University of Leicester

University of Leicester

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

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

11% 31% 16% 42%

Publisher Open

11%

Both

31%

Other Platform Open

16%

Closed

42%

Percentage of Open Access over time

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Publisher Open

Both

Other Platform Open

Closed

Volume of Open Access over time

05001k1.5k2k2.5k3k3.5k4kTotal Publications
20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

44%OA Journal

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
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Data updated 12 August 2026

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