United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

Open Access statistics for United Kingdom, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2024. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

51%


Total
Publications

5.3M


Total Open
Publications

2.7M


Total
Citations

172M


Open Access
Percentage

51%


Total
Publications

5.3M


Total Open
Publications

2.7M


Total
Citations

172M

Wikipedia

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Breakdown

14% 21% 16% 49%

Publisher Open

14%

Both

21%

Other Platform Open

16%

Closed

49%

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

050k100k150k200k250k300kTotal Publications
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

30%OA Journal

OA Journal 30%

561K

Hybrid 37%

693K

No Guarantees 33%

603K

Other Platform Open

Institution 63%

1.2M

Domain 41%

798K

Preprint 16%

313K

Other Internet 12%

243K

Public 9%

175K

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
770K
Europe PMC
Domain
399K
University College London - UCL Discovery
Institution
192K
arXiv
Preprint
185K
University of Edinburgh - Edinburgh Research Explorer
Institution
117K
Semantic Scholar
Public
103K
Figshare
Public
82K
DOI
Other Internet
82K
University of Cambridge - Apollo
Institution
67K
University of Oxford - Oxford University Research Archive (ORA)
Institution
64K
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Data updated 7 April 2025

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