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

71%

Total
Publications

20K

Total Open
Publications

15K

Total
Citations

361K

Open Access
Percentage

71%

Total
Publications

20K

Total Open
Publications

15K

Total
Citations

361K

Wikipedia

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Breakdown

Publisher Open

30%

Both

33%

Other Platform Open

Closed

29%

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 46%

5.9K

Hybrid 35%

4.5K

No Guarantees 19%

2.5K

Other Platform Open

Institution 72%

Domain 52%

4.4K

Other Internet 14%

1.2K

Preprint 10%

814

Public 4%

323

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	755
Unknown Repository	Other Internet	502
Research Square	Preprint	367
Europe PMC	Domain	274
Figshare	Public	267
Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement	Institution	253
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences	Institution	179

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Data updated 13 July 2026