Leiden University

Leiden University

Leiden University is a public research university in Leiden, Netherlands. Established in 1575 by William, Prince of Orange as a Protestant institution, it holds the distinction of being the oldest surviving university in the Netherlands. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

Open Access statistics for Leiden University, Netherlands, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2025. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

66%


Total
Publications

81K


Total Open
Publications

53K


Total
Citations

3.7M


Open Access
Percentage

66%


Total
Publications

81K


Total Open
Publications

53K


Total
Citations

3.7M

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

11% 41% 14% 34%

Publisher Open

11%

Both

41%

Other Platform Open

14%

Closed

34%

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

05001k1.5k2k2.5k3k3.5k4k4.5k5kTotal Publications
20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

46%OA Journal

OA Journal 46%

19K

Hybrid 31%

13K

No Guarantees 23%

9.7K

Other Platform Open

Institution 81%

36K

Preprint 27%

12K

Domain 25%

11K

Other Internet 15%

6.5K

Public 3%

1.4K

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Institution
20K
Leiden University
Institution
15K
PubMed Central
Domain
11K
arXiv
Preprint
11K
doaj.org OAI-PMH Repository
Institution
6.3K
University of Groningen
Institution
4.9K
DOI
Other Internet
4.2K
University of Amsterdam
Institution
3.6K
Unknown Repository
Other Internet
3.3K
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Institution
2.8K
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Data updated 12 August 2026

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