British Library

British Library

The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. Based in London, it is one of the largest libraries in the world, with an estimated collection of between 170 and 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

61%


Total
Publications

1.6K


Total Open
Publications

968


Total
Citations

27K


Open Access
Percentage

61%


Total
Publications

1.6K


Total Open
Publications

968


Total
Citations

27K

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Breakdown

20% 27% 14% 39%

Publisher Open

20%

Both

27%

Other Platform Open

14%

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

020406080100120140160180Total Publications
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

31%OA Journal

OA Journal 31%

229

Hybrid 39%

289

No Guarantees 30%

229

Other Platform Open

Institution 67%

442

Preprint 37%

246

Domain 28%

182

Other Internet 20%

134

Public 8%

50

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
176
arXiv
Preprint
172
University College London - UCL Discovery
Institution
127
DOI
Other Internet
81
University of Cambridge - Apollo
Institution
62
University of Edinburgh - Edinburgh Research Explorer
Institution
52
Europe PMC
Domain
47
University of Bristol - Bristol Research
Institution
46
Queen Mary University of London - Queen Mary Research Online
Institution
45
University of Warwick - Warwick Research Archive Portal
Institution
42
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Data updated 7 April 2025

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