British Geological Survey

British Geological Survey

The British Geological Survey is a partly publicly funded body which aims to advance geoscientific knowledge of the United Kingdom landmass and its continental shelf by means of systematic surveying, monitoring and research. The BGS headquarters are in Keyworth, Nottinghamshire, England. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

Open Access statistics for British Geological Survey, United Kingdom, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2024. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

52%


Total
Publications

8.4K


Total Open
Publications

4.4K


Total
Citations

316K


Open Access
Percentage

52%


Total
Publications

8.4K


Total Open
Publications

4.4K


Total
Citations

316K

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

20% 21% 8% 51%

Publisher Open

20%

Both

21%

Other Platform Open

8%

Closed

51%

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

050100150200250300350400450500550600Total Publications
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

44%OA Journal

OA Journal 44%

1.4K

Hybrid 40%

1.3K

No Guarantees 16%

503

Other Platform Open

Institution 81%

1.9K

Other Internet 23%

561

Domain 13%

305

Public 9%

208

Preprint 2%

47

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

Unknown Repository
Other Internet
382
University of Nottingham - Repository@Nottingham
Institution
344
PubMed Central
Domain
307
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot
Institution
238
Figshare
Public
200
DOI
Other Internet
175
Elsevier - Scopus
Institution
136
University of Nottingham - Nottingham ePrints
Institution
115
University of Bristol - Bristol Research
Institution
100
Durham University - Durham Research Online
Institution
100
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Data updated 18 August 2025

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