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 Christ Church, 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 2025. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

51%


Total
Publications

53K


Total Open
Publications

27K


Total
Citations

2.2M


Open Access
Percentage

51%


Total
Publications

53K


Total Open
Publications

27K


Total
Citations

2.2M

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

14% 24% 11% 51%

Publisher Open

14%

Both

24%

Other Platform Open

11%

Closed

51%

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

02004006008001k1.2k1.4k1.6k1.8k2k2.2k2.4k2.6k2.8k3kTotal Publications
20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

42%OA Journal

OA Journal 42%

8K

Hybrid 34%

6.6K

No Guarantees 24%

4.7K

Other Platform Open

Institution 78%

14K

Domain 26%

4.7K

Other Internet 19%

3.5K

Preprint 7%

1.3K

Public 7%

1.3K

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

University of Reading
Institution
4.8K
PubMed Central
Domain
4.8K
doaj.org OAI-PMH Repository
Institution
4.4K
DOI
Other Internet
3K
Figshare
Public
1.2K
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot
Institution
996
Unknown Repository
Other Internet
886
University of Bristol
Institution
699
arXiv
Preprint
545
University of Edinburgh
Institution
484
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Data updated 12 August 2026

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