VELOCITY · 35% of composite
The Lancet — Velocity
thelancet.com · Health
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 clinicians + medical journalism; narrower volume than wire news but high per-cite trust.
What drives this Velocity score
- Citation impact factor~98 (top of medical-journal venues).
Global rank
#54 of 130
By Velocity across all SourceScore sources
In-category rank
#4 of 8
Among health sources
Vs. averages
Cat. mean: 80
Global mean: 81
Global mean: 81
Equal to category mean