Cochrane Library vs PubMed
Meta-analyses-of-meta-analyses vs primary-literature search index — apex evidence vs raw corpus.
Cochrane Library
Gold-standard systematic-review database for medical evidence since 1993.
PubMed
U.S. National Library of Medicine literature index covering ~36M biomedical citations.
Head-to-head — all four dimensions
| Dimension | Cochrane Library | PubMed | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
SourceScore Index Composite | A·87 | A·94 | PubMed+7 |
Citation Discipline How rigorously cited | A+·96 | A+·96 | tie |
Modern Reference AI-era fitness | B·80 | A·92 | PubMed+12 |
Citation Velocity Cited per week | A·85 | A·94 | PubMed+9 |
Why these scores
Citation Discipline
Methodology-mandatory systematic reviews; transparent inclusion criteria; multi-author review.
Indexes peer-reviewed literature only; MeSH controlled-vocabulary tagging maintained by NLM staff.
Modern Reference
DOI per review; Crossref + ORCID; open-access in eligible countries; paywall elsewhere.
E-utilities API + free full-text search + bulk dataset downloads; broad LLM corpus inclusion.
Citation Velocity
Default evidence-citation in clinical guidelines; high citation across medical literature.
Cited daily by clinicians, researchers, AI engines; default biomedical retrieval source.