Gates Foundation

Gates Foundation

The Gates Foundation is an American private foundation founded by Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates. Based in Seattle, Washington, it was launched in 2000 and is reported to be the third-wealthiest charitable foundation in the world, holding $77.2 billion in assets as of December 31, 2024. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

Open Access statistics for Gates Foundation, United States, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2024. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

78%


Total
Publications

3.2K


Total Open
Publications

2.5K


Total
Citations

148K


Open Access
Percentage

78%


Total
Publications

3.2K


Total Open
Publications

2.5K


Total
Citations

148K

Wikipedia

Website

download

Breakdown

16% 57% 4% 23%

Publisher Open

16%

Both

57%

Other Platform Open

4%

Closed

23%

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

020406080100120140160180200220240260280300Total Publications
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

59%OA Journal

OA Journal 59%

1.2K

Hybrid 29%

619

No Guarantees 12%

262

Other Platform Open

Domain 89%

1.6K

Institution 30%

546

Other Internet 16%

298

Public 5%

97

Preprint 1%

13

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
1.6K
DOI
Other Internet
190
Europe PMC
Domain
168
Unknown Repository
Other Internet
121
Figshare
Public
94
ORA - Oxford University Research Archive
Institution
81
DANS - Data Archiving and Networked Services
Institution
80
Imperial College London - Spiral
Institution
63
University of Melbourne - Minerva Access
Institution
58
DASH - Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard
Institution
31
1 / 18

Data updated 18 August 2025

Share

Share

Share