Scotland's Rural College

Scotland's Rural College

Scotland's Rural College is a public land based research institution focused on agriculture and life sciences. Its history stretches back to 1899 with the establishment of the West of Scotland Agricultural College and its current organisation came into being through a merger of smaller institutions. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

Open Access statistics for Scotland's Rural College, United Kingdom, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2025. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

64%


Total
Publications

4.3K


Total Open
Publications

2.8K


Total
Citations

149K


Open Access
Percentage

64%


Total
Publications

4.3K


Total Open
Publications

2.8K


Total
Citations

149K

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

12% 40% 12% 36%

Publisher Open

12%

Both

40%

Other Platform Open

12%

Closed

36%

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

050100150200250300350400450Total Publications
20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

59%OA Journal

OA Journal 59%

1.3K

Hybrid 31%

698

No Guarantees 10%

234

Other Platform Open

Institution 84%

1.9K

Domain 42%

955

Other Internet 15%

341

Preprint 7%

155

Public 6%

130

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
964
doaj.org OAI-PMH Repository
Institution
893
University of Edinburgh
Institution
870
DOI
Other Internet
311
ed.ac.uk OAI-PMH Repository
Institution
196
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot
Institution
135
wur.nl OAI-PMH Repository
Institution
119
Figshare
Public
109
bioRxiv
Preprint
91
CGIAR
Institution
86
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Data updated 12 August 2026

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