University of Cologne

University of Cologne

The University of Cologne is a public research university in Cologne, Germany. It was established in 1388. It closed in 1798 before being re-established in 1919. It is now one of the largest universities in Germany with around 43,594 students. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

Open Access statistics for University of Cologne, Germany, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2025. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

51%


Total
Publications

85K


Total Open
Publications

43K


Total
Citations

2.9M


Open Access
Percentage

51%


Total
Publications

85K


Total Open
Publications

43K


Total
Citations

2.9M

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

14% 26% 11% 49%

Publisher Open

14%

Both

26%

Other Platform Open

11%

Closed

49%

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

05001k1.5k2k2.5k3k3.5k4k4.5k5k5.5kTotal Publications
20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

46%OA Journal

OA Journal 46%

15K

Hybrid 29%

9.6K

No Guarantees 25%

8.4K

Other Platform Open

Institution 59%

19K

Domain 45%

14K

Other Internet 21%

6.5K

Preprint 21%

6.5K

Public 3%

1.1K

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
14K
doaj.org OAI-PMH Repository
Institution
7.5K
DOI
Other Internet
5.4K
arXiv
Preprint
4.5K
Unknown Repository
Other Internet
2.1K
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Institution
1.4K
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot
Institution
1.3K
bioRxiv
Preprint
1.2K
Asklepios Klinik St. Georg
Institution
1.1K
University of Groningen
Institution
907
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Data updated 13 July 2026

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