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

51%


Total
Publications

8.4K


Total Open
Publications

4.3K


Total
Citations

324K


Open Access
Percentage

51%


Total
Publications

8.4K


Total Open
Publications

4.3K


Total
Citations

324K

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

21% 18% 8% 53%

Publisher Open

21%

Both

18%

Other Platform Open

8%

Closed

53%

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

46%OA Journal

OA Journal 46%

1.4K

Hybrid 38%

1.2K

No Guarantees 16%

494

Other Platform Open

Institution 80%

1.8K

Other Internet 16%

350

Domain 14%

306

Public 5%

101

Preprint 3%

62

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

University of Nottingham - Repository@Nottingham
Institution
341
PubMed Central
Domain
308
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot
Institution
233
DOI
Other Internet
216
University of Nottingham - Nottingham ePrints
Institution
115
Unknown Repository
Other Internet
113
Durham University - Durham Research Online
Institution
100
University of Bristol - Bristol Research
Institution
94
King's College London - Research Portal
Institution
86
Figshare
Public
86
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Data updated 18 August 2025

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