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

45%


Total
Publications

307


Total Open
Publications

137


Total
Citations

17K


Open Access
Percentage

45%


Total
Publications

307


Total Open
Publications

137


Total
Citations

17K

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

13% 23% 7% 57%

Publisher Open

13%

Both

23%

Other Platform Open

7%

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

44%OA Journal

OA Journal 44%

47

Hybrid 23%

25

No Guarantees 33%

35

Other Platform Open

Institution 67%

65

Domain 58%

56

Other Internet 15%

15

Preprint 2%

2

Public 0%

0

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
55
King's College London
Institution
17
University College Dublin
Institution
10
DOI
Other Internet
10
Academy of Science of South Africa
Institution
7
Unknown Repository
Other Internet
6
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Institution
6
University of Pretoria
Institution
5
Leeds Beckett University
Institution
4
Europe PMC
Domain
4
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Data updated 18 August 2025

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