RN Score

Universidad del Zulia

Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela · Member ID: 25670 · 4,021 total works

Nexus Score

49/ 100
D
+6 points vs historical

Score Breakdown by Era

Current

Last 2 years

#1,095

52

1,144 works

Backfile

Older than 2 years

#592

47

2,877 works

Ranked #1,095 for recent publications vs #592 overall — recent work trailing historical performance

Dimension Breakdown

Provenance

References, update policies, similarity check

17.8 / 25
People

ORCID coverage

16.8 / 20
Organizations

Affiliations and ROR IDs

2.9 / 15
Funding

Funder registry and award numbers

0.1 / 20
Access

Licenses, full-text links, abstracts

11.9 / 20

Score by Content Type

Scores calculated separately for each content type registered with Crossref. The aggregate score above includes all types.

Content TypeScoreGrade
Journal ArticlesTOP49D
Edited Books8F
Journal Issues1F
Non-article content types (reviews, components, corrections) typically have lower metadata coverage, which can reduce the aggregate score above.
Why doesn't the leaderboard use per-type scores? Deciding which content types count as "primary research" is subjective and varies by discipline and publisher model. The leaderboard uses Crossref's aggregate coverage to ensure a consistent, comparable baseline across all 27,000+ publishers. This per-type breakdown lets you see the full picture for any individual publisher.

Detailed Metrics

MetricCoveragePointsStatus

References

provenance

93%
14.0 / 15Excellent

Update Policies

provenance

0%
0.0 / 5Poor

Similarity Check

provenance

93%
4.7 / 5Excellent

ORCID Coverage

people

91%
18.3 / 20Excellent

Affiliations (Text)

organizations

40%
2.0 / 5Needs Work

ROR IDs

organizations

6%
0.6 / 10Poor

Funder Registry

funding

0%
0.0 / 10Poor

Award Numbers

funding

1%
0.1 / 10Poor

Licenses

access

77%
5.4 / 7Good

Full-text Links

access

21%
1.5 / 7Needs Work

Abstracts

access

95%
5.7 / 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 Organizations

+9 pts potential

Add author affiliations with ROR IDs. The ROR API can help match institution names to IDs.

Current: 19% coverageView Crossref Documentation →
3

Improve Access

+4 pts potential

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

Current: 59% 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

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About This Score

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

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