India

India

India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the most populous country in the world and, since its independence in 1947, the world's most populous democracy. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

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


Open Access Percentage

43%


Total
Publications

4.1M


Total Open
Publications

1.8M


Total
Citations

59M


Open Access
Percentage

43%


Total
Publications

4.1M


Total Open
Publications

1.8M


Total
Citations

59M

Wikipedia

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Breakdown

24% 14% 5% 57%

Publisher Open

24%

Both

14%

Other Platform Open

5%

Closed

57%

Percentage of Open Access over time

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Publisher Open

Both

Other Platform Open

Closed

Volume of Open Access over time

050k100k150k200k250k300k350k400k450kTotal Publications
20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

38%OA Journal

OA Journal 38%

582K

Hybrid 30%

459K

No Guarantees 32%

503K

Other Platform Open

Institution 54%

429K

Domain 42%

333K

Other Internet 17%

135K

Preprint 12%

99K

Public 3%

22K

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

doaj.org OAI-PMH Repository
Institution
342K
PubMed Central
Domain
338K
DOI
Other Internet
117K
arXiv
Preprint
57K
Unknown Repository
Other Internet
28K
Research Square
Preprint
27K
Figshare
Public
13K
Office of Scientific and Technical Information
Institution
12K
bioRxiv
Preprint
10K
Europe PMC
Domain
9.3K
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Data updated 18 June 2026

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