King Faisal University

King Faisal University

King Faisal University is a public university in Hofuf, Saudi Arabia. Founded in 1975, it is named after King Faisal bin Abdulalziz, the ruler of Saudi Arabia from 1964 until 1975. KFU was initially established with four colleges: two in Dammam and the other two in Al-Ahsa. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

Open Access statistics for King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2024. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

67%


Total
Publications

15K


Total Open
Publications

10K


Total
Citations

247K


Open Access
Percentage

67%


Total
Publications

15K


Total Open
Publications

10K


Total
Citations

247K

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

32% 32% 3% 33%

Publisher Open

32%

Both

32%

Other Platform Open

3%

Closed

33%

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

02004006008001k1.2k1.4k1.6k1.8k2k2.2k2.4k2.6k2.8kTotal Publications
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

50%OA Journal

OA Journal 50%

4.8K

Hybrid 34%

3.2K

No Guarantees 16%

1.5K

Other Platform Open

Domain 69%

3.6K

Other Internet 44%

2.3K

Institution 7%

365

Preprint 3%

160

Public 1%

75

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
3.6K
DOI
Other Internet
2.3K
Europe PMC
Domain
125
Research Square
Preprint
65
arXiv
Preprint
57
Figshare
Public
53
Elsevier - Scopus
Institution
44
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot
Institution
39
Econstor - Econstor
Other Internet
37
Preprints
Preprint
35
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Data updated 18 August 2025

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