RN Score

University of London Press

London, United Kingdom · Member ID: 53060 · 136 total works

Nexus Score

39/ 100
D
+13 points vs historical

Score Breakdown by Era

Current

Last 2 years

#2,822

45

31 works

Backfile

Older than 2 years

#2,564

33

105 works

Ranked #2,822 for recent publications vs #2,564 overall — recent work trailing historical performance

Dimension Breakdown

Provenance

References, update policies, similarity check

9.0 / 25
People

ORCID coverage

6.1 / 20
Organizations

Affiliations and ROR IDs

5.3 / 15
Funding

Funder registry and award numbers

0.3 / 20
Access

Licenses, full-text links, abstracts

18.2 / 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
MonographsTOP37D
Edited Books36D
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

0%
0.0 / 15Poor

Update Policies

provenance

94%
4.7 / 5Excellent

Similarity Check

provenance

77%
3.9 / 5Good

ORCID Coverage

people

48%
9.7 / 20Needs Work

Affiliations (Text)

organizations

77%
3.9 / 5Good

ROR IDs

organizations

55%
5.5 / 10Good

Funder Registry

funding

0%
0.0 / 10Poor

Award Numbers

funding

0%
0.0 / 10Poor

Licenses

access

90%
6.3 / 7Excellent

Full-text Links

access

77%
5.4 / 7Good

Abstracts

access

100%
6.0 / 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 Provenance

+11 pts potential

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

Current: 36% coverageView Crossref Documentation →
3

Improve People

+10 pts potential

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

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
4/8/2026

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