West Coast University

West Coast University

West Coast University is a private, for-profit university focused on healthcare degrees with campus locations in Los Angeles, Anaheim, and Ontario, California; Richardson, Texas; and Miami, Florida. David Pyle founded American Career College in 1979 under the name of American College of Optics. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

Open Access statistics for West Coast University, United States, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2024. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

57%


Total
Publications

328


Total Open
Publications

187


Total
Citations

3.3K


Open Access
Percentage

57%


Total
Publications

328


Total Open
Publications

187


Total
Citations

3.3K

Wikipedia

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Breakdown

23% 26% 6% 45%

Publisher Open

23%

Both

26%

Other Platform Open

6%

Closed

45%

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

051015202530354045Total Publications
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

44%OA Journal

OA Journal 44%

69

Hybrid 23%

36

No Guarantees 33%

52

Other Platform Open

Domain 78%

82

Other Internet 29%

30

Institution 18%

19

Preprint 4%

4

Public 3%

3

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
82
DOI
Other Internet
30
University of Malta
Institution
6
Europe PMC
Domain
4
Figshare
Public
3
Yonsei University
Institution
2
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Institution
2
medRxiv
Preprint
2
Material Physics Center
Institution
2
Chapman University
Institution
2
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Data updated 18 August 2025

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