DISCIPLINE · 35% of composite
Nature — Discipline
nature.com · Academic
Citation Discipline measures how rigorously a source backs each factual claim with verifiable evidence. High-Discipline sources cite primary evidence inline; low-Discipline sources opine without sourcing.
A+·95
A+ · 95
Peer-review enforced; data + code disclosure increasingly mandatory; retraction watch active.
What drives this Discipline score
- Peer reviewEditorial + ≥2 reviewer cycles before publication.
- Open data policyMandatory data deposit for empirical papers since 2016.
Global rank
#13 of 130
By Discipline across all SourceScore sources
In-category rank
#7 of 19
Among academic sources
Vs. averages
Cat. mean: 91
Global mean: 85
Global mean: 85
+4 above category