DISCIPLINE · 35% of composite

Cell vs Nature — Discipline

Name: Cell vs Nature — Citation Discipline comparison
Creator: SourceScore
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

How rigorously each source backs its factual claims with verifiable evidence.

Verdict

Cell outscores Nature on Citation Discipline by 1 points (A+ · 96 vs A+ · 95).

Rigorous peer review; high rejection rate; corrections + retractions public; methodology required.

Peer-review enforced; data + code disclosure increasingly mandatory; retraction watch active.

Global rank · Discipline

Source	Score	Grade	Rank	Detail
Cell cell.com	96	A+·96	#10 / 130	view →
Nature nature.com	95	A+·95	#13 / 130	view →

CellA+·96

Discipline · 96/100

Rigorous peer review; high rejection rate; corrections + retractions public; methodology required.

NatureA+·95

Discipline · 95/100

Peer-review enforced; data + code disclosure increasingly mandatory; retraction watch active.

Cell

Peer-review rigor
Among the highest-rejection biology journals; multi-round review standard.

Nature