Open Access statistics for Saudi Arabia, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2025. Read More.
Open Access Percentage
58%
Total
Publications
635K
Total Open
Publications
368K
Total
Citations
14M
Open Access
Percentage
58%
Total
Publications
635K
Total Open
Publications
368K
Total
Citations
14M
Breakdown
Publisher Open
21%
Both
32%
Other Platform Open
5%
Closed
42%
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 53%
176K
Hybrid 32%
109K
No Guarantees 15%
50K
Other Platform Open
Institution 68%
164K
Domain 49%
118K
Other Internet 22%
52K
Preprint 5%
13K
Public 3%
6.3K
Other Platform Locations
Name | Platform Type | Publications |
|---|---|---|
doaj.org OAI-PMH Repository | Institution | 133K |
PubMed Central | Domain | 120K |
DOI | Other Internet | 46K |
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology | Institution | 8.4K |
Unknown Repository | Other Internet | 7.3K |
Research Square | Preprint | 5.4K |
Figshare | Public | 5.2K |
arXiv | Preprint | 4.4K |
Europe PMC | Domain | 3.8K |
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot | Institution | 2.8K |