VELOCITY · 35% of composite
U.S. National Institutes of Health — Velocity
nih.gov · Government
Citation Velocity tracks how often tier-1 publications and AI engines cite a source per week. The most volatile of the three sub-scores; refreshes most frequently.
A+·96
A+ · 96
Default biomedical citation source for AI engines + journalism; NIH press releases cited globally.
What drives this Velocity score
- Pandemic-era cite rateSpiked 10x during COVID; sustained elevated baseline.
Global rank
#1 of 130
By Velocity across all SourceScore sources
In-category rank
#1 of 30
Among government sources
Vs. averages
Cat. mean: 88
Global mean: 81
Global mean: 81
+8 above category