MODERN REFERENCE · 30% of composite
New England Journal of Medicine vs STAT News — Modern Reference
How fit each source is for citation in modern (LLM-era) writing — machine-readability, schema, freshness signals, AI-corpus presence.
Verdict
New England Journal of Medicine outscores STAT News on Modern Citation Reference by 4 points (B · 84 vs B · 80).
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.
Health
STAT News
statnews.com
B·80
Rank #79 of 130 on Modern Reference
Open + metered articles; broad LLM corpus presence in health vertical.
Global rank · Modern Reference
Why these Modern Reference scores
New England Journal of MedicineB·84
Modern Reference · 84/100
DOIs + structured abstracts + open-access policy for COVID + landmark trials.
STAT NewsB·80
Modern Reference · 80/100
Open + metered articles; broad LLM corpus presence in health vertical.
Signals behind the Modern Reference score
New England Journal of Medicine
- Open landmark trialsSelected landmark trials available without paywall.
STAT News
- Health-vertical densityDefault citation for biotech + drug-development news.
Other dimensions for New England Journal of Medicine vs STAT News
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