Aston University

Aston University is a public university situated in the city centre of Birmingham, England. Aston began as the Birmingham Municipal Technical School in 1895, evolving into the UK's first college of advanced technology in 1956. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

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

Open Access Percentage

51%

Total
Publications

21K

Total Open
Publications

11K

Total
Citations

690K

Open Access
Percentage

51%

Total
Publications

21K

Total Open
Publications

11K

Total
Citations

690K

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

Publisher Open

13%

Both

23%

Other Platform Open

13%

Closed

51%

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 40%

Hybrid 34%

2.5K

No Guarantees 26%

Other Platform Open

Institution 81%

6.6K

Domain 27%

2.2K

Other Internet 13%

1.1K

Public 7%

554

Preprint 5%

414

Other Platform Locations

Name	Platform Type	Publications
Aston University - Aston Publications Explorer	Institution	4.7K
PubMed Central	Domain	2.2K
DOI	Other Internet	831
Elsevier - Scopus	Institution	815
Figshare	Public	496
arXiv	Preprint	325
Unknown Repository	Other Internet	239
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot	Institution	193
Europe PMC	Domain	191
University of Nottingham - Repository@Nottingham	Institution	149

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Data updated 18 August 2025