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Performance

· 16 checks — Lighthouse + waterfall + sustainability rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
91
GRADE
A
FIX
1
REVIEW
5
PASS
8
INFO
2

Performance-focused optimization plan with CWV assessment, top offenders, and time estimates

57
Performance Overall performance score (0–100) based on Core Web Vitals and other metrics. 90+ is good.
95
Accessibility Measures how accessible the page is for users with disabilities. Checks color contrast, ARIA labels, and semantic HTML.
92
Best Practices Checks for modern web development best practices including HTTPS, no console errors, and secure JavaScript.
82
SEO Measures basic SEO optimizations: meta tags, crawlability, link text, and mobile friendliness.

First Contentful Paint First Contentful Paint — how long until the browser renders the first piece of content. Under 1.8s is good.

3.81 s

Largest Contentful Paint Largest Contentful Paint — how long until the largest visible element loads. Under 2.5s is good.

3.97 s

Total Blocking Time Total Blocking Time — total time the main thread was blocked, preventing user input. Under 200ms is good.

960 ms

Cumulative Layout Shift Cumulative Layout Shift — measures visual stability. How much the page layout shifts during loading. Under 0.1 is good.

0.014

Speed Index Speed Index — how quickly content is visually displayed during load. Under 3.4s is good.

3.81 s

Time to Interactive Time to Interactive — how long until the page is fully interactive and responds to user input. Under 3.8s is good.

6.29 s

Page Load Progression

375 ms
750 ms
1.1 s
1.5 s
1.9 s
2.2 s
2.6 s
3.0 s
Checks
16
8 PASS 5 REVIEW 1 FIX
D
HTTP Caching
Action
no-store (uncacheable)
FIX
no-store (uncacheable)
Info::
Cache-Control: no-store prevents all caching
Intentional for dynamic content, but increases server load for every page view.
Got: private, max-age=0, no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0
Info::
No ETag or Last-Modified header
Conditional requests (304 Not Modified) are not possible without validators.
Cache-Control

private, max-age=0, no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0

DirectiveValueMeaning
privateOnly browser cache, not CDN/proxy
max-age0Cache for 0 seconds
no-storeNever cache this response
no-cacheCache but always revalidate first
must-revalidateMust recheck with server after expiry
post-check0
pre-check0
B
Page Weight Budget
1.1 MB transferred, 28 requests
REVIEW
1.1 MB transferred, 28 requests
Info::
Page weighs 1.8 MB (1.1 MB transferred)
Info::
28 HTTP requests
Info::
Estimated 0.22 g CO2 per page load
1.1 MB / 2.4 MB budget
1.1 MB transferred
28 requests
0.22 g CO2 per page load
HTML 611.3 KiB 56%
Other 292.3 KiB 27%
JavaScript 88.0 KiB 8%
Fonts 67.7 KiB 6%
Images 35.8 KiB 3%
Other 1.7 KiB 0%
Other 74 B 0%
Other 71 B 0%
0 2.4 MB 4.9 MB
Under budget
B
Third-Party Impact
45% third-party, 0 ms blocking
REVIEW
45% third-party, 0 ms blocking
Info::
Third-party code accounts for 45% of page weight (494.5 KiB of 1.1 MiB)
Info::
Third-party blocking time is low (0 ms)
55%
45%
First-party Third-party
B
Image Optimization
6 images, 0 KB saveable
REVIEW
6 images, 0 KB saveable
Info::
All images are well-optimized
6 images 36 KB
0 oversized -0 KB
4 legacy format
0 missing dimensions CLS risk
C
JS Execution Cost
Action
1892ms total JS execution
REVIEW
1892ms total JS execution
Warning::
https://www.sciencedirect.com/cdn-cgi/challenge-pl...: 1167ms CPU time
Warning::
Unattributable: 418ms CPU time
Warning::
https://www.sciencedirect.com/: 307ms CPU time
Info::
Third-party scripts: 418ms (22% of total)

Main Thread Breakdown

Script Evaluation 61% Other 24% Parse HTML & CSS 6% Style & Layout 5%
ScriptTotalScriptingParse/CompileParty
https://www.sciencedirect.com/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/h/b/orchestrate/chl_page/v1?ray=9e8ba4100ff603bd1167ms1108ms23ms1st
Unattributable418ms5ms0ms3rd
https://www.sciencedirect.com/307ms31ms5ms1st
C
Green Hosting
Action
Whether the site is served from green-energy infrastructure
REVIEW

Green Hosting

No green hosting detected

A+
Text Compression
All text resources are compressed
PASS
All text resources are compressed
Info::
All text resources are compressed
All text resources are properly compressed.
A+
Font Loading
2 fonts (68 KB)
PASS
2 fonts (68 KB)
Info::
2 font(s) use font-display: swap (FOUT risk but functional)

