Aston University

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 2025. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

56%


Total
Publications

24K


Total Open
Publications

14K


Total
Citations

814K


Open Access
Percentage

56%


Total
Publications

24K


Total Open
Publications

14K


Total
Citations

814K

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

9% 28% 19% 44%

Publisher Open

9%

Both

28%

Other Platform Open

19%

Closed

44%

Percentage of Open Access over time

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Publisher Open

Both

Other Platform Open

Closed

Volume of Open Access over time

02004006008001k1.2k1.4k1.6kTotal Publications
20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

40%OA Journal

OA Journal 40%

3.5K

Hybrid 35%

3.1K

No Guarantees 25%

2.2K

Other Platform Open

Institution 87%

10K

Domain 25%

2.8K

Other Internet 12%

1.4K

Public 8%

949

Preprint 6%

665

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

Aston University
Institution
7.2K
PubMed Central
Domain
2.9K
doaj.org OAI-PMH Repository
Institution
1.9K
DOI
Other Internet
1.3K
Figshare
Public
895
University of Birmingham
Institution
853
University of Manchester
Institution
381
arXiv
Preprint
363
University of Bristol
Institution
271
Coventry University
Institution
261
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Data updated 12 August 2026

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