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

46%


Total
Publications

5.3M


Total Open
Publications

2.5M


Total
Citations

176M


Open Access
Percentage

46%


Total
Publications

5.3M


Total Open
Publications

2.5M


Total
Citations

176M

Wikipedia

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Breakdown

17% 20% 8% 55%

Publisher Open

17%

Both

20%

Other Platform Open

8%

Closed

55%

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

39%OA Journal

OA Journal 39%

744K

Hybrid 31%

586K

No Guarantees 30%

569K

Other Platform Open

Institution 57%

861K

Domain 43%

645K

Other Internet 17%

255K

Preprint 11%

161K

Public 6%

96K

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
642K
DOI
Other Internet
175K
arXiv
Preprint
147K
Elsevier - Scopus
Institution
99K
Figshare
Public
88K
Unknown Repository
Other Internet
84K
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot
Institution
60K
DANS - Data Archiving and Networked Services
Institution
57K
Europe PMC
Domain
51K
University of Cambridge - Apollo
Institution
50K
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Data updated 18 August 2025

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