Cancer Research UK

Cancer Research UK

Cancer Research UK is the world's largest independent cancer research organisation. It is registered as a charity in the United Kingdom and Isle of Man, and was formed on 4 February 2002 by the merger of The Cancer Research Campaign and the Imperial Cancer Research Fund. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

Open Access statistics for Cancer Research UK, United Kingdom, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2024. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

63%


Total
Publications

32K


Total Open
Publications

20K


Total
Citations

2.7M


Open Access
Percentage

63%


Total
Publications

32K


Total Open
Publications

20K


Total
Citations

2.7M

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

19% 34% 8% 39%

Publisher Open

19%

Both

34%

Other Platform Open

8%

Closed

39%

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

02004006008001k1.2k1.4k1.6k1.8kTotal Publications
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

38%OA Journal

OA Journal 38%

6.2K

Hybrid 31%

5K

No Guarantees 31%

5K

Other Platform Open

Domain 70%

9.2K

Institution 47%

6.2K

Other Internet 21%

2.7K

Public 5%

604

Preprint 1%

139

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
9.2K
DOI
Other Internet
2.6K
University of Cambridge - Apollo
Institution
1.8K
University of Edinburgh - Edinburgh Research Explorer
Institution
1.2K
DANS - Data Archiving and Networked Services
Institution
890
Europe PMC
Domain
734
King's College London - Research Portal
Institution
567
Figshare
Public
564
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot
Institution
358
Imperial College London - Spiral
Institution
334
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Data updated 18 August 2025

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