Performance
· 15 checks — Lighthouse + waterfall + sustainability rolled into one auditable list.Performance-focused optimization plan with CWV assessment, top offenders, and time estimates
First Contentful Paint First Contentful Paint — how long until the browser renders the first piece of content. Under 1.8s is good.
1.18 s
Largest Contentful Paint Largest Contentful Paint — how long until the largest visible element loads. Under 2.5s is good.
2.81 s
Total Blocking Time Total Blocking Time — total time the main thread was blocked, preventing user input. Under 200ms is good.
43 ms
Cumulative Layout Shift Cumulative Layout Shift — measures visual stability. How much the page layout shifts during loading. Under 0.1 is good.
0.001
Speed Index Speed Index — how quickly content is visually displayed during load. Under 3.4s is good.
1.78 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.
3.15 s
Page Load Progression
FPage Weight BudgetAction3.6 MB transferred, 63 requestsFIX
Convert images to WebP/AVIF and resize to display dimensions to reduce transfer size.
Image bandwidth is high — modern formats (WebP/AVIF) and resizing typically cut it 50%+.
Source: web.dev
Large JavaScript bundles delay interactivity. Split code by route or defer non-critical scripts.
JavaScript bundle is large — code-split routes and lazy-load off-screen components to defer.
Source: web.dev
DThird-Party ImpactAction98% third-party, 0 ms blockingFIX
FJS BundlesAction15 scripts, 584 KB unusedFIX
Downloaded but never executed on this page.
| Script | Size | Unused | Minified | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| https://js.stripe.com/v3/ | 225 KB | 164 KB (73%) | ✓ | 3rd |
| https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mathjax@3/es5/tex-mml-chtml.js | 251 KB | 122 KB (49%) | ✓ | 3rd |
| https://trs.silverchair-cdn.com/Themes/Client/app/jsdist/v-639116431184716663/site.min.js | 135 KB | 104 KB (77%) | ✓ | 3rd |
| https://cookie-cdn.cookiepro.com/scripttemplates/202511.1.0/otBannerSdk.js | 125 KB | 66 KB (53%) | ✓ | 3rd |
| https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-VYDHG8C6QY&cx=c>m=4e64h1 | 157 KB | 66 KB (42%) | ✓ | 3rd |
| https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-TFQX55T7 | 133 KB | 63 KB (47%) | ✓ | 3rd |
| https://widgets.figshare.com/static/figshare.js | 36 KB | — | ✓ | 3rd |
| https://cookie-cdn.cookiepro.com/consent/01980ead-9999-7ec5-8307-69ac7b4ebd59/01980ead-9999-7ec5-8307-69ac7b4ebd59.json | 3 KB | — | ✓ | 3rd |
| https://cookie-cdn.cookiepro.com/scripttemplates/otSDKStub.js | 9 KB | — | ✓ | 3rd |
| https://trs.silverchair-cdn.com/Themes/Silver/app/vendor/v-639102489972463725/jquery-migrate-3.1.0.min.js | 4 KB | — | ✓ | 3rd |
Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
This bundle has high unused code — code-split or tree-shake to ship only what executes.
Source: web.dev / Lighthouse coverage
Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
This bundle has high unused code — code-split or tree-shake to ship only what executes.
Source: web.dev / Lighthouse coverage
Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
This bundle has high unused code — code-split or tree-shake to ship only what executes.
Source: web.dev / Lighthouse coverage
Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
This bundle has high unused code — code-split or tree-shake to ship only what executes.
Source: web.dev / Lighthouse coverage
Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
This bundle has high unused code — code-split or tree-shake to ship only what executes.
Source: web.dev / Lighthouse coverage
FPage Weight InventoryAction63 resources · 3.6 MB · 584 KB savings availableFIX
~584.5 KiB of savings available
| # | Resource | Type | Size | Cache | Unused | 3rd party | Issues |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | ||||||
| 63 resources | 3.6 MiB | ||||||
FHTTP CachingActionNo cache headersFIX
No Cache-Control header
Adding a Cache-Control header can significantly improve repeat-visit performance.
CImage OptimizationAction19 images, 0 KB saveableREVIEW
Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
Image without explicit width/height — browser can't reserve space; CLS jumps when image loads.
Source: web.dev / Core Web Vitals
Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
Image without explicit width/height — browser can't reserve space; CLS jumps when image loads.
Source: web.dev / Core Web Vitals
Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
Image without explicit width/height — browser can't reserve space; CLS jumps when image loads.
Source: web.dev / Core Web Vitals
Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
Image without explicit width/height — browser can't reserve space; CLS jumps when image loads.
Source: web.dev / Core Web Vitals
Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
Image without explicit width/height — browser can't reserve space; CLS jumps when image loads.
Source: web.dev / Core Web Vitals
Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
Image without explicit width/height — browser can't reserve space; CLS jumps when image loads.
Source: web.dev / Core Web Vitals
Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
Image without explicit width/height — browser can't reserve space; CLS jumps when image loads.
