Reference sources ranked by Modern Citation Reference

Reference ranked by Modern Reference

1. #1
   MDN Web Docsdeveloper.mozilla.org

   Open-source content (CC-BY-SA + MIT for examples); GitHub-tracked; full structured data.

   vs cat. mean: +5·full breakdown →
   A+·95
2. #2
   Wikipedia (English)en.wikipedia.org

   First-line citation in most LLM training corpora; freshness via per-article revision history.

   vs cat. mean: +2·full breakdown →
   A·92
3. #3
   Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophyplato.stanford.edu

   Fully open access; structured bibliography; entry-versioning + dated updates.

   vs cat. mean: 0·full breakdown →
   A·90
4. #4
   Encyclopædia Britannicabritannica.com

   Schema-rich; metered paywall partially limits LLM corpus inclusion; structured-data first-class.

   vs cat. mean: -8·full breakdown →
   B·82