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

36%


Total
Publications

9.4K


Total Open
Publications

3.4K


Total
Citations

239K


Open Access
Percentage

36%


Total
Publications

9.4K


Total Open
Publications

3.4K


Total
Citations

239K

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

15% 13% 7% 65%

Publisher Open

15%

Both

13%

Other Platform Open

7%

Closed

65%

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

43%OA Journal

OA Journal 43%

1.1K

Hybrid 38%

967

No Guarantees 19%

487

Other Platform Open

Institution 56%

1.1K

Domain 26%

523

Preprint 23%

456

Other Internet 16%

323

Public 3%

59

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
519
arXiv
Preprint
425
DOI
Other Internet
309
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot
Institution
226
King's College London
Institution
170
Office of Scientific and Technical Information
Institution
155
University of Nottingham
Institution
70
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Institution
65
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Institution
48
Imperial College London
Institution
46
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Data updated 18 August 2025

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