phys.org Website Health Report
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Analyzed 8/2/2026, 3:44:23 AM · https://phys.org
Summary
As of August 2, 2026, phys.org scores 70/100 overall (grade B), ranking #288 of 995 websites in the E:LAB STUDIO database — the top 29%. Its strongest area is Technical (100/100); its weakest is Schema (30/100).
Its AI-search visibility (AEO) score is 54/100 — a measure of how citable the page is to AI answer engines like ChatGPT and Perplexity. 3 structured-data types detected (WebSite, NewsMediaOrganization, ImageObject). Top fixes: Organization schema, FAQ schema, Substantive, descriptive content (heuristic).
Speed scores 77/100: the server answered in 299ms, the HTML weighs 202 KB, compression is on, and 2 render-blocking resources sit in <head>. Security scores 68/100: the site is served over HTTPS and is missing the HSTS, Content-Security-Policy headers.
Compared with the database average (61/100 overall), phys.org scores 9 points higher.
How to improve
18Based on this report, here are the highest-impact fixes across SEO, AI-search visibility, speed and security:
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- ✓Title tag present10/10
- ✓Meta description present10/10
- ✓H1 heading present10/10
- ✓Canonical URL set10/10
- ✓Open Graph tags present10/10
- ✓sitemap.xml found10/10
- ✓robots.txt found10/10
- ◐Images have alt text1/10
- ✓Internal links present10/10
- ✓Structured data present10/10
AI Visibility (AEO)
- ✗Organization schema0/15
- ✗FAQ schema0/15
- ◐Substantive, descriptive content (heuristic)14/15
- ✓Company/brand identity (About page or Org schema)10/10
- ✓Author / publish date present10/10
- ✓Structured heading (single clear H1)10/10
- ✓External source/citation links10/10
- ✗Industry/location info0/10
- ✗Price/product info0/5
Schema
- ✓Any JSON-LD present20/20
- ✗Organization0/15
- ✗FAQPage0/15
- ✗LocalBusiness0/15
- ✗Article or Product0/15
- ✗Breadcrumb0/10
- ✓Author/date structured10/10
Technical
- ✓robots.txt found15/15
- ✓sitemap.xml found15/15
- ✓Canonical URL set15/15
- ✓Mobile viewport meta15/15
- ✓Language attribute set10/10
- ✓Open Graph tags10/10
- ✓Title length is optimal10/10
- ✓Description length is optimal10/10
Speed
- ✓Fast server response (TTFB)25/25
- ✓HTML delivered quickly15/15
- ✓Compression enabled15/15
- ◐HTML payload is lean7/10
- ✗Browser caching headers0/10
- ✓Few render-blocking resources15/15
- ✗Images are lazy-loaded0/5
- ✗Images have explicit dimensions0/5
Security
- ✓Served over HTTPS20/20
- ✓HTTP redirects to HTTPS10/10
- ✓TLS certificate not near expiry5/5
- ✗HSTS header0/15
- ✗Content-Security-Policy header0/12
- ✓X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff8/8
- ✓Clickjacking protection8/8
- ✓Referrer-Policy header7/7
- ✗Permissions-Policy header0/5
- ✓No mixed content5/5
- ✓Server version not disclosed5/5
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FAQ about phys.org
What is phys.org's SEO score?
phys.org scores 91/100 for on-page SEO and 70/100 overall (grade B) — rank #288 of 995 sites in the E:LAB STUDIO database.
Is phys.org visible to AI search engines like ChatGPT?
Its AI-visibility score is 54/100 — middling. Highest-impact improvements: Organization schema, FAQ schema.
What technology does phys.org use?
No specific framework or CMS was detectable from its public HTML.
What should phys.org fix first?
Based on this report: Organization schema, FAQ schema. The full prioritized list is in the "How to improve" section below.
When was this report generated?
On August 2, 2026, from publicly fetched HTML. Anyone can re-run the analysis for free to refresh it.
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