RN Score

University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio, TX, United States · Member ID: 5875 · 128 total works

Nexus Score

19/ 100
F
+34 points vs historical

Score Breakdown by Era

Current

Last 2 years

#5,189

36

6 works

Backfile

Older than 2 years

#11,109

2

122 works

Ranked #5,189 for recent publications vs #11,109 overall — improving with recent work

Dimension Breakdown

Provenance

References, update policies, similarity check

0.0 / 25
People

ORCID coverage

10.3 / 20
Organizations

Affiliations and ROR IDs

2.7 / 15
Funding

Funder registry and award numbers

2.7 / 20
Access

Licenses, full-text links, abstracts

3.1 / 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
ReportsTOP50C
Monographs21F
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

0%
0.0 / 5Poor

Similarity Check

provenance

0%
0.0 / 5Poor

ORCID Coverage

people

100%
20.0 / 20Excellent

Affiliations (Text)

organizations

33%
1.7 / 5Needs Work

ROR IDs

organizations

33%
3.3 / 10Needs Work

Funder Registry

funding

33%
3.3 / 10Needs Work

Award Numbers

funding

17%
1.7 / 10Poor

Licenses

access

0%
0.0 / 7Poor

Full-text Links

access

0%
0.0 / 7Poor

Abstracts

access

100%
6.0 / 6Excellent
Your reports score 50 (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 Provenance

+20 pts potential

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

2

Improve Funding

+13 pts potential

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

Current: 13% coverageView Crossref Documentation →
3

Improve Access

+13 pts potential

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

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
5/3/2026

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