Royal Observatory

Royal Observatory

The Royal Observatory, Edinburgh is an astronomical institution located on Blackford Hill in Edinburgh. The site is owned by the Science and Technology Facilities Council. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

Open Access statistics for Royal Observatory, United Kingdom, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2024. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

87%


Total
Publications

5.9K


Total Open
Publications

5.1K


Total
Citations

422K


Open Access
Percentage

87%


Total
Publications

5.9K


Total Open
Publications

5.1K


Total
Citations

422K

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

9% 71% 6% 14%

Publisher Open

9%

Both

71%

Other Platform Open

6%

Closed

14%

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

050100150200250300350400Total Publications
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

73%OA Journal

OA Journal 73%

3.3K

Hybrid 5%

231

No Guarantees 22%

956

Other Platform Open

Preprint 84%

3.8K

Institution 60%

2.7K

Public 2%

79

Other Internet 1%

49

Domain 1%

33

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

arXiv
Preprint
3.9K
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot
Institution
1.1K
Office of Scientific and Technical Information
Institution
865
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Institution
720
University of Edinburgh
Institution
294
University of Groningen
Institution
255
University of Nottingham
Institution
189
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
Institution
185
epfl.ch OAI-PMH Repository
Institution
181
University of Liège
Institution
142
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Data updated 18 August 2025

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