The Open University

The Open University

The Open University is a public research university and the largest university in the United Kingdom by number of students. The majority of the OU's undergraduate students are based in the United Kingdom and principally study off-campus; many of its courses can also be studied anywhere in the world. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

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


Open Access Percentage

40%


Total
Publications

30K


Total Open
Publications

12K


Total
Citations

933K


Open Access
Percentage

40%


Total
Publications

30K


Total Open
Publications

12K


Total
Citations

933K

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

16% 16% 6% 62%

Publisher Open

16%

Both

16%

Other Platform Open

6%

Closed

62%

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

02004006008001k1.2k1.4k1.6kTotal Publications
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

37%OA Journal

OA Journal 37%

3.4K

Hybrid 33%

3.1K

No Guarantees 30%

2.7K

Other Platform Open

Institution 63%

4.3K

Preprint 26%

1.8K

Domain 20%

1.3K

Other Internet 14%

986

Public 7%

505

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

arXiv
Preprint
1.7K
PubMed Central
Domain
1.3K
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot
Institution
777
Unknown Repository
Other Internet
526
DANS - Data Archiving and Networked Services
Institution
489
DOI
Other Internet
472
Figshare
Public
450
Elsevier - Scopus
Institution
446
University of Cambridge - Apollo
Institution
147
Spanish National Research Council (CSIC - DIGITAL.CSIC)
Institution
138
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Data updated 18 August 2025

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