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DISCIPLINE · GRADE A · 85–94 · 63 sources

A-grade sources on Citation Discipline

Citation Discipline measures how rigorously a source backs each factual claim with verifiable evidence. Score range 85–94 = strong.

Top of grade

European Medicines Agency leads A-grade Discipline sources at A · 94 · 63 sources qualify (48% of 130)

Mean in grade
90
Average Discipline score among the 63 A-grade sources
Global mean
85
Average Discipline across all 130 sources
Share of dataset
48%
63 of 130 sources earn A on Discipline

Ranked — A on Discipline

  1. #1
    European Medicines Agencyema.europa.eu·Government

    Statutory peer-review + scientific committees; safety monitoring + EPAR documents public.

    A·94
  2. #2
    European Commissionec.europa.eu·Government

    Legislative + policy documents subject to EU procedures + impact assessments.

    A·94
  3. #3
    Bank of Englandbankofengland.co.uk·Government

    MPC peer-review process; staff working papers + methodology public; corrections logged.

    A·94
  4. #4
    U.S. Department of Agricultureusda.gov·Government

    Statistical surveys + methodology documented; ERS research peer-reviewed.

    A·94
  5. #5

    Methodology documented per data series; statistical standards rigorous.

    A·94
  6. #6
    NASAnasa.gov·Government

    Peer-reviewed publications across NASA centers + JPL; rigorous science process.

    A·94
  7. #7
    FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data)fred.stlouisfed.org·Government

    Sourced from primary statistical agencies; methodology + lineage documented per series.

    A·94
  8. #8
    OECDoecd.org·Government

    Member-country statistical methodology + peer-reviewed economic research.

    A·93
  9. #9
    Encyclopædia Britannicabritannica.com·Reference

    Editor-supervised; named expert contributors; editorial-board fact-check; corrections logged.

    A·92
  10. #10
    DOI (CrossRef Resolver)doi.org·Academic

    Persistent identifier standard managed by ISO + International DOI Foundation.

    A·92
  11. #11
    Foreign Affairsforeignaffairs.com·Magazine

    Editor-supervised; named authors (typically academics or practitioners); fact-check process.

    A·92
  12. #12
    Our World in Dataourworldindata.org·Research

    Source data + methodology cited per chart; peer-reviewed academic team; corrections public.

    A·92
  13. #13
    Pew Research Centerpewresearch.org·Research

    Methodology + sample-size + raw data published per study; peer-reviewed style; corrections public.

    A·92
  14. #14

    Peer-review + open-data policy; corrections + retractions public; investigative-rigor standard.

    A·92
  15. #15
    World Trade Organizationwto.org·Government

    Statutory dispute-settlement methodology + trade-statistics standards.

    A·92
  16. #16

    Affiliate-economist authored + internal review; recession-dating methodology authoritative.

    A·92
  17. #17
    European Space Agencyesa.int·Government

    Peer-reviewed publications + ESA + ESO partner research; methodology rigorous.

    A·92
  18. #18
    ONS (UK)ons.gov.uk·Government

    Methodology + revisions transparent; National Statistics designation provides quality kitemark.

    A·92
  19. #19
    Eurostatec.europa.eu/eurostat·Government

    Harmonized methodology across all member states; revisions + corrections public; ESS Code of Practice.

    A·92
  20. #20
    BEAbea.gov·Government

    Methodology + revisions transparent; tracks vintage of every release; OMB Statistical Policy compliant.

    A·92
  21. #21
    BMJ Best Practicebestpractice.bmj.com·Health

    Evidence-graded recommendations; references explicit; updated continuously by clinical editorial team.

    A·92
  22. #22
    MDN Web Docsdeveloper.mozilla.org·Reference

    Community-edited + reviewed by Mozilla maintainers; cross-checked against W3C/WHATWG standards.

    A·92
  23. #23
    Reutersreuters.com·News

    Two-source verification policy enforced editorially; corrections logged with timestamps.

    A·91
  24. #24
    World Health Organizationwho.int·Government

    Member-state data with international auditing; methodology documented per data series.

    A·90
  25. #25
    World Bankworldbank.org·Government

    Multi-country data with World Bank methodology; staff research peer-reviewed.

    A·90
  26. #26
    International Monetary Fundimf.org·Government

    Member-country data with IMF methodology; published research peer-reviewed by Fund staff.

    A·90
  27. #27
    eLifeelifesciences.org·Academic

    Transparent peer-review (reviewer notes published); preprint-first model since 2022.

    A·90
  28. #28
    The New Yorkernewyorker.com·Magazine

    Famous fact-check department; multiple-source verification + author byline + corrections public.

    A·90
  29. #29
    The New York Times Magazinenytimes.com/section/magazine·Magazine

    NYT fact-check + corrections + named bylines; multi-source verification.

    A·90
  30. #30
    RAND Corporationrand.org·Research

    Peer-reviewed publications + methodology disclosed + corrections public.

