University of Leicester

University of Leicester

The University of Leicester is a public research university based in Leicester, England. The main campus is south of the city centre, adjacent to Victoria Park. The university's predecessor, University College, Leicester, gained university status in 1957. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

Open Access statistics for University of Leicester, United Kingdom, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2024. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

55%


Total
Publications

63K


Total Open
Publications

35K


Total
Citations

2.5M


Open Access
Percentage

55%


Total
Publications

63K


Total Open
Publications

35K


Total
Citations

2.5M

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

13% 29% 11% 47%

Publisher Open

13%

Both

29%

Other Platform Open

11%

Closed

47%

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

05001k1.5k2k2.5k3k3.5kTotal Publications
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

41%OA Journal

OA Journal 41%

11K

Hybrid 30%

7.5K

No Guarantees 29%

7.4K

Other Platform Open

Institution 57%

15K

Public 48%

12K

Domain 35%

8.8K

Preprint 14%

3.6K

Other Internet 13%

3.2K

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

Figshare
Public
13K
PubMed Central
Domain
8.8K
University of Leicester - Leicester Research Archive
Institution
7K
arXiv
Preprint
3.5K
DOI
Other Internet
2.2K
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot
Institution
1.4K
Elsevier - Scopus
Institution
1.3K
DANS - Data Archiving and Networked Services
Institution
1.2K
Unknown Repository
Other Internet
1K
University of Nottingham - Repository@Nottingham
Institution
810
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Data updated 18 August 2025

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