Boston University

Boston University

Boston University is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. BU was founded in 1839 by a group of Boston Methodists with its original campus in Newbury, Vermont. It was chartered in Boston in 1869. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

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


Open Access Percentage

53%


Total
Publications

133K


Total Open
Publications

70K


Total
Citations

6.7M


Open Access
Percentage

53%


Total
Publications

133K


Total Open
Publications

70K


Total
Citations

6.7M

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

13% 23% 16% 48%

Publisher Open

13%

Both

23%

Other Platform Open

16%

Closed

48%

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

01k2k3k4k5k6k7k8k9kTotal Publications
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

50%OA Journal

OA Journal 50%

23K

Hybrid 16%

7.5K

No Guarantees 34%

16K

Other Platform Open

Domain 57%

30K

Institution 25%

13K

Other Internet 24%

13K

Preprint 14%

7.6K

Public 2%

1.1K

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
30K
DOI
Other Internet
12K
Office of Scientific and Technical Information
Institution
6K
arXiv
Preprint
5.2K
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Institution
1.9K
Harvard University
Institution
1.7K
bioRxiv
Preprint
1.6K
Europe PMC
Domain
1.6K
Boston University
Institution
1.3K
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot
Institution
1.2K
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Data updated 18 August 2025

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