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

907

Total
Citations

31K

Open Access
Percentage

57%

Total
Publications

1.6K

Total Open
Publications

907

Total
Citations

31K

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Breakdown

Publisher Open

24%

Both

22%

Other Platform Open

Closed

45%

Percentage of Open Access over time

Publisher Open

Both

Other Platform Open

Closed

Volume of Open Access over time

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

OA Journal 38%

260

Hybrid 30%

205

No Guarantees 32%

221

Other Platform Open

Institution 53%

256

Domain 40%

196

Preprint 36%

173

Other Internet 9%

Public 2%

Other Platform Locations

Name	Platform Type	Publications
PubMed Central	Domain	197
arXiv	Preprint	128
Queen Mary University of London	Institution	40
University of Cambridge	Institution	36
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot	Institution	35
DOI	Other Internet	29
bioRxiv	Preprint	28
medRxiv	Preprint	27
King's College London	Institution	24
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences	Institution	19

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Data updated 18 August 2025