RN Score

Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations

Christiansburg, VA, United States · Member ID: 30038 · 14 total works

Nexus Score

20/ 100
F
Stable vs historical

Score Breakdown by Era

Current

Last 2 years

#12,292

21

2 works

Backfile

Older than 2 years

#10,621

20

12 works

Ranked #12,292 for recent publications vs #10,621 overall — recent work trailing historical performance

Dimension Breakdown

Provenance

References, update policies, similarity check

0.0 / 25
People

ORCID coverage

12.5 / 20
Organizations

Affiliations and ROR IDs

3.8 / 15
Funding

Funder registry and award numbers

0.0 / 20
Access

Licenses, full-text links, abstracts

4.0 / 20

Dimension Profile

Visual overview of metadata coverage across all five dimensions.

Score by Content Type

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

Detailed Metrics

MetricCoveragePointsStatus

References

provenance

0%
0.0 / 15Poor

Update Policies

provenance

0%
0.0 / 5Poor

Similarity Check

provenance

0%
0.0 / 5Poor

ORCID Coverage

people

50%
10.0 / 20Good

Affiliations (Text)

organizations

50%
2.5 / 5Good

ROR IDs

organizations

50%
5.0 / 10Good

Funder Registry

funding

0%
0.0 / 10Poor

Award Numbers

funding

0%
0.0 / 10Poor

Licenses

access

0%
0.0 / 7Poor

Full-text Links

access

0%
0.0 / 7Poor

Abstracts

access

50%
3.0 / 6Good

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 Provenance

+20 pts potential

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

2

Improve Funding

+16 pts potential

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

3

Improve Access

+12 pts potential

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

Current: 20% 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

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About This Score

Data Source
Crossref /members API
Last Updated
4/25/2026

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