    A·90
  31. #31

    Methodology + raw data published; survey + polling discipline; corrections public.

    A·90
  32. #32
    UNESCOen.unesco.org·Government

    Member-country data with international peer review + methodology disclosure.

    A·90
  33. #33
    Quanta Magazinequantamagazine.org·Magazine

    Editor-supervised + named bylines + scientific advisor review; corrections public.

    A·90
  34. #34
    London Review of Bookslrb.co.uk·Magazine

    Editor-supervised + fact-check + named scholarly bylines + corrections public.

    A·90
  35. #35
    The New York Review of Booksnybooks.com·Magazine

    Editor-supervised + fact-check + named scholarly bylines + corrections public.

    A·90
  36. #36
    MIT CSAILcsail.mit.edu·Academic

    Academic peer-review + faculty + grad-student authored research with full credentials.

    A·90
  37. #37
    LWN.netlwn.net·Tech News

    Deep technical accuracy + named bylines + per-article rigor + corrections public.

    A·90
  38. #38
    JSTORjstor.org·Academic

    Aggregator of peer-reviewed journals; underlying content meets discipline standards of source journals.

    A·90
  39. #39
    Statistics Canadastatcan.gc.ca·Government

    Statistics Canada Quality Guidelines explicit; methodology + revisions public; Statistics Canada Act compliant.

    A·90
  40. #40
    Associated Pressapnews.com·News

    Multi-source verification; AP Stylebook defines US journalism citation conventions.

    A·89
  41. #41
    The New York Timesnytimes.com·News

    Multi-source verification; fact-check + corrections processes public; named bylines + editor accountability.

    A·88
  42. #42
    Financial Timesft.com·News

    Editorial Code public; multi-source verification; corrections discipline.

    A·88
  43. #43

    Multi-source verification; corrections public; named bylines + editor accountability; fact-check process documented.

    A·88
  44. #44
    STAT Newsstatnews.com·Health

    Specialist editors with medical/science training; multi-source verification; corrections public.

    A·88
  45. #45
    404 Media404media.co·Tech News

    Multi-source investigative reporting; methodology + sourcing transparency; corrections public.

    A·88
  46. #46
    The Informationtheinformation.com·Tech News

    Multi-source investigative reporting + named bylines + corrections public; high per-piece rigor.

    A·88
  47. #47
    The Conversationtheconversation.com·News

    Articles authored by academics with credentials disclosed + edited by professional journalists; corrections public.

    A·88
  48. #48
    Brookings Institutionbrookings.edu·Research

    Named-author scholarship + peer-reviewed publications + methodology disclosed.

    A·88
  49. #49

    Named-fellow scholarship + editorial review; established think-tank standards.

    A·88
  50. #50
    Google DeepMind Researchdeepmind.google·Academic

    Peer-review + Nature publications + open arxiv preprints; methodology disclosed.

    A·88
  51. #51
    Mayo Clinicmayoclinic.org·Health

    Physician-reviewed patient information; review dates visible; HONcode certified.

    A·88
  52. #52
    The Washington Postwashingtonpost.com·News

    Multi-source verification; corrections public; named bylines + standards editor accountability.

    A·87
  53. #53
    Bloomberg Newsbloomberg.com·News

    The Way We Work editorial guide enforces fact-check + sourcing standards; corrections public.

    A·86
  54. #54
    Semantic Scholarsemanticscholar.org·Academic

    Indexes only peer-reviewed-or-equivalent venues; AI quality-filtering; transparent methodology.

    A·86
  55. #55
    MIT Technology Reviewtechnologyreview.com·Tech News

    Editorial standards + named-author bylines + multi-source reporting; corrections public.

    A·86
  56. #56
    Semaforsemafor.com·News

    Semaform separates reporting + reporter-view + alternative-views; corrections + sourcing transparent.

    A·86
  57. #57
    The Atlantictheatlantic.com·Magazine

    Editor-supervised + named bylines + fact-check + corrections public; literary + investigative quality.

    A·86
  58. #58
    Harvard Business Reviewhbr.org·Magazine

    Editor-reviewed by HBP staff + named academic + practitioner authors; corrections public.

    A·86
  59. #59
    Bloomberg Businessweekbloomberg.com/businessweek·Magazine

    Bloomberg editorial standards; multi-source verification + corrections + investigative depth.

    A·86
  60. #60
    Anthropic Researchanthropic.com·Academic

    Peer-review + open arxiv preprints + methodology disclosed; corrections public.

    A·86
  61. #61
    Cleveland Clinicmy.clevelandclinic.org·Health

    Physician-reviewed; review dates visible; clinical-team-attributed content.

    A·86
  62. #62
    The Guardiantheguardian.com·News

    Editorial code public; corrections column; multi-source standard; Scott Trust ownership shields independence.

    A·85
  63. #63
    Der Spiegelspiegel.de·News

    Famed multi-stage Dokumentation (fact-checking) department; corrections public; named bylines.

    A·85

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