Mobile 375 × 812

Desktop 1440 × 900

Score: 78 / 100
Based on 8 categories, 0 sections
Fast site — your users get a smooth experience.
Good foundation, but a few gaps could be exploited.
Several issues make your site difficult for assistive technology users.
Solid SEO basics — a few optimizations could boost rankings.
Solid infrastructure — fast server responses across the board.
Strong compliance posture across regulations.
Missing metadata means poor previews on social media and search.
Reasonable footprint with room for optimization.
The overall score is a weighted average of individual category scores. Categories with more impact on user experience and security carry more weight.
Weights reflect general web best practices. Individual needs may differ.
Content-Security-Policy header is missing
Security gaps expose your site and users to attacks, eroding trust.
No Content-Security-Policy header found
Security gaps expose your site and users to attacks, eroding trust.
28 third-party resources (100% of weight)
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy header is missing
Security gaps expose your site and users to attacks, eroding trust.
Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy header is missing
Security gaps expose your site and users to attacks, eroding trust.
High impact, low effort — start here.
High impact, requires investment.
Small gains, minimal effort.
Nothing in this quadrant — good news.
Low impact, high effort — do last.
Nothing in this quadrant — good news.
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Your site performs reasonably well, but a few targeted fixes could meaningfully improve results. Your LCP of 5.1s exceeds Google's 2.5s 'Good' threshold and the 1 performance issue below directly contributes to it. Addressing the critical issues below would have the most immediate impact on your user trust.
9 barrier(s) likely increasing bounce by ~31%.
Page takes 5.1s to load
+12% bounceUsers abandon at ~3s — you're 2.6s over the 2.5s threshold
Fix: Optimize render-blocking resources, preload the hero image, and compress images
Page feels frozen for 654ms
+5% bounceClicks on the primary CTA are ignored while JavaScript runs
Fix: Break up long tasks; defer non-critical JavaScript to post-hydration
No HSTS header
+1% bounceReturning visitors are briefly exposed to downgrade attacks on first request
Fix: Set Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains
No Content-Security-Policy header
+1% bounceHigher XSS blast radius — one compromised script can exfiltrate the checkout form
Fix: Ship a reporting-only CSP first, then enforce once violations are clean
No Open Graph tags
+2% bounceLinks shared on LinkedIn / Slack / Facebook show bare URLs — referral clicks drop
Fix: Add og:title, og:description, og:image, og:url to the page head
No structured data
+2% bounceNo rich-result eligibility in Google — lower SERP CTR vs competitors with stars and prices
Fix: Add JSON-LD for your page type (Product, Article, FAQPage, LocalBusiness, …)
Thin content
+3% bounceUnder 300 words — visitors bounce looking for substance, search engines rank competitors first
Fix: Add a substantive FAQ, product detail, or case-study section
No skip-to-content link
+1% bounceKeyboard and screen-reader users must tab through the entire header on every page
Fix: Add a visible-on-focus <a href="#main">Skip to content</a> as the first focusable element
1 broken link(s) on the page
+2% bounceClicks land on 404s — trust drops and the session often ends
Fix: Fix or remove the broken destinations surfaced on the Content tab
Preliminary CRO audit — each barrier links to the tab with detailed analysis.
$400 investment → $3,093/month returns + USD 150,000 risk avoided
$400
4h · 5 findings
$3,093 /mo
~$37,110 / year
USD 150,000
if kept compliant
$200 — in quick wins — start here for the fastest payback
Figures combine localized regulatory fine ceilings, search/conversion value priced against local CPC, and bandwidth waste estimates. Results depend on implementation quality and audience composition. Not legal or financial advice.
4.0 developer hours at $100/hr
Based on United States rates ($100/hr)
Start here for the best return on investment
$12,500 / month at risk
~$150,003 / year if left unfixed
$150,000
$0.28 /mo
3445.3 MB/mo × 0.080 USD/GB
Compliance figures represent the statutory maximum fine for the most severe triggered category, capped per regulation — not the sum of per-finding penalties. Based on published regulatory fine ranges. This is not legal advice.
Unique monthly visitors from your analytics
Purchases, signups, or key actions
Optional — for revenue estimation
more engaged visitors from reduced bounce
Fix 2 critical issues to capture this value
Based on Google/Deloitte research ("Milliseconds Make Millions") showing a ~7% bounce rate increase per additional second of LCP above the 2.5s "Good" threshold.
Your site's LCP: → estimated after fixes.
These are estimates based on industry research — actual results vary
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Industry-standard audits powered by Google Lighthouse.
Key metrics that affect user experience.
First Contentful Paint First Contentful Paint — how long until the browser renders the first piece of content. Under 1.8s is good.
4.63 s
Largest Contentful Paint Largest Contentful Paint — how long until the largest visible element loads. Under 2.5s is good.
5.13 s
Total Blocking Time Total Blocking Time — total time the main thread was blocked, preventing user input. Under 200ms is good.
654 ms
Cumulative Layout Shift Cumulative Layout Shift — measures visual stability. How much the page layout shifts during loading. Under 0.1 is good.
0.053
Speed Index Speed Index — how quickly content is visually displayed during load. Under 3.4s is good.
