RN Score

International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy

Nashville, TN, United States · Member ID: 11140 · 1,186 total works

Nexus Score

40/ 100
D
+19 points vs historical

Score Breakdown by Era

Current

Last 2 years

#1,424

50

368 works

Backfile

Older than 2 years

#2,248

30

818 works

Ranked #1,424 for recent publications vs #2,248 overall — improving with recent work

Dimension Breakdown

Provenance

References, update policies, similarity check

15.2 / 25
People

ORCID coverage

4.6 / 20
Organizations

Affiliations and ROR IDs

10.0 / 15
Funding

Funder registry and award numbers

0.2 / 20
Access

Licenses, full-text links, abstracts

9.9 / 20

Score by Content Type

All works are journal articles — the aggregate score above is accurate.

Detailed Metrics

MetricCoveragePointsStatus

References

provenance

97%
14.6 / 15Excellent

Update Policies

provenance

0%
0.0 / 5Poor

Similarity Check

provenance

100%
5.0 / 5Excellent

ORCID Coverage

people

26%
5.1 / 20Needs Work

Affiliations (Text)

organizations

86%
4.3 / 5Excellent

ROR IDs

organizations

75%
7.5 / 10Good

Funder Registry

funding

2%
0.2 / 10Poor

Award Numbers

funding

2%
0.2 / 10Poor

Licenses

access

100%
7.0 / 7Excellent

Full-text Links

access

0%
0.0 / 7Poor

Abstracts

access

96%
5.8 / 6Excellent

Quick Wins to Improve Your Ranking

Small metadata improvements can significantly boost your score. Here are the highest-impact changes you can make:

1

Improve Funding

+16 pts potential

Include funder information using Open Funder Registry IDs and grant/award numbers.

2

Improve People

+11 pts potential

Include ORCID iDs for authors. Encourage authors to authenticate their ORCID during submission.

Current: 23% coverageView Crossref Documentation →
3

Improve Access

+6 pts potential

Add abstracts, license URLs (using SPDX identifiers), and full-text links to your metadata.

Current: 49% coverageView Crossref Documentation →

Pro Tip: Focus on your current (recent) publications first. Improving metadata on new deposits is easier than updating backfiles, and it will immediately improve your "current" coverage scores.

Improvement Recommendations

Actionable steps to improve your Nexus Score

About This Score

Data Source
Crossref /members API
Last Updated
3/28/2026

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