November 2022
Published in Information Services and Use (2022), this paper sets out Crossref’s vision for a Research Nexus — a comprehensive, interconnected graph linking scholarly entities through persistent identifiers and open metadata. Based on a presentation at NISO Plus in February 2022.
Understand why connections between scholarly entities matter as much as the entities themselves. How a richer graph of relationships — between works, people, organisations, and outputs — can transform discovery, assessment, and trust in the scholarly record.
See how the Research Nexus vision maps to your organisation’s metadata strategy. Why investing in persistent identifiers and open metadata is foundational to a more connected, more trustworthy research ecosystem.
Learn how Crossref’s metadata infrastructure supports the Research Nexus. The role of DOIs, ORCIDs, ROR IDs, funder IDs, and relationships between records in building a comprehensive scholarly graph.
