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 45,187 students. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

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


Open Access Percentage

48%


Total
Publications

77K


Total Open
Publications

37K


Total
Citations

2.6M


Open Access
Percentage

48%


Total
Publications

77K


Total Open
Publications

37K


Total
Citations

2.6M

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

16% 21% 10% 53%

Publisher Open

16%

Both

21%

Other Platform Open

10%

Closed

53%

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

05001k1.5k2k2.5k3k3.5k4k4.5k5kTotal Publications
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

44%OA Journal

OA Journal 44%

12K

Hybrid 27%

7.7K

No Guarantees 29%

8K

Other Platform Open

Domain 45%

11K

Institution 37%

9.1K

Preprint 24%

5.8K

Other Internet 21%

5.3K

Public 3%

670

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
11K
DOI
Other Internet
4.7K
arXiv
Preprint
4.4K
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Institution
2K
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot
Institution
1.5K
bioRxiv
Preprint
1K
Europe PMC
Domain
853
Unknown Repository
Other Internet
717
Office of Scientific and Technical Information
Institution
608
ZB MED - Information Centre for Life Sciences
Institution
550
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Data updated 18 August 2025

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