Ruhr University Bochum

Ruhr University Bochum

The Ruhr University Bochum is a public research university located in the southern hills of the central Ruhr area, Bochum, Germany. It was founded in 1962 as the first new public university in Germany after World War II. Instruction began in 1965. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

Open Access statistics for Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2025. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

46%


Total
Publications

83K


Total Open
Publications

38K


Total
Citations

2.4M


Open Access
Percentage

46%


Total
Publications

83K


Total Open
Publications

38K


Total
Citations

2.4M

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

15% 23% 8% 54%

Publisher Open

15%

Both

23%

Other Platform Open

8%

Closed

54%

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

05001k1.5k2k2.5k3k3.5k4k4.5k5kTotal Publications
20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

41%OA Journal

OA Journal 41%

13K

Hybrid 34%

10K

No Guarantees 25%

7.6K

Other Platform Open

Institution 67%

17K

Domain 37%

9.7K

Preprint 23%

6K

Other Internet 21%

5.5K

Public 3%

817

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
9.7K
doaj.org OAI-PMH Repository
Institution
6.3K
arXiv
Preprint
5K
DOI
Other Internet
4.5K
Ruhr University Bochum
Institution
2.3K
Office of Scientific and Technical Information
Institution
2K
University of Groningen
Institution
2K
Unknown Repository
Other Internet
1.8K
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Institution
960
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot
Institution
861
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Data updated 12 August 2026

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