United States National Library of Medicine

United States National Library of Medicine

The United States National Library of Medicine, operated by the United States federal government, is the world's largest medical library. Located in Bethesda, Maryland, the NLM is an institute within the National Institutes of Health. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

Open Access statistics for United States National Library of Medicine, United States, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2025. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

75%


Total
Publications

7K


Total Open
Publications

5.2K


Total
Citations

906K


Open Access
Percentage

75%


Total
Publications

7K


Total Open
Publications

5.2K


Total
Citations

906K

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

13% 43% 18% 26%

Publisher Open

13%

Both

43%

Other Platform Open

18%

Closed

26%

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

050100150200250300350400Total Publications
20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

60%OA Journal

OA Journal 60%

2.3K

Hybrid 18%

681

No Guarantees 22%

864

Other Platform Open

Domain 83%

3.5K

Institution 38%

1.6K

Preprint 12%

516

Other Internet 8%

350

Public 4%

157

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
3.6K
doaj.org OAI-PMH Repository
Institution
894
bioRxiv
Preprint
345
DOI
Other Internet
324
Europe PMC
Domain
153
Office of Scientific and Technical Information
Institution
136
Figshare
Public
129
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot
Institution
114
National Institutes of Health
Institution
105
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Institution
87
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Data updated 12 August 2026

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