Source: web.dev / Core Web Vitals
Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
Image without explicit width/height — browser can't reserve space; CLS jumps when image loads.
Source: web.dev / Core Web Vitals
Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
Image without explicit width/height — browser can't reserve space; CLS jumps when image loads.
Source: web.dev / Core Web Vitals
Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
Image without explicit width/height — browser can't reserve space; CLS jumps when image loads.
Source: web.dev / Core Web Vitals
Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
Image without explicit width/height — browser can't reserve space; CLS jumps when image loads.
Source: web.dev / Core Web Vitals
Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
Image without explicit width/height — browser can't reserve space; CLS jumps when image loads.
Source: web.dev / Core Web Vitals
Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
Image without explicit width/height — browser can't reserve space; CLS jumps when image loads.
Source: web.dev / Core Web Vitals
Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
Image without explicit width/height — browser can't reserve space; CLS jumps when image loads.
Source: web.dev / Core Web Vitals
BJS Execution Cost817ms total JS executionREVIEW
Main Thread Breakdown
| Script | Total | Scripting | Parse/Compile | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| https://royalsocietypublishing.org/ | 203ms | 8ms | 2ms | 1st |
| https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mathjax@3/es5/tex-mml-chtml.js | 120ms | 92ms | 28ms | 3rd |
| Unattributable | 97ms | 15ms | 0ms | 3rd |
| https://trs.silverchair-cdn.com/Themes/Client/app/jsdist/v-639116431184716663/site.min.js | 84ms | 20ms | 12ms | 3rd |
| https://cookie-cdn.cookiepro.com/scripttemplates/202511.1.0/otBannerSdk.js | 73ms | 51ms | 12ms | 3rd |
| https://js.stripe.com/v3/ | 68ms | 43ms | 24ms | 3rd |
| https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js | 61ms | 38ms | 2ms | 3rd |
| https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-VYDHG8C6QY&cx=c>m=4e64h1 | 57ms | 48ms | 9ms | 3rd |
| https://royalsocietypublishing.org/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/scripts/jsd/main.js | 54ms | 51ms | 1ms | 1st |
A+Text CompressionAll text resources are compressedPASS
A+Font Loading6 fonts (177 KB)PASS
Web fonts
6
177 KB total
Render-blocking
0
of 6
Dominant font-display
swap
Most common across fonts
Font loading timeline
- Convert to woff2 for ~30% smaller file size
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 ~6 KB and ~12 ms
A+Resource CachingAll resources properly cachedPASS
A+Critical Rendering PathNo render-blocking resourcesPASS
A+Resource HintsNo optimization neededPASS
A+Green HostingWhether the site is served from green-energy infrastructurePASS
Green Hosting
This site is hosted on green energy infrastructure
Provider: Cloudflare
Network Waterfall63 requests over 2425msINFO
Third-Party Script CostPer-script blocking time, transfer cost, and cache headersINFO
| Script | Category | Execution | Transfer | Unused | Monthly Cost | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
jsDelivr cdn.jsdelivr.net | CDN | 120ms | 251 KB | 49% | $2/mo | Optional |
Unattributable Unattributable | Other | 97ms | 0 KB | — | $1/mo | Optional |
trs.silverchair-cdn.com trs.silverchair-cdn.com | Other | 84ms | 135 KB | 77% | $1/mo | Optional |
cookie-cdn.cookiepro.com cookie-cdn.cookiepro.com | Other | 73ms | 125 KB | 53% | $1/mo | Optional |
Stripe js.stripe.com | Payment | 68ms | 225 KB | 73% | $1/mo | Essential |
ajax.googleapis.com ajax.googleapis.com | Other | 61ms | 31 KB | — | $1/mo | Optional |
Google Tag Manager www.googletagmanager.com | Tag Manager | 57ms | 157 KB | 42% | $1/mo | Optional |
69% of JavaScript execution time comes from third-party scripts.
Third-party scripts (analytics, ads, social, A/B testing) often dominate execution time — every one is a perf-and-privacy tax.
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Each third-party script is a black box: you don't control when it loads, what it executes, or how much it grows. They often account for a major share of total blocking time on average sites (HTTP Archive's Web Almanac documents the trend). Audit which ones you actually need, defer the rest, and use facade patterns (lite-youtube, lite-vimeo) for embedded media.
Source: web.dev / HTTP Archive Web Almanac
77% of trs.silverchair-cdn.com's code is unused. The script may be loading features you don't use.
Bundle has high unused-code ratio — tree-shaking and route-splitting recover the wasted bytes.
Source: web.dev
53% of cookie-cdn.cookiepro.com's code is unused. The script may be loading features you don't use.
Bundle has high unused-code ratio — tree-shaking and route-splitting recover the wasted bytes.
Source: web.dev
73% of Stripe's code is unused. The script may be loading features you don't use.
Bundle has high unused-code ratio — tree-shaking and route-splitting recover the wasted bytes.
Source: web.dev