University of Reading

University of Reading

The University of Reading is a public research university in Reading, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1892 as the University Extension College, Reading, an extension college of Christchurch College, Oxford, and became University College, Reading in 1902. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

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


Open Access Percentage

45%


Total
Publications

48K


Total Open
Publications

21K


Total
Citations

1.9M


Open Access
Percentage

45%


Total
Publications

48K


Total Open
Publications

21K


Total
Citations

1.9M

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

20% 16% 6% 58%

Publisher Open

20%

Both

16%

Other Platform Open

6%

Closed

58%

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

02004006008001k1.2k1.4k1.6k1.8k2k2.2k2.4k2.6k2.8kTotal Publications
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

43%OA Journal

OA Journal 43%

6.9K

Hybrid 31%

5.1K

No Guarantees 26%

4.2K

Other Platform Open

Institution 54%

5.8K

Domain 36%

3.8K

Other Internet 25%

2.6K

Preprint 7%

766

Public 3%

353

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
3.8K
DOI
Other Internet
2.3K
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot
Institution
934
arXiv
Preprint
523
DANS - Data Archiving and Networked Services
Institution
482
King's College London - Research Portal
Institution
411
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information - OSTI OAI
Institution
371
Europe PMC
Domain
341
University of Reading - CentAUR
Institution
318
Unknown Repository
Other Internet
290
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Data updated 18 August 2025

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