National Physical Laboratory

National Physical Laboratory

The National Physical Laboratory is the national measurement standards laboratory of the United Kingdom. It sets and maintains physical standards for British industry. Founded in 1900, the NPL is one of the oldest metrology institutes in the world. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

Open Access statistics for National Physical Laboratory, United Kingdom, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2024. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

37%


Total
Publications

9.4K


Total Open
Publications

3.5K


Total
Citations

233K


Open Access
Percentage

37%


Total
Publications

9.4K


Total Open
Publications

3.5K


Total
Citations

233K

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

14% 15% 7% 64%

Publisher Open

14%

Both

15%

Other Platform Open

7%

Closed

64%

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

050100150200250300350400450500550Total Publications
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

41%OA Journal

OA Journal 41%

1.1K

Hybrid 40%

1K

No Guarantees 19%

494

Other Platform Open

Institution 63%

1.3K

Domain 25%

536

Preprint 20%

416

Other Internet 15%

315

Public 5%

103

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
530
arXiv
Preprint
415
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot
Institution
243
DOI
Other Internet
230
Elsevier - Scopus
Institution
188
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information - OSTI OAI
Institution
154
Unknown Repository
Other Internet
85
Figshare
Public
75
IRIS Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica - CINECA IRIS Institutional Research Information System
Institution
67
University College London - UCL Discovery
Institution
60
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Data updated 18 August 2025

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