Academic Publishing and Open Access
Academic Publishing and Open Access is a research topic within Information Systems and Management. Science Explorer counts 13k research works in it since 1950. 13.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
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- Preprints
- COVID-19
- Science Communication
- Peer Review
- Research Dissemination
- Scientific Publishing
- Scholarly Communication
- Open Access
- Pandemic Response
- Research Integrity
- Research works
- 13k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 13.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +55% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Academic Publishing and Open Access research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (787 and 218 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 787 works
- 2 United Kingdom 218 works
- 3 India 186 works
- 4 China 152 works
- 5 Japan 124 works
- 6 Germany 115 works
- 7 Canada 96 works
- 8 Switzerland 96 works
- 9 Italy 92 works
- 10 France 91 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
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Which institutions lead Academic Publishing and Open Access research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (Switzerland) publishes the most Academic Publishing and Open Access research, followed by The University of Tokyo and Health Affairs.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (Switzerland)Switzerland 64 works
- 2 The University of TokyoJapan 16 works
- 3 Health AffairsUnited States 15 works
- 4 University of PittsburghUnited States 14 works
- 5 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 12 works
- 6 Leiden UniversityNetherlands 11 works
- 7 University of TorontoCanada 11 works
- 8 University of DenverUnited States 10 works
- 9 University of EdinburghUnited Kingdom 9 works
- 10 Health & Medical Publishing GroupSouth Africa 9 works
Who are the leading researchers in Academic Publishing and Open Access?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Academic Publishing and Open Access include David Moher, Larissa Shamseer and John P. A. Ioannidis.
- 1 David Moher Canada 38k citations
- 2 Larissa Shamseer Canada 15k citations
- 3 John P. A. Ioannidis United States 8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Academic Publishing and Open Access research done?
The largest centres of Academic Publishing and Open Access research in 2022–2025 are Basel (Switzerland), Tokyo (Japan), Moscow (Russia) and London (United Kingdom). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Basel and Bethesda.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- BaselCH · 66.5 works36×
- BethesdaUS · 29.3 works8.1×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Academic Publishing and Open Access than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Academic Publishing and Open Access?
Among universities, judged by research, Leiden University, University of Oxford and University of Toronto score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leiden UniversityNetherlands | 72.4 | 17.6% | 11.2× | 11 | +115.6% |
| 2 | University of OxfordUnited Kingdom | 48.0 | 19.9% | 3.3× | 12 | +25.6% |
| 3 | University of TorontoCanada | 36.9 | 14.9% | 2.5× | 11 | +47.4% |
| 4 | University of DenverUnited States | 36.9 | 0.1% | 29.6× | 10 | +83.7% |
| 5 | The University of TokyoJapan | 34.5 | 0.7% | 4.5× | 16 | +222.7% |
| 6 | University of PittsburghUnited States | 32.6 | 2.5% | 6.4× | 14 | — |
| 7 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUnited States | 28.1 | 7.7% | 3.2× | 8 | +121.7% |
| 8 | University of EdinburghUnited Kingdom | 20.0 | 2.7% | 4.3× | 9 | +4.3% |
| 9 | University of BolognaItaly | 18.7 | 1.4% | 3.6× | 8 | — |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Academic Publishing and Open Access research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 55% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Academic Publishing and Open Access.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.