Mayo Clinic vs U.S. National Institutes of Health
Commercial physician-reviewed health info vs US government primary medical authority — different sourcing tiers.
Mayo Clinic
US tier-1 medical center with comprehensive physician-reviewed patient-information site.
U.S. National Institutes of Health
U.S. federal medical research agency operating PubMed, NCBI, MedlinePlus, and trial registries.
Head-to-head — all four dimensions
| Dimension | Mayo Clinic | U.S. National Institutes of Health | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
SourceScore Index Composite | A·87 | A+·95 | U.S.+8 |
Citation Discipline How rigorously cited | A·88 | A+·95 | U.S.+7 |
Modern Reference AI-era fitness | A·85 | A·94 | U.S.+9 |
Citation Velocity Cited per week | A·88 | A+·96 | U.S.+8 |
Why these scores
Citation Discipline
Physician-reviewed patient information; review dates visible; HONcode certified.
Federally-funded research subject to grant + ethics oversight; ClinicalTrials.gov registration required for human studies.
Modern Reference
Schema.org MedicalCondition + MedicalProcedure markup; open access; structured.
Operates PubMed + NCBI + ClinicalTrials.gov; APIs + bulk data + structured XML throughout.
Citation Velocity
Default health-information citation in AI-engine queries; heavy media + clinician cross-cite.
Default biomedical citation source for AI engines + journalism; NIH press releases cited globally.