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Current methods of detecting ferroptosis rely primarily on experimental techniques that are typically low-throughput and costly, limiting their clinical applications. Here we develop an effective statistical method, FerroScore, to quantify ferroptosis by generating a score that integrates the activities of three core pathways\u2014iron, glutathione, and lipid metabolism. This method enables the cross-resolution assessment of ferroptosis and provides mechanistic insights into tumor, immune, and neurodegenerative diseases, thus having potential applications in targeted therapy and drug discovery. 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