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Our World in Data

ourworldindata.org ↗

Oxford-affiliated research organization publishing data + visualizations on global problems; CC-licensed.

SourceScore Index
A·86Composite weighted across Discipline, Modern Reference, and Velocity.

A — academic-grade data viz with full transparency + open-licensed data.

Citation Discipline
A·92

Source data + methodology cited per chart; peer-reviewed academic team; corrections public.

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Modern Reference
A·90

CC-BY licensed; open data + bulk downloads + APIs; widely cited in academia.

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Citation Velocity
B·76

Cited by mainstream press + academia; pandemic-era surge sustained.

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Signals behind these scores

Citation Discipline

A·92
  • Methodology pages
    Each chart links to full methodology + source data.

Modern Reference

A·90
  • Creative Commons
    Open license enables broad LLM corpus inclusion.

Citation Velocity

B·76
  • COVID-era visibility
    Default for pandemic-data visualization since 2020.

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