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INSIGHT · TOP 5 · MODERN REFERENCE LAG

Sources where Modern Reference trails the Index

These sources score well overall but lean on older reference foundations — typical of legacy archives, foundational datasets, and slow-update encyclopedic works.

The question

Which sources have a Modern Reference score notably below their composite SourceScore Index?

The answer

Cell — Modern Reference -11 vs Index

  1. 1
    Cellcell.comAcademic

    Top biology journal since 1974, published by Elsevier (Cell Press); the default citation in molecular biology.

    Disc A+ · 96·Mod-Ref B · 78·Vel A · 90·Index A · 89
    Signal: -11 (Modern Reference − Index)
    A·89
  2. 2
    The Times (UK)thetimes.co.ukNews

    UK paper of record since 1785, hard-paywalled, owned by News UK (News Corp).

    Disc B · 82·Mod-Ref C · 65·Vel B · 75·Index B · 74
    Signal: -9 (Modern Reference − Index)
    B·74
  3. 3
    BMJ Best Practicebestpractice.bmj.comHealth

    BMJ's clinical-decision-support tool; evidence-based, continuously-updated clinical guidance.

    Disc A · 92·Mod-Ref B · 70·Vel B · 75·Index B · 79
    Signal: -9 (Modern Reference − Index)
    B·79
  4. 4
    Gartnergartner.comBusiness

    IT industry research firm since 1979; Magic Quadrant + Hype Cycle frameworks widely cited.

    Disc C · 65·Mod-Ref C · 60·Vel B · 80·Index C · 69
    Signal: -9 (Modern Reference − Index)
    C·69
  5. 5
    Bloomberg Newsbloomberg.comNews

    Business + finance newsroom feeding the Bloomberg Terminal; broad data infrastructure + global beat coverage.

    Disc A · 86·Mod-Ref B · 75·Vel A · 92·Index B · 83
    Signal: -8 (Modern Reference − Index)
    B·83

How we computed this

For each source, we computed Modern Citation Reference score − composite Index and ranked the result. Sources with the largest negative difference fill this top 5. Both scores are on the 0–100 scale, so a difference of +N means the dimension scores N points below the average of all three sub-scores for that source.

Composite Index is computed as 0.35 × Citation Discipline + 0.30 × Modern Reference + 0.35 × Citation Velocity. Differences between a single dim and the composite reflect the deviation from this weighted average.

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