Umm al-Qura University

Umm al-Qura University

Umm al-Qura University is a public university in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The university was established as the College of Sharia in 1949 during the reign of King Abdulaziz ibn Saud before being joined by new colleges and renamed as Umm al-Qura through a royal decree in 1981. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

Open Access statistics for Umm al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2024. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

65%


Total
Publications

20K


Total Open
Publications

13K


Total
Citations

285K


Open Access
Percentage

65%


Total
Publications

20K


Total Open
Publications

13K


Total
Citations

285K

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

33% 29% 2% 36%

Publisher Open

33%

Both

29%

Other Platform Open

2%

Closed

36%

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

05001k1.5k2k2.5k3k3.5kTotal Publications
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

55%OA Journal

OA Journal 55%

6.7K

Hybrid 31%

3.8K

No Guarantees 14%

1.7K

Other Platform Open

Domain 76%

4.7K

Other Internet 34%

2.1K

Institution 11%

692

Public 3%

164

Preprint 2%

102

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
4.7K
DOI
Other Internet
1.9K
Unknown Repository
Other Internet
153
Europe PMC
Domain
149
Figshare
Public
112
Elsevier - Scopus
Institution
90
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot
Institution
67
arXiv
Preprint
65
Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts, and Design - Publications
Institution
40
Zenodo
Public
29
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Data updated 18 August 2025

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