Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe. It consists of a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land border, as well as nearly 800 islands, notably Sicily and Sardinia. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.
Open Access statistics for Italy, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2025. Read More.
Open Access Percentage
53%
Total
Publications
2.9M
Total Open
Publications
1.5M
Total
Citations
83M
Open Access
Percentage
53%
Total
Publications
2.9M
Total Open
Publications
1.5M
Total
Citations
83M
Breakdown
Publisher Open
12%
Both
29%
Other Platform Open
12%
Closed
47%
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 47%
538K
Hybrid 29%
331K
No Guarantees 24%
282K
Other Platform Open
Institution 76%
887K
Domain 34%
403K
Other Internet 21%
249K
Preprint 13%
154K
Public 3%
38K
Other Platform Locations
Name | Platform Type | Publications |
|---|---|---|
PubMed Central | Domain | 407K |
doaj.org OAI-PMH Repository | Institution | 325K |
DOI | Other Internet | 212K |
arXiv | Preprint | 115K |
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Catania | Institution | 71K |
Unknown Repository | Other Internet | 63K |
University of Milan | Institution | 59K |
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia | Institution | 45K |
uniroma1.it OAI-PMH Repository | Institution | 42K |
University of Padua | Institution | 42K |