SourceScore
VELOCITY · 35% of composite

Nature Velocity

nature.com · 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·80
B · 80

Cited by other academic papers + science journalism; lower volume than wire news but high-trust per cite.

What drives this Velocity score

  • Citation impact factor
    ~50 (top decile of peer-reviewed venues).
Global rank
#52 of 130
By Velocity across all SourceScore sources
In-category rank
#9 of 19
Among academic sources
Vs. averages
Cat. mean: 81
Global mean: 81
-1 below category

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