Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Ivory Coast to the southwest. It covers an area of 274,223 km2. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

Open Access statistics for Burkina Faso, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2025. Read More.

Open Access Percentage

73%

Total
Publications

20K

Total Open
Publications

15K

Total
Citations

361K

Open Access
Percentage

73%

Total
Publications

20K

Total Open
Publications

15K

Total
Citations

361K

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Breakdown

Publisher Open

31%

Both

33%

Other Platform Open

Closed

28%

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%

5.9K

Hybrid 35%

4.6K

No Guarantees 20%

2.6K

Other Platform Open

Institution 72%

Domain 52%

4.4K

Other Internet 14%

1.2K

Preprint 10%

815

Public 4%

322

Other Platform Locations

Name	Platform Type	Publications
PubMed Central	Domain	4.4K
doaj.org OAI-PMH Repository	Institution	3.9K
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot	Institution	1.2K
DOI	Other Internet	737
Unknown Repository	Other Internet	515
Research Square	Preprint	368
Europe PMC	Domain	274
Figshare	Public	266
Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement	Institution	254
CGIAR	Institution	179

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Data updated 12 August 2026