Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. It has a land area of 7,688,287 km2, making it the sixth-largest country in the world. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.
Open Access statistics for Australia, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2025. Read More.
Open Access Percentage
48%
Total
Publications
2.5M
Total Open
Publications
1.2M
Total
Citations
83M
Open Access
Percentage
48%
Total
Publications
2.5M
Total Open
Publications
1.2M
Total
Citations
83M
Breakdown
Publisher Open
13%
Both
21%
Other Platform Open
14%
Closed
52%
Percentage of Open Access over time
Publisher Open
Both
Other Platform Open
Closed
Volume of Open Access over time
Open
Closed
Publisher Open
OA Journal 45%
381K
Hybrid 26%
216K
No Guarantees 29%
248K
Other Platform Open
Institution 64%
552K
Domain 36%
312K
Other Internet 17%
148K
Public 15%
129K
Preprint 9%
80K
Other Platform Locations
Name | Platform Type | Publications |
|---|---|---|
PubMed Central | Domain | 315K |
doaj.org OAI-PMH Repository | Institution | 203K |
Figshare | Public | 133K |
DOI | Other Internet | 124K |
Figshare (United Kingdom) | Institution | 62K |
The University of Western Australia | Institution | 57K |
arXiv | Preprint | 46K |
Unknown Repository | Other Internet | 42K |
The University of Melbourne | Institution | 33K |
Griffith University | Institution | 32K |