4.63 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.
6.67 s
Audit breakdown by category with detailed findings.
Remove large, duplicate JavaScript modules from bundles to reduce unnecessary bytes consumed by network activity.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
Polyfills and transforms enable older browsers to use new JavaScript features. However, many aren't necessary for modern browsers. Consider modifying your JavaScript build process to not transpile Baseline features, unless you know you must support older browsers. Learn why most sites can deploy ES6+ code without transpiling
Shipping ES5 transpiled code to modern browsers wastes bytes — every user with an evergreen browser pays for compatibility you don't need.
Most users today run browsers that natively support ES6+, async/await, optional chaining, and the rest of modern JavaScript. Transpiling to ES5 'just in case' adds 20-40% to your bundle for no benefit. Configure your build to target a modern browserslist, or ship a differential bundle pair (modern + legacy) with the module/nomodule pattern.
Source: Google web.dev / Lighthouse
3rd party code can significantly impact load performance. Reduce and defer loading of 3rd party code to prioritize your page's content.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
Your first network request is the most important. Reduce its latency by avoiding redirects, ensuring a fast server response, and enabling text compression.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
Avoid chaining critical requests by reducing the length of chains, reducing the download size of resources, or deferring the download of unnecessary resources to improve page load.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
A long cache lifetime can speed up repeat visits to your page. Learn more about caching.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Request | Cache TTL | Transfer Size |
|---|---|---|
| /cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/h/g/d/9ed4d181d80200bd/177635... | 0.0 ms | 4.3 KiB |
| challenges.cloudflare.com/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/h/g/cmg/1 | 0.0 ms | 208 B |
These insights are also available in the Chrome DevTools Performance Panel - record a trace to view more detailed information.
Redirects introduce additional delays before the page can be loaded. Learn how to avoid page redirects.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| URL | Time Spent |
|---|---|
| sciencedirect.com/ | 758 ms |
| www.sciencedirect.com/ | 766 ms |
| sciencedirect.com/ | 8.0 ms |
| www.sciencedirect.com/ | 0.0 ms |
The maximum potential First Input Delay that your users could experience is the duration of the longest task. Learn more about the Maximum Potential First Input Delay metric.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
Time to Interactive is the amount of time it takes for the page to become fully interactive. Learn more about the Time to Interactive metric.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
Many navigations are performed by going back to a previous page, or forwards again. The back/forward cache (bfcache) can speed up these return navigations. Learn more about the bfcache
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Failure reason | Failure type |
|---|---|
| Pages with cache-control:no-store header cannot enter back/forward cache. | Actionable |
| Pages that use WebXR are not currently eligible for back/forward cache. | Actionable |
| Only pages with a status code of 2XX can be cached. | Not actionable |
Reduce unused rules from stylesheets and defer CSS not used for above-the-fold content to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused CSS.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| URL | Transfer Size | Est Savings |
|---|---|---|
| @font-face{font-family:ElsevierSans;src:url(data:binary/octet-stream;base64,d09GMgABAAAAAIegABEAAAA… | 437.0 KiB | 432.5 KiB |
More information about the performance of your application. These numbers don't directly affect the Performance score.
These checks highlight opportunities to improve the accessibility of your web app. Automatic detection can only detect a subset of issues and does not guarantee the accessibility of your web app, so manual testing is also encouraged.
Users do not expect a page to refresh automatically, and doing so will move focus back to the top of the page. This may create a frustrating or confusing experience. Learn more about the refresh meta tag.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Failing Elements |
|---|
head > meta head > meta |
These items highlight common accessibility best practices.
Errors logged to the console indicate unresolved problems. They can come from network request failures and other browser concerns. Learn more about this errors in console diagnostic audit
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Source | Description |
|---|---|
Failed to load resource: net::ERR_BLOCKED_BY_RESPONSE.NotSameOriginAfterDefaultedToSameOriginByCoep | |
Failed to load resource: net::ERR_BLOCKED_BY_RESPONSE.NotSameOriginAfterDefaultedToSameOriginByCoep | |
Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 403 () | |
Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 404 () |
Issues logged to the `Issues` panel in Chrome Devtools indicate unresolved problems. They can come from network request failures, insufficient security controls, and other browser concerns. Open up the Issues panel in Chrome DevTools for more details on each issue.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Issue type |
|---|
| Blocked by cross-origin policy |
These checks ensure that your page is following basic search engine optimization advice. There are many additional factors Lighthouse does not score here that may affect your search ranking, including performance on Core Web Vitals. Learn more about Google Search Essentials.
Meta descriptions may be included in search results to concisely summarize page content. Learn more about the meta description.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
Format your HTML in a way that enables crawlers to better understand your app’s content.
Pages with unsuccessful HTTP status codes may not be indexed properly. Learn more about HTTP status codes.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
To appear in search results, crawlers need access to your app.
Industry-standard audits powered by Google Lighthouse. — Desktop
Key metrics that affect user experience. — Desktop
First Contentful Paint First Contentful Paint — how long until the browser renders the first piece of content. Under 1.8s is good.
