King Saud University

King Saud University

King Saud University is a public university in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Established in 1957 by King Saud bin Abdulalziz to address the country's skilled worker shortage, it is the first university in Saudi Arabia. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

Open Access statistics for King Saud University, Saudi Arabia, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2024. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

54%


Total
Publications

101K


Total Open
Publications

55K


Total
Citations

2.3M


Open Access
Percentage

54%


Total
Publications

101K


Total Open
Publications

55K


Total
Citations

2.3M

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

24% 28% 2% 46%

Publisher Open

24%

Both

28%

Other Platform Open

2%

Closed

46%

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

02k4k6k8k10k12k14kTotal Publications
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

64%OA Journal

OA Journal 64%

34K

Hybrid 26%

14K

No Guarantees 10%

5.4K

Other Platform Open

Domain 73%

23K

Other Internet 35%

11K

Institution 16%

4.9K

Public 2%

739

Preprint 1%

436

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
23K
DOI
Other Internet
10K
Europe PMC
Domain
1.3K
Unknown Repository
Other Internet
781
Figshare
Public
529
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot
Institution
423
Elsevier - Scopus
Institution
352
arXiv
Preprint
324
DANS - Data Archiving and Networked Services
Institution
220
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information - OSTI OAI
Institution
186
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Data updated 18 August 2025

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