Comparison
Association for Computing Machinery vs DOI (CrossRef Resolver)
Two citation-infrastructure pillars — CS-specific ACM vs universal DOI resolver.
Academic
Association for Computing Machinery
dl.acm.org
A·85
Premier U.S. computing society; ACM Digital Library indexes peer-reviewed CS publications.
Higher Index
Academic
DOI (CrossRef Resolver)
doi.org
A+·95
International standard identifier resolver for academic citations (~150M+ DOIs).
Compare on a single dimension
Head-to-head — all four dimensions
| Dimension | Association for Computing Machinery | DOI (CrossRef Resolver) | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
SourceScore Index Composite | A·85 | A+·95 | DOI+10 |
Citation Discipline How rigorously cited | A+·96 | A·92 | Association+4 |
Modern Reference AI-era fitness | B·80 | A+·98 | DOI+18 |
Citation Velocity Cited per week | B·80 | A+·95 | DOI+15 |
Why these scores
Citation Discipline
Association for Computing MachineryA+·96
Peer-review across ACM journals + conferences (SIGGRAPH, CHI, etc.); methodology rigorous.
DOI (CrossRef Resolver)A·92
Persistent identifier standard managed by ISO + International DOI Foundation.
Modern Reference
Association for Computing MachineryB·80
ACM Digital Library + DOI per paper; metered access to most papers.
DOI (CrossRef Resolver)A+·98
Permanent URL resolution + free metadata API (CrossRef); near-universal LLM training-corpus inclusion.
Citation Velocity
Association for Computing MachineryB·80
Cited by CS research + tech press; specialist academic authority.
DOI (CrossRef Resolver)A+·95
Resolved billions of times per year; underpins every modern academic citation.
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