946 ms
Largest Contentful Paint Largest Contentful Paint — how long until the largest visible element loads. Under 2.5s is good.
1.14 s
Total Blocking Time Total Blocking Time — total time the main thread was blocked, preventing user input. Under 200ms is good.
5 ms
Cumulative Layout Shift Cumulative Layout Shift — measures visual stability. How much the page layout shifts during loading. Under 0.1 is good.
0.007
Speed Index Speed Index — how quickly content is visually displayed during load. Under 3.4s is good.
946 ms
Time to Interactive Time to Interactive — how long until the page is fully interactive and responds to user input. Under 3.8s is good.
1.22 s
Audit breakdown by category with detailed findings.
Remove large, duplicate JavaScript modules from bundles to reduce unnecessary bytes consumed by network activity.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
Polyfills and transforms enable older browsers to use new JavaScript features. However, many aren't necessary for modern browsers. Consider modifying your JavaScript build process to not transpile Baseline features, unless you know you must support older browsers. Learn why most sites can deploy ES6+ code without transpiling
Shipping ES5 transpiled code to modern browsers wastes bytes — every user with an evergreen browser pays for compatibility you don't need.
Most users today run browsers that natively support ES6+, async/await, optional chaining, and the rest of modern JavaScript. Transpiling to ES5 'just in case' adds 20-40% to your bundle for no benefit. Configure your build to target a modern browserslist, or ship a differential bundle pair (modern + legacy) with the module/nomodule pattern.
Source: Google web.dev / Lighthouse
3rd party code can significantly impact load performance. Reduce and defer loading of 3rd party code to prioritize your page's content.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
Your first network request is the most important. Reduce its latency by avoiding redirects, ensuring a fast server response, and enabling text compression.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
Avoid chaining critical requests by reducing the length of chains, reducing the download size of resources, or deferring the download of unnecessary resources to improve page load.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
A long cache lifetime can speed up repeat visits to your page. Learn more about caching.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Request | Cache TTL | Transfer Size |
|---|---|---|
| /cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/h/g/d/9ed4d2082f2fd08a/177635... | 0.0 ms | 2.0 KiB |
| challenges.cloudflare.com/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/h/g/cmg/1 | 0.0 ms | 208 B |
These insights are also available in the Chrome DevTools Performance Panel - record a trace to view more detailed information.
Many navigations are performed by going back to a previous page, or forwards again. The back/forward cache (bfcache) can speed up these return navigations. Learn more about the bfcache
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Failure reason | Failure type |
|---|---|
| Pages with cache-control:no-store header cannot enter back/forward cache. | Actionable |
| Pages that use WebXR are not currently eligible for back/forward cache. | Actionable |
| Only pages with a status code of 2XX can be cached. | Not actionable |
Reduce unused rules from stylesheets and defer CSS not used for above-the-fold content to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused CSS.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| URL | Transfer Size | Est Savings |
|---|---|---|
| @font-face{font-family:ElsevierSans;src:url(data:binary/octet-stream;base64,d09GMgABAAAAAIegABEAAAA… | 436.9 KiB | 431.8 KiB |
More information about the performance of your application. These numbers don't directly affect the Performance score.
Redirects introduce additional delays before the page can be loaded. Learn how to avoid page redirects.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| URL | Time Spent |
|---|---|
| sciencedirect.com/ | 215 ms |
| www.sciencedirect.com/ | 214 ms |
| sciencedirect.com/ | 8.0 ms |
| www.sciencedirect.com/ | 0.0 ms |
These checks highlight opportunities to improve the accessibility of your web app. Automatic detection can only detect a subset of issues and does not guarantee the accessibility of your web app, so manual testing is also encouraged.
Users do not expect a page to refresh automatically, and doing so will move focus back to the top of the page. This may create a frustrating or confusing experience. Learn more about the refresh meta tag.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Failing Elements |
|---|
head > meta head > meta |
These items highlight common accessibility best practices.
Errors logged to the console indicate unresolved problems. They can come from network request failures and other browser concerns. Learn more about this errors in console diagnostic audit
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Source | Description |
|---|---|
Failed to load resource: net::ERR_BLOCKED_BY_RESPONSE.NotSameOriginAfterDefaultedToSameOriginByCoep | |
Failed to load resource: net::ERR_BLOCKED_BY_RESPONSE.NotSameOriginAfterDefaultedToSameOriginByCoep | |
Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 403 () | |
Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 404 () |
Issues logged to the `Issues` panel in Chrome Devtools indicate unresolved problems. They can come from network request failures, insufficient security controls, and other browser concerns. Open up the Issues panel in Chrome DevTools for more details on each issue.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Issue type |
|---|
| Blocked by cross-origin policy |
These checks ensure that your page is following basic search engine optimization advice. There are many additional factors Lighthouse does not score here that may affect your search ranking, including performance on Core Web Vitals. Learn more about Google Search Essentials.
Meta descriptions may be included in search results to concisely summarize page content. Learn more about the meta description.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
Format your HTML in a way that enables crawlers to better understand your app’s content.
Pages with unsuccessful HTTP status codes may not be indexed properly. Learn more about HTTP status codes.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
To appear in search results, crawlers need access to your app.
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