European Space Agency

European Space Agency

The European Space Agency is a 23-member international organisation devoted to space exploration. It has its headquarters in Paris and a staff of around 3,000 people globally as of 2025. ESA was founded in 1975 in the context of European integration. Its 2026 annual budget was around €8.3 billion. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

Open Access statistics for European Space Agency, France, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2025. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

56%


Total
Publications

23K


Total Open
Publications

13K


Total
Citations

854K


Open Access
Percentage

56%


Total
Publications

23K


Total Open
Publications

13K


Total
Citations

854K

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

10% 34% 9% 47%

Publisher Open

10%

Both

34%

Other Platform Open

9%

Closed

47%

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

02004006008001k1.2k1.4k1.6kTotal Publications
20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

71%OA Journal

OA Journal 71%

6.6K

Hybrid 14%

1.3K

No Guarantees 15%

1.5K

Other Platform Open

Institution 76%

7.2K

Preprint 42%

4K

Other Internet 16%

1.5K

Domain 6%

603

Public 4%

403

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

arXiv
Preprint
4K
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot
Institution
1.8K
doaj.org OAI-PMH Repository
Institution
1.6K
DOI
Other Internet
1.3K
PubMed Central
Domain
613
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Institution
605
Unknown Repository
Other Internet
578
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
Institution
555
University of Groningen
Institution
514
University of Amsterdam
Institution
365
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Data updated 12 August 2026

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