MODERN REFERENCE · 30% of composite
New England Journal of Medicine vs The Lancet — 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 The Lancet on Modern Citation Reference by 2 points (B · 84 vs B · 82).
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
The Lancet
thelancet.com
B·82
Rank #70 of 130 on Modern Reference
DOIs + structured abstracts; metered paywall partial-LLM-corpus.
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.
The LancetB·82
Modern Reference · 82/100
DOIs + structured abstracts; metered paywall partial-LLM-corpus.
Signals behind the Modern Reference score
New England Journal of Medicine
- Open landmark trialsSelected landmark trials available without paywall.
The Lancet
- DOIPermanent identifier per article.
Other dimensions for New England Journal of Medicine vs The Lancet
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