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Understand significance

Read the library's SIG labels and inspect the score behind them.

The SIG badge is a scanning aid for the library. It combines relevance to the project brief with citation impact, links to other papers in the library, venue and recency. It is a prompt to inspect a paper, not a substitute for reading it.

List label Score Detailed band
High 62–100 Strongly relevant or core to this project
Medium 50–61 Supporting
Low 0–49 Peripheral

Hover over the badge or open the paper and select SIG to see the exact score and its factors. A dash means no score is available yet; it does not mean Low. Sorting uses the exact score even though the list displays a short label.

Updating the project brief or paper metadata can change a score. Use the Show significance scores preference if you want to hide or show badges in the list.

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