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 2025. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

43%


Total
Publications

10K


Total Open
Publications

4.5K


Total
Citations

274K


Open Access
Percentage

43%


Total
Publications

10K


Total Open
Publications

4.5K


Total
Citations

274K

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

14% 18% 10% 58%

Publisher Open

14%

Both

18%

Other Platform Open

10%

Closed

58%

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

050100150200250300350400450500550600Total Publications
20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

39%OA Journal

OA Journal 39%

1.3K

Hybrid 38%

1.3K

No Guarantees 23%

782

Other Platform Open

Institution 73%

2.2K

Domain 23%

669

Other Internet 19%

563

Preprint 18%

519

Public 6%

171

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
677
doaj.org OAI-PMH Repository
Institution
650
arXiv
Preprint
447
DOI
Other Internet
421
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot
Institution
219
Unknown Repository
Other Internet
198
Office of Scientific and Technical Information
Institution
169
Figshare
Public
141
University of Birmingham
Institution
128
University of Manchester
Institution
118
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Data updated 12 August 2026

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