Belgium
Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the south, and the North Sea to the west. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.
Open Access statistics for Belgium, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2025. Read More.
Open Access Percentage
58%
Total
Publications
941K
Total Open
Publications
548K
Total
Citations
34M
Open Access
Percentage
58%
Total
Publications
941K
Total Open
Publications
548K
Total
Citations
34M
Breakdown
Publisher Open
13%
Both
28%
Other Platform Open
17%
Closed
42%
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 44%
166K
Hybrid 24%
88K
No Guarantees 32%
120K
Other Platform Open
Institution 79%
337K
Domain 29%
124K
Other Internet 19%
81K
Preprint 9%
39K
Public 3%
14K
Other Platform Locations
Name | Platform Type | Publications |
|---|---|---|
PubMed Central | Domain | 124K |
doaj.org OAI-PMH Repository | Institution | 88K |
kuleuven.be OAI-PMH Repository | Institution | 74K |
DOI | Other Internet | 65K |
Ghent University | Institution | 55K |
University of Liège | Institution | 33K |
Unknown Repository | Other Internet | 26K |
arXiv | Preprint | 24K |
Université Libre de Bruxelles | Institution | 24K |
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot | Institution | 20K |