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 2025. Read More.
Open Access Percentage
42%
Total
Publications
34K
Total Open
Publications
14K
Total
Citations
1M
Open Access
Percentage
42%
Total
Publications
34K
Total Open
Publications
14K
Total
Citations
1M
Breakdown
Publisher Open
11%
Both
20%
Other Platform Open
9%
Closed
60%
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 42%
4.3K
Hybrid 34%
3.5K
No Guarantees 24%
2.5K
Other Platform Open
Institution 78%
7.6K
Preprint 19%
1.9K
Domain 17%
1.7K
Other Internet 15%
1.4K
Public 6%
639
Other Platform Locations
Name | Platform Type | Publications |
|---|---|---|
The Open University | Institution | 2.1K |
doaj.org OAI-PMH Repository | Institution | 1.8K |
arXiv | Preprint | 1.7K |
PubMed Central | Domain | 1.7K |
DOI | Other Internet | 1.1K |
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot | Institution | 646 |
Figshare | Public | 582 |
Unknown Repository | Other Internet | 480 |
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences | Institution | 407 |
University of Manchester | Institution | 298 |