Web fonts

2

68 KB total

Render-blocking

0

of 2

Dominant font-display

swap

Most common across fonts

Font loading timeline
Transfer FOIT (block) FOUT (swap)
0 ms 1.0 s 2.0 s 3.0 s 4.0 s FCP 3.8 s LCP 4.0 sdata:binary/octet-stream;base64,d09GMgABAAAAAIegABEAAAABpYAAAIc7AAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGjo…octet-stream;base64,d09... data:binary/octet-stream;base64,d09GMgABAAAAAIegABEAAAABpYAAAIc7AAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGjo… — 33.9 KiB — 0 ms — font-display: swapdata:binary/octet-stream;base64,d09GMgABAAAAAIdEABEAAAABpRgAAIbiAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGjo…octet-stream;base64,d09... data:binary/octet-stream;base64,d09GMgABAAAAAIdEABEAAAABpRgAAIbiAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGjo… — 33.8 KiB — 0 ms — font-display: swap
octet-stream;base64,d09... unknown swap
Size 34 KB
Load time 0 ms
Start 0 ms
Risk FOUT — text flashes from fallback to web font
octet-stream;base64,d09... unknown swap
Size 34 KB
Load time 0 ms
Start 0 ms
Risk FOUT — text flashes from fallback to web font
Optimization checklist
  • Preload critical fonts (priority=high)
  • Use woff2 format for all fonts
  • Set font-display to swap, optional, or fallback
  • Subset large fonts (≤100 KB each)

Fixing the unchecked items could save ~20 KB and ~40 ms

A+
JS Bundles
11 scripts, 0 KB unused
PASS
11 scripts, 0 KB unused
0 KB unused JavaScript

Downloaded but never executed on this page.

ScriptSizeUnusedMinifiedParty
https://www.sciencedirect.com/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/h/b/orchestrate/chl_page/v1?ray=9e8ba4100ff603bd71 KB1st
blob:https://www.sciencedirect.com/bd6b0d5a-452a-4e82-8f82-620f16d2152a0 KB3rd
https://challenges.cloudflare.com/turnstile/v0/b/625261456364/api.js?onload=OBvX9&render=explicit17 KB3rd
blob:https://www.sciencedirect.com/4493cda0-89a5-4e93-994a-dff57fa3a650-0 KB3rd
blob:https://challenges.cloudflare.com/682354ec-2f87-4009-9cf5-400fc78c93090 KB3rd
blob:https://challenges.cloudflare.com/950d06a3-75e0-465e-87dd-c629318433a2-0 KB3rd
blob:https://challenges.cloudflare.com/950d06a3-75e0-465e-87dd-c629318433a2-0 KB3rd
blob:https://challenges.cloudflare.com/950d06a3-75e0-465e-87dd-c629318433a2-0 KB3rd
blob:https://challenges.cloudflare.com/950d06a3-75e0-465e-87dd-c629318433a2-0 KB3rd
blob:https://challenges.cloudflare.com/950d06a3-75e0-465e-87dd-c629318433a20 KB3rd
A+
Resource Caching
All resources properly cached
PASS
All resources properly cached
Info::
No caching issues found
All static resources have appropriate caching headers.
A+
Critical Rendering Path
No render-blocking resources
PASS
No render-blocking resources
Info::
No render-blocking resources detected
A+
Resource Hints
1 hints, 0 missing preconnects
PASS
1 hints, 0 missing preconnects
Info::
Page uses 1 resource hint(s)

Current Resource Hints

preconnect
preload
1
dns-prefetch
prefetch

1 resource hints configured

A+
Render-Blocking Resources
No render-blocking resources detected
PASS
No render-blocking resources detected
Info::
No render-blocking resources detected in <head>
A+
Third-Party Resources
No third-party resources detected
PASS
No third-party resources detected
Network Waterfall
28 requests over 0ms
INFO

Performance analysis not available for this result.

Third-Party Script Cost
Per-script blocking time, transfer cost, and cache headers
INFO
22% of JavaScript execution is third-party
First-party Third-party 418ms · 0KB · $6/mo
Unattributable
Other
Costly
Execution 418ms
Transfer 0 KB
Monthly Cost $6/mo

These scripts may cost more than they're worth

  • Unattributable adds 418ms and costs ~$6/month

Unattributable takes 418ms of CPU time. Consider loading it asynchronously or replacing it with a lighter alternative.

Why this matters

This script has high main-thread execution time — optimize hot paths or defer.

Source: web.dev

How third-party costs are calculated

All checks on this page are automated. Results are estimates - run targeted manual reviews when the score affects a release decision.

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