World Rugby

World Rugby

World Rugby is the governing body for the sport of rugby union. World Rugby organises the Rugby World Cup every four years, the sport's most recognised and most profitable competition. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

Open Access statistics for World Rugby, Ireland, covering academic research published from 2002 to 2024. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

44%


Total
Publications

308


Total Open
Publications

137


Total
Citations

16K


Open Access
Percentage

44%


Total
Publications

308


Total Open
Publications

137


Total
Citations

16K

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

12% 23% 8% 57%

Publisher Open

12%

Both

23%

Other Platform Open

8%

Closed

57%

Percentage of Open Access over time

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
20022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Publisher Open

Both

Other Platform Open

Closed

Volume of Open Access over time

051015202530354045Total Publications
20022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

41%OA Journal

OA Journal 41%

42

Hybrid 25%

26

No Guarantees 34%

35

Other Platform Open

Institution 73%

72

Domain 57%

56

Other Internet 13%

13

Public 6%

6

Preprint 0%

0

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
56
Elsevier - Scopus
Institution
17
University College Dublin - Research Repository at University College Dublin
Institution
10
Academy of Science of South Africa - Potchefstroomse Electronic Law Journal
Institution
7
Unknown Repository
Other Internet
6
Figshare
Public
6
DOI
Other Internet
6
DANS - Data Archiving and Networked Services
Institution
6
University of Pretoria - UpSpace Institutional Repository
Institution
5
Dr Steevens Hospital Library - Lenus, The Irish Health Repository
Institution
5
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Data updated 18 August 2025

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