Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo, also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo, or more infrequently Zaire is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is the second-largest country in Africa and the 11th-largest in the world. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

Open Access statistics for Democratic Republic of the Congo, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2024. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

77%


Total
Publications

12K


Total Open
Publications

9.1K


Total
Citations

177K


Open Access
Percentage

77%


Total
Publications

12K


Total Open
Publications

9.1K


Total
Citations

177K

Wikipedia

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Breakdown

36% 35% 4% 25%

Publisher Open

36%

Both

35%

Other Platform Open

4%

Closed

25%

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

02004006008001k1.2k1.4k1.6kTotal Publications
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

48%OA Journal

OA Journal 48%

3.8K

Hybrid 30%

2.4K

No Guarantees 22%

1.7K

Other Platform Open

Domain 67%

2.9K

Institution 43%

1.9K

Other Internet 24%

1K

Public 5%

209

Preprint 1%

24

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
2.9K
DOI
Other Internet
740
University of Liège - Open Repository and Bibliography
Institution
404
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot
Institution
299
Unknown Repository
Other Internet
255
Europe PMC
Domain
219
Digital Access to Libraries
Institution
185
Université Libre de Bruxelles - Dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles
Institution
170
Figshare
Public
158
Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research - CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs
Institution
151
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Data updated 21 July 2025

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