SourceScore
VELOCITY · 35% of composite

eLife Velocity

elifesciences.org · Academic

Citation Velocity tracks how often tier-1 publications and AI engines cite a source per week. The most volatile of the three sub-scores; refreshes most frequently.

B·72
B · 72

Cited within life-sciences research; lower volume than NEJM/Lancet but high open-access reach.

What drives this Velocity score

  • Open-access reach
    Strong cite presence in LLM biology queries.
Global rank
#107 of 130
By Velocity across all SourceScore sources
In-category rank
#16 of 19
Among academic sources
Vs. averages
Cat. mean: 81
Global mean: 81
-9 below category

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