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PEERS · 5 CLOSEST · BBC RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

Sources at BBC Research & Development's tier

The 5 sources closest to BBC Research & Development (B · 78) by composite SourceScore Index, across all categories. Use this view to discover at-tier peers regardless of vertical.

Reference
BBC Research & Development
bbc.co.uk/rd · Research
Disc B · 84·Mod-Ref B · 82·Vel B · 70
B·78
Discipline leader
404 Media
A · 88+4 vs you
Modern Reference leader
BBC Research & Development
B · 82(that's you)
Velocity leader
Axios
B · 80+10 vs you
Peer-group means (excluding BBC Research & Development)
Index
78
0 vs you
Discipline
83
-1 vs you
Modern Reference
78
-4 vs you
Velocity
75
+5 vs you

The 5 closest peers

  1. 1
    404 Media404media.coTech News

    Independent journalism collective focused on tech + internet investigations; founded 2023.

    Discipline A · 88(+4)Modern Reference B · 76(-6)Velocity B · 70
    B·78
  2. 2
    Aeonaeon.coMagazine

    Online magazine for long-form essays on philosophy, science, society; CC-BY-ND licensed.

    Discipline B · 84Modern Reference B · 82Velocity B · 70
    B·78
  3. 3
    Al Jazeera Englishaljazeera.comNews

    Qatari international news network; English edition since 2006; Middle East + global beat coverage.

    Discipline B · 78(-6)Modern Reference B · 80(-2)Velocity B · 78(+8)
    B·78
  4. 4
    Axiosaxios.comNews

    U.S. news brand emphasizing 'smart brevity'; political + business + tech beat coverage since 2017.

    Discipline B · 80(-4)Modern Reference B · 80(-2)Velocity B · 80(+10)
    B·78
  5. 5
    Der Spiegelspiegel.deNews

    Germany's tier-1 weekly + daily, with English edition Spiegel International open-access.

    Discipline A · 85(+1)Modern Reference B · 72(-10)Velocity B · 76(+6)
    B·78

How we picked these peers

Peers are the 5 sources with the smallest absolute distance to BBC Research & Development on the composite SourceScore Index, across all research and non-research sources. Distance is computed as |peer Index − BBC Research & Development Index|. Ties are broken by higher Index first, then alphabetical by name.

Distinct from BBC Research & Development's curated comparator hub, which lists hand-selected head-to-head pairs. Peers is auto-computed from the score data — every source has one, and it surfaces neighbors regardless of editorial selection.

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