Score report · method v1.2 · scored September 14, 2026
Dr. Chad Johnson
Here is everything behind both numbers. What we measured, what we found, what each piece is worth, and where we got it. Nothing here is rounded in our favour.
Influence44
Innovation40
Independent sources10
Rank2
Influence
Reach and resonance · weights out of 100What we measuredWhat we found, and whereWeightPoints
I1Audience reach — the strongest channel they ownListen Score 29, top 10%, percentile against measured peers · verified · from Listen Notes Listen Score, YouTube Data API, public follower counts · percentile against scored people · method3064
I2Earned links — distinct registrable domains219 sites link to verandadentistry.com (1 of ours is taken off first), counted once per domain, read 2026-08-24 · verified · from backlink API — not budgeted for v1 · log-normalized against 500 domains · method2587
I3Third-party appearances — guest credits and verified speaking6 publishers on file across 1 circuit, from 9 appearances — a repeat booking by the same publisher counts once, worth 31% of full credit once age is taken off · verified · from Podchaser credits, published event programs · log-normalized on distinct publishers, 18-month half-life · method2015
I4On-hub resonance — pageviews, citations, detected badge embedsno traffic here yet — zero for everyone, and the weight is held rather than shared out · verified · from first-party analytics and badge embeds · percentile against scored people · method150
I5Cross-entity affiliation, at a ×0.5 transfer capno show or company of theirs is in the index yet, so there is nothing to carry · verified · from linked entities inside this index · linked score × 0.5 · method100
Innovation
Substance and momentum · weights out of 100What we measuredWhat we found, and whereWeightPoints
N1Editorial review, signednot measured — estimated at the flat quarter mark — only 0 of 1723 were measurable, too few to take an unbiased quartile of · imputed · from agent pass plus a named human editor (rubric §4) · five criteria, 1–5 each · method3025
N2Published work × innovation relevance351 pieces, 18% of the readable recent ones about new technology or method · unverified · from public bibliography, feeds, verified releases · log-normalized × relevance · method2558
N7Freshnesslast published 3 days ago · unverified · from canonical feed or newsroom · linear decay over 180 days · method1598
N4Verified awards and accoladesnone with a link on the awarding organisation's own site · verified · from self-reported, verified against a public source · published band, highest award only · method120
N8Profile completeness (capped)4 of 12 fields filled in · verified · from the profile itself · verified fields ÷ total fields · method1033
N5Peer endorsements from claimed profilesendorsements come from other claimed pages, and nobody has claimed one yet · verified · from first-party, claimed profiles only · actor-weighted count · method80
The three moves worth the most
ranked by what they are actually worth01From the last scoring run. Give the review something to read — a specific claim, a named outcome, a link that is not your own marketing. Adjectives score a one.
02From the last scoring run. Guest on a show you do not own, or get billed as a speaker. One show booking you ten times counts once, so ten different shows beat one regular slot. Stages fade on an eighteen-month half-life whether or not anything changed.
03From the last scoring run. Put the badge on your own site and link back here. It is free, and it is the one piece a claim moves straight away.
None of these are for sale
Every move above is something you do, not something you buy. Paid placement buys badges, labelled rails, richer media and analytics. It buys zero points. The scoring system cannot see the billing system.
Where these facts came from
Wayback capture of innovationindentistry.com/innovator/chad-johnsoncaptured February 6, 2025