International Union for Conservation of Nature

International Union for Conservation of Nature

The International Union for Conservation of Nature is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. Founded in 1948, IUCN has become the global authority on the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

Open Access statistics for International Union for Conservation of Nature, Switzerland, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2024. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

64%


Total
Publications

2.3K


Total Open
Publications

1.5K


Total
Citations

150K


Open Access
Percentage

64%


Total
Publications

2.3K


Total Open
Publications

1.5K


Total
Citations

150K

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

31% 25% 7% 37%

Publisher Open

31%

Both

25%

Other Platform Open

7%

Closed

37%

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

020406080100120140160180200220240Total Publications
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

56%OA Journal

OA Journal 56%

701

Hybrid 23%

287

No Guarantees 21%

255

Other Platform Open

Institution 66%

491

Domain 29%

219

Other Internet 18%

137

Public 8%

60

Preprint 7%

53

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
212
DOI
Other Internet
123
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot
Institution
69
Figshare
Public
37
bioRxiv
Preprint
33
King's College London
Institution
30
CGIAR
Institution
30
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Institution
27
Zenodo
Public
26
Griffith University
Institution
25
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Data updated 18 August 2025

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