Creative Commons

Creative Commons

Creative Commons is an American nonprofit organization and international network devoted to educational access and expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

Open Access statistics for Creative Commons, United States, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2025. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

98%


Total
Publications

23K


Total Open
Publications

22K


Total
Citations

136K


Open Access
Percentage

98%


Total
Publications

23K


Total Open
Publications

22K


Total
Citations

136K

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

22% 75% 1% 2%

Publisher Open

22%

Both

75%

Other Platform Open

1%

Closed

2%

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

01k2k3k4k5k6k7kTotal Publications
20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

74%OA Journal

OA Journal 74%

16K

Hybrid 22%

4.8K

No Guarantees 4%

873

Other Platform Open

Domain 73%

12K

Institution 64%

11K

Other Internet 1%

170

Public 0%

33

Preprint 0%

16

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
12K
doaj.org OAI-PMH Repository
Institution
10K
Europe PMC
Domain
452
DOI
Other Internet
92
LA Referencia
Institution
91
Unknown Repository
Other Internet
88
California State University, San Bernardino
Institution
65
Harvard University
Institution
61
California Digital Library
Institution
51
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Institution
44
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Data updated 12 August 2026

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