RN Score

Wayne State University Library System

Detroit, MI, United States · Member ID: 9499 · 996 total works

Nexus Score

26/ 100
F
+26 points vs historical

Score Breakdown by Era

Current

Last 2 years

#4,353

39

58 works

Backfile

Older than 2 years

#5,918

13

938 works

Ranked #4,353 for recent publications vs #5,918 overall — improving with recent work

Dimension Breakdown

Provenance

References, update policies, similarity check

10.0 / 25
People

ORCID coverage

0.9 / 20
Organizations

Affiliations and ROR IDs

6.9 / 15
Funding

Funder registry and award numbers

0.1 / 20
Access

Licenses, full-text links, abstracts

7.8 / 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
DatasetsTOP44D
Journal Articles14F
Reports10F
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

93%
14.0 / 15Excellent

Update Policies

provenance

0%
0.0 / 5Poor

Similarity Check

provenance

0%
0.0 / 5Poor

ORCID Coverage

people

9%
1.7 / 20Poor

Affiliations (Text)

organizations

19%
0.9 / 5Poor

ROR IDs

organizations

93%
9.3 / 10Excellent

Funder Registry

funding

2%
0.2 / 10Poor

Award Numbers

funding

0%
0.0 / 10Poor

Licenses

access

100%
7.0 / 7Excellent

Full-text Links

access

0%
0.0 / 7Poor

Abstracts

access

93%
5.6 / 6Excellent
Your datasets score 44 (Grade D) — 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 People

+15 pts potential

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

3

Improve Provenance

+10 pts potential

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

Current: 40% 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
4/4/2026

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