National Open University of Nigeria

National Open University of Nigeria

The National Open University of Nigeria is a federal open and distance learning institution, the first of its kind in the West African sub-region. It is Nigeria's largest tertiary institution in terms of student numbers, and is popularly referred to as NOUN. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

Open Access statistics for National Open University of Nigeria, Nigeria, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2024. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

78%


Total
Publications

1.6K


Total Open
Publications

1.3K


Total
Citations

7.9K


Open Access
Percentage

78%


Total
Publications

1.6K


Total Open
Publications

1.3K


Total
Citations

7.9K

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

65% 8% 4% 23%

Publisher Open

65%

Both

8%

Other Platform Open

4%

Closed

23%

Percentage of Open Access over time

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Publisher Open

Both

Other Platform Open

Closed

Volume of Open Access over time

050100150200250300Total Publications
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

28%OA Journal

OA Journal 28%

329

Hybrid 40%

462

No Guarantees 32%

367

Other Platform Open

Domain 35%

68

Other Internet 31%

61

Institution 28%

55

Preprint 11%

21

Public 4%

8

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
69
DOI
Other Internet
55
Research Square
Preprint
13
Université de Montréal
Institution
8
GESIS - Leibniz-Institute for the Social Sciences
Institution
8
Unknown Repository
Other Internet
7
Petra Christian University
Institution
6
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot
Institution
6
King's College London
Institution
6
Figshare
Public
5
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Data updated 18 August 2025

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