RN Score

Cantonal and University Library Fribourg

Fribourg, FR, Switzerland · Member ID: 28283 · 5,762 total works

Nexus Score

27/ 100
F
+9 points vs historical

Score Breakdown by Era

Current

Last 2 years

#6,286

32

854 works

Backfile

Older than 2 years

#5,675

23

4,908 works

Ranked #6,286 for recent publications vs #5,675 overall — recent work trailing historical performance

Dimension Breakdown

Provenance

References, update policies, similarity check

6.0 / 25
People

ORCID coverage

3.1 / 20
Organizations

Affiliations and ROR IDs

0.5 / 15
Funding

Funder registry and award numbers

0.0 / 20
Access

Licenses, full-text links, abstracts

17.5 / 20

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 TypeScoreGrade
ProceedingsTOP51C
Dissertations41D
Reports35D
Database35D
Monographs34F
Datasets34F
Journal Articles24F
Proceedings18F
Report Series8F
Non-article content types (reviews, components, corrections) typically have lower metadata coverage, which can reduce the aggregate score above.
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Detailed Metrics

MetricCoveragePointsStatus

References

provenance

12%
1.8 / 15Poor

Update Policies

provenance

0%
0.0 / 5Poor

Similarity Check

provenance

96%
4.8 / 5Excellent

ORCID Coverage

people

28%
5.7 / 20Needs Work

Affiliations (Text)

organizations

4%
0.2 / 5Poor

ROR IDs

organizations

6%
0.6 / 10Poor

Funder Registry

funding

0%
0.0 / 10Poor

Award Numbers

funding

0%
0.0 / 10Poor

Licenses

access

95%
6.7 / 7Excellent

Full-text Links

access

96%
6.8 / 7Excellent

Abstracts

access

83%
5.0 / 6Excellent
Your proceedings score 51 (Grade C) — strong work on your primary research outputs! The tips below reflect your aggregate coverage across all content types, where there's still room to grow.

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 Provenance

+14 pts potential

Add reference lists to your DOI deposits. Even partial references help establish citation links.

Current: 24% coverageView Crossref Documentation →
3

Improve People

+13 pts potential

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

Current: 16% 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
4/9/2026

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