Kenya

Kenya

Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 54.2 million as of mid-2026, it is the 27th-most populous country in the world and the seventh-most populous in Africa. Kenya's capital and largest city is Nairobi. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

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


Open Access Percentage

76%


Total
Publications

124K


Total Open
Publications

95K


Total
Citations

2.9M


Open Access
Percentage

76%


Total
Publications

124K


Total Open
Publications

95K


Total
Citations

2.9M

Wikipedia

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Breakdown

36% 30% 10% 24%

Publisher Open

36%

Both

30%

Other Platform Open

10%

Closed

24%

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

01k2k3k4k5k6k7k8k9k10k11k12k13k14kTotal Publications
20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

38%OA Journal

OA Journal 38%

31K

Hybrid 38%

31K

No Guarantees 24%

19K

Other Platform Open

Institution 64%

32K

Domain 51%

25K

Other Internet 18%

8.8K

Preprint 8%

4K

Public 5%

2.3K

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
26K
doaj.org OAI-PMH Repository
Institution
19K
DOI
Other Internet
6.6K
CGIAR
Institution
3.4K
Unknown Repository
Other Internet
3K
Figshare
Public
1.9K
Research Square
Preprint
1.8K
University of Oxford
Institution
1.8K
wur.nl OAI-PMH Repository
Institution
1.4K
Aga Khan University
Institution
1.4K
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Data updated 12 August 2026

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