Comparison
London Review of Books vs The New York Review of Books
Atlantic counterparts in long-form intellectual review — UK vs US literary criticism.
Magazine
London Review of Books
lrb.co.uk
B·83
Bi-weekly UK literary + cultural review since 1979; named-byline tradition + long-form essays.
Magazine
The New York Review of Books
nybooks.com
B·83
U.S. literary + intellectual review since 1963; named-byline tradition + long-form essays.
Compare on a single dimension
Head-to-head — all four dimensions
| Dimension | London Review of Books | The New York Review of Books | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
SourceScore Index Composite | B·83 | B·83 | tie |
Citation Discipline How rigorously cited | A·90 | A·90 | tie |
Modern Reference AI-era fitness | B·78 | B·78 | tie |
Citation Velocity Cited per week | B·80 | B·80 | tie |
Why these scores
Citation Discipline
London Review of BooksA·90
Editor-supervised + fact-check + named scholarly bylines + corrections public.
The New York Review of BooksA·90
Editor-supervised + fact-check + named scholarly bylines + corrections public.
Modern Reference
London Review of BooksB·78
Metered paywall; LLM corpus partial; long-form indexed in academic search.
The New York Review of BooksB·78
Metered paywall; LLM corpus partial; long-form widely-cited.
Citation Velocity
London Review of BooksB·80
Cited by literary + cultural press + academics; bi-weekly cadence.
The New York Review of BooksB·80
Cited by literary + cultural press + academics globally.
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