
The University of Leicester is a public research university based in Leicester, England. It was established as a university college in 1921. In 1957, the university's predecessor, University College, Leicester, gained university status by royal charter. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.
Open Access statistics for University of Leicester, United Kingdom, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2025. Read More.
Open Access Percentage
59%
Total
Publications
70K
Total Open
Publications
41K
Total
Citations
2.8M
Open Access
Percentage
59%
Total
Publications
70K
Total Open
Publications
41K
Total
Citations
2.8M
Breakdown
Publisher Open
11%
Both
31%
Other Platform Open
16%
Closed
42%
Percentage of Open Access over time
Publisher Open
Both
Other Platform Open
Closed
Volume of Open Access over time
Open
Closed
Publisher Open
OA Journal 44%
13K
Hybrid 28%
7.9K
No Guarantees 28%
7.9K
Other Platform Open
Institution 64%
21K
Public 48%
16K
Domain 34%
11K
Preprint 15%
4.7K
Other Internet 13%
4.1K
Other Platform Locations
Name | Platform Type | Publications |
|---|---|---|
Figshare | Public | 17K |
PubMed Central | Domain | 11K |
University of Leicester | Institution | 7.1K |
doaj.org OAI-PMH Repository | Institution | 5.7K |
DOI | Other Internet | 3.6K |
arXiv | Preprint | 3.5K |
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot | Institution | 1.3K |
University of Birmingham | Institution | 1.2K |
University of Edinburgh | Institution | 1.1K |
Unknown Repository | Other Internet | 1.1K |