RN Score

ASTM International

W. Conshohoken, PA, United States · Member ID: 381 · 56,130 total works

Nexus Score

43/ 100
D
+30 points vs historical

Score Breakdown by Era

Current

Last 2 years

#626

58

594 works

Backfile

Older than 2 years

#1,731

28

55,536 works

Ranked #626 for recent publications vs #1,731 overall — improving with recent work

Dimension Breakdown

Provenance

References, update policies, similarity check

19.5 / 25
People

ORCID coverage

9.2 / 20
Organizations

Affiliations and ROR IDs

4.4 / 15
Funding

Funder registry and award numbers

4.3 / 20
Access

Licenses, full-text links, abstracts

5.4 / 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 ArticlesTOP37D
Book Chapters23F
Other15F
Reference Entry15F
Monographs8F
Books8F
Journal Issues0F
Edited Books0F
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

92%
13.8 / 15Excellent

Update Policies

provenance

57%
2.9 / 5Good

Similarity Check

provenance

96%
4.8 / 5Excellent

ORCID Coverage

people

87%
17.3 / 20Excellent

Affiliations (Text)

organizations

94%
4.7 / 5Excellent

ROR IDs

organizations

0%
0.0 / 10Poor

Funder Registry

funding

44%
4.4 / 10Needs Work

Award Numbers

funding

40%
4.0 / 10Needs Work

Licenses

access

0%
0.0 / 7Poor

Full-text Links

access

0%
0.0 / 7Poor

Abstracts

access

97%
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

+12 pts potential

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

Current: 22% coverageView Crossref Documentation →
2

Improve Access

+11 pts potential

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

Current: 27% coverageView Crossref Documentation →
3

Improve Organizations

+8 pts potential

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

Current: 30% 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
3/26/2026

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