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DISCIPLINE · TOP 25 · 25 sources

Top 25 sources on Citation Discipline

Citation Discipline measures how rigorously a source backs each factual claim with verifiable evidence.

Band leader

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission leads the top 25 discipline sources at A+ · 98

Band mean
96
Average Discipline score across these 25 sources
Global mean
85
Average Discipline across all 130 sources
Δ vs global
+11
Band averages above global on Discipline

Ranked — Top 25 on Discipline

  1. #1

    Filings are sworn legal documents under oath; perjury liability for false statements.

    A+·98
  2. #2
    Wikipedia (English)en.wikipedia.org·Reference

    Inline citations required by editorial policy on every factual claim; uncited claims tagged within hours.

    A+·96
  3. #3
    PubMedpubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov·Academic

    Indexes peer-reviewed literature only; MeSH controlled-vocabulary tagging maintained by NLM staff.

    A+·96
  4. #4

    Rigorous peer-review; clinical-trial registration mandatory; data disclosure standards.

    A+·96
  5. #5

    Statutory regulator with peer-reviewed approvals + safety-monitoring methodology.

    A+·96
  6. #6
    Federal Reserve Systemfederalreserve.gov·Government

    Statutory peer-review on policy decisions; methodology + data disclosed; minutes published.

    A+·96
  7. #7
    CERNhome.cern·Academic

    Peer-reviewed scientific publications + open-access policy + methodology rigorous.

    A+·96
  8. #8

    Peer-review across ACM journals + conferences (SIGGRAPH, CHI, etc.); methodology rigorous.

    A+·96
  9. #9
    PNASpnas.org·Academic

    Peer-reviewed by NAS members; rigorous review across all sciences; corrections + retractions public.

    A+·96
  10. #10
    Cellcell.com·Academic

    Rigorous peer review; high rejection rate; corrections + retractions public; methodology required.

    A+·96
  11. #11
    Cochrane Librarycochranelibrary.com·Academic

    Methodology-mandatory systematic reviews; transparent inclusion criteria; multi-author review.

    A+·96
  12. #12
    Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophyplato.stanford.edu·Reference

    Every entry peer-reviewed by domain experts; updates tracked via versioning; bibliography per entry.

    A+·96
  13. #13
    Naturenature.com·Academic

    Peer-review enforced; data + code disclosure increasingly mandatory; retraction watch active.

    A+·95
  14. #14

    Federally-funded research subject to grant + ethics oversight; ClinicalTrials.gov registration required for human studies.

    A+·95
  15. #15
    ProPublicapropublica.org·News

    Methodology + raw data published alongside most stories; fact-checked; corrections public.

    A+·95
  16. #16
    Sciencescience.org·Academic

    Peer-review enforced; data + code disclosure increasingly mandatory; retractions public.

    A+·95
  17. #17
    U.S. Census Bureaucensus.gov·Government

    Statutory data collection under Title 13; methodology + microdata published with every release.

    A+·95
  18. #18

    Methodology documented per data series; sample sizes + revision practices public.

    A+·95
  19. #19
    The Lancetthelancet.com·Health

    Peer-review enforced; methodology + data disclosure increasingly mandatory; retraction watch active.

    A+·95
  20. #20

    Methodology + data quality documented per dataset; peer-reviewed climate research.

    A+·95
  21. #21

    Surveillance + outbreak data subject to peer-review + ethics oversight; MMWR is the standard.

    A+·95
  22. #22

    Statutory examination process; granted patents undergo legal review; TM database authoritative.

    A+·95
  23. #23

    Strict peer-review + ICMJE compliance + clinical-trial registration mandatory.

    A+·95
  24. #24
    European Central Bankecb.europa.eu·Government

    Statutory peer-review on monetary decisions; staff projections + methodology public.

    A+·95
  25. #25
    U.S. Geological Surveyusgs.gov·Government

    Peer-reviewed publications + methodology disclosed; long-standing scientific reputation.

    A+·95

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