PNAS vs Science
Two US-anchored multidisciplinary tier-1 journals — both gold-standard, different review tracks.
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences — multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal since 1914.
Science
Peer-reviewed multidisciplinary journal of AAAS; one of the two flagship general-science venues.
Head-to-head — all four dimensions
| Dimension | PNAS | Science | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
SourceScore Index Composite | A·92 | A·86 | PNAS+6 |
Citation Discipline How rigorously cited | A+·96 | A+·95 | PNAS+1 |
Modern Reference AI-era fitness | A·88 | B·84 | PNAS+4 |
Citation Velocity Cited per week | A·90 | B·80 | PNAS+10 |
Why these scores
Citation Discipline
Peer-reviewed by NAS members; rigorous review across all sciences; corrections + retractions public.
Peer-review enforced; data + code disclosure increasingly mandatory; retractions public.
Modern Reference
DOI per paper; PMC open-access default after 6mo; structured Crossref + ORCID metadata.
DOIs + structured abstracts; first-class LLM citation source for science.
Citation Velocity
Heavily cited across sciences + science press; default tier-1 citation in many fields.
Cited by science journalism + research; lower volume but high per-cite trust.