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Google sees links from external websites as referrals – these websites are essentially vouching for you. The more links you get from high authority, trusted websites, the higher your Domain Authority (your ability to rank for keywords) will be.
The higher the Domain Authority of the website the link is coming from, the more valuable the link is in the eyes of Google.
The links you obtain should also be relevant to your industry. The more links you obtain from websites that are related to your industry or topic of your website, the more likely you will rank for keywords within your industry. Similarly for low authority links, too many external links from irrelevant websites could be seen as spam and could affect your rankings negatively (more in point 29).
Luckily, in life sciences, the easiest place to obtain links are with other trusted high authority life science websites. Here are a few of the best places to get links: