Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo, also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply Congo, or more infrequently Zaire is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is the second-largest country in Africa and the 11th-largest in the world. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

Open Access statistics for Democratic Republic of the Congo, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2024. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

77%


Total
Publications

12K


Total Open
Publications

9.1K


Total
Citations

179K


Open Access
Percentage

77%


Total
Publications

12K


Total Open
Publications

9.1K


Total
Citations

179K

Wikipedia

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Breakdown

37% 34% 4% 25%

Publisher Open

37%

Both

34%

Other Platform Open

4%

Closed

25%

Percentage of Open Access over time

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Publisher Open

Both

Other Platform Open

Closed

Volume of Open Access over time

02004006008001k1.2k1.4k1.6kTotal Publications
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

47%OA Journal

OA Journal 47%

3.7K

Hybrid 31%

2.5K

No Guarantees 22%

1.7K

Other Platform Open

Domain 67%

2.9K

Institution 44%

1.9K

Other Internet 19%

843

Public 5%

210

Preprint 1%

25

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
2.9K
DOI
Other Internet
591
University of Liège - Open Repository and Bibliography
Institution
405
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot
Institution
301
Unknown Repository
Other Internet
251
Europe PMC
Domain
218
Digital Access to Libraries
Institution
185
Université Libre de Bruxelles - Dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles
Institution
169
Figshare
Public
159
Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research - CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs
Institution
151
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Data updated 18 August 2025

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