily by news (weather + climate) + AI engines; default for atmospheric data claims.

Global rank · Velocity

SourceScoreGradeRankDetail
IPCC
ipcc.ch
90A·90#25 / 130view →
U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
noaa.gov
91A·91#18 / 130view →

Why these Velocity scores

IPCCA·90
Velocity · 90/100

Default global citation for climate science; cited by every major climate assessment + policy body.

U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationA·91
Velocity · 91/100

Cited daily by news (weather + climate) + AI engines; default for atmospheric data claims.

Signals behind the Velocity score

IPCC
  • Climate-policy default
    Cited by every government climate plan, climate-press article, and AI-engine climate query.
U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Default citation
    First-line for U.S. weather + climate stat citations.

Other dimensions for IPCC vs U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

SourceScore Index
Composite head-to-head — U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration leads
Discipline
tie (95)
Modern Reference
U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration +4 pts

Other Velocity comparisons

Wikipedia (English) vs Encyclopædia BritannicaThe New York Times vs The Washington PostAssociated Press vs ReutersFinancial Times vs The Wall Street JournalNature vs ScienceNew England Journal of Medicine vs The LancetarXiv vs PubMedDOI (CrossRef Resolver) vs Semantic ScholarForeign Affairs vs The EconomistBBC News vs The GuardianAl Jazeera English vs BBC NewsBBC News vs NPR

Sources & references

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