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, 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

9.2K


Total
Citations

171K


Open Access
Percentage

77%


Total
Publications

12K


Total Open
Publications

9.2K


Total
Citations

171K

Wikipedia

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Breakdown

34% 34% 9% 23%

Publisher Open

34%

Both

34%

Other Platform Open

9%

Closed

23%

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

43%OA Journal

OA Journal 43%

3.5K

Hybrid 34%

2.7K

No Guarantees 23%

1.9K

Other Platform Open

Domain 60%

3.1K

Institution 35%

1.8K

Preprint 18%

907

Other Internet 15%

774

Public 14%

710

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
3.1K
Europe PMC
Domain
1.2K
Semantic Scholar
Public
602
Research Square
Preprint
503
DOI
Other Internet
383
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - TYPE ART
Other Internet
242
Ghent University - Ghent University Academic Bibliography
Institution
233
University of Liège - ORBi - Open Repository and Bibliography of the University of Liège
Institution
171
University of Liège - Open Repository and Bibliography
Institution
157
University of Antwerp - Institutional Repository University of Antwerp
Institution
155
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Data updated 7 April 2025

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