SAGE Publications
Thousand Oaks, CA, United States · Member ID: 179 · 3,693,011 total works
Global Rank
#765
of 28,501
Percentile
Top 3%
of all publishers
Nexus Score
Score Breakdown by Era
Dimension Breakdown
References, update policies, similarity check
ORCID coverage
Affiliations and ROR IDs
Funder registry and award numbers
Licenses, full-text links, abstracts
Dimension Profile
Visual overview of metadata coverage across all five dimensions.
Score by Content Type
Scores calculated separately for each content type registered with Crossref. The aggregate score above includes all types.
| Content Type | Score | Grade | Prov | People | Orgs | Fund | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journal ArticlesTOP | 39 | D | 63% | 15% | 23% | 6% | 79% |
| Posted Content | 24 | F | 16% | 37% | 4% | 0% | 61% |
| Journal Issues | 4 | F | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| Components | 2 | F | 5% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 0% |
| Book Sections | 1 | F | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Monographs | 1 | F | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reference Entry | 1 | F | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Book Chapters | 1 | F | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reference Books | 1 | F | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Edited Books | 1 | F | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reports | 0 | F | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Other | 0 | F | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Books | 0 | F | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Journals | 0 | F | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Database | 0 | F | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Detailed Metrics
| Metric | Coverage | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
References provenance | 81% | 12.1 / 15 | Excellent |
Update Policies provenance | 85% | 4.3 / 5 | Excellent |
Similarity Check provenance | 90% | 4.5 / 5 | Excellent |
ORCID Coverage people | 73% | 14.6 / 20 | Good |
Affiliations (Text) organizations | 84% | 4.2 / 5 | Excellent |
ROR IDs organizations | 0% | 0.0 / 10 | Poor |
Funder Registry funding | 27% | 2.7 / 10 | Needs Work |
Award Numbers funding | 22% | 2.2 / 10 | Needs Work |
Licenses access | 90% | 6.3 / 7 | Excellent |
Full-text Links access | 89% | 6.2 / 7 | Excellent |
Abstracts access | 76% | 4.5 / 6 | Good |
Quick Wins to Improve Your Ranking
Small metadata improvements can significantly boost your score. Here are the highest-impact changes you can make:
Improve Funding
+13 pts potentialInclude funder information using Open Funder Registry IDs and grant/award numbers.
Improve People
+8 pts potentialInclude ORCID iDs for authors. Encourage authors to authenticate their ORCID during submission.
Improve Organizations
+8 pts potentialAdd author affiliations with ROR IDs. The ROR API can help match institution names to IDs.
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
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About This Score
- Data Source
- Crossref /members API
- Last Updated
- 4/15/2026
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