British Library

British Library

The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. Based in London, it is the largest library in the world, with an estimated collection of over 200 million items from multiple countries. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

Open Access statistics for British Library, United Kingdom, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2024. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

57%


Total
Publications

1.6K


Total Open
Publications

904


Total
Citations

31K


Open Access
Percentage

57%


Total
Publications

1.6K


Total Open
Publications

904


Total
Citations

31K

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

20% 24% 6% 50%

Publisher Open

20%

Both

24%

Other Platform Open

6%

Closed

50%

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

020406080100120140160180Total Publications
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

44%OA Journal

OA Journal 44%

260

Hybrid 34%

204

No Guarantees 22%

132

Other Platform Open

Institution 58%

259

Domain 44%

198

Preprint 26%

115

Other Internet 10%

45

Public 3%

12

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
200
arXiv
Preprint
124
Queen Mary University of London - Queen Mary Research Online
Institution
40
University of Cambridge - Apollo
Institution
36
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot
Institution
35
DOI
Other Internet
26
DANS - Data Archiving and Networked Services
Institution
19
King's College London - Research Portal
Institution
17
University of Exeter - Open Research Exeter
Institution
16
University of Edinburgh - Edinburgh Research Explorer
Institution
15
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Data updated 18 August 2025

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