Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo, also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo, and formerly named Zaire, is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is the second-largest country in Africa and the eleventh-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 2025. Read More.
Open Access Percentage
79%
Total
Publications
17K
Total Open
Publications
14K
Total
Citations
244K
Open Access
Percentage
79%
Total
Publications
17K
Total Open
Publications
14K
Total
Citations
244K
Breakdown
Publisher Open
32%
Both
37%
Other Platform Open
10%
Closed
21%
Percentage of Open Access over time
Publisher Open
Both
Other Platform Open
Closed
Volume of Open Access over time
Open
Closed
Publisher Open
OA Journal 47%
5.4K
Hybrid 33%
3.9K
No Guarantees 20%
2.4K
Other Platform Open
Institution 69%
5.5K
Domain 49%
3.9K
Other Internet 15%
1.2K
Preprint 11%
837
Public 4%
285
Other Platform Locations
Name | Platform Type | Publications |
|---|---|---|
PubMed Central | Domain | 3.9K |
doaj.org OAI-PMH Repository | Institution | 3.6K |
DOI | Other Internet | 729 |
University of Liège | Institution | 530 |
Unknown Repository | Other Internet | 500 |
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot | Institution | 418 |
Research Square | Preprint | 412 |
kuleuven.be OAI-PMH Repository | Institution | 292 |
Figshare | Public | 241 |
Université Libre de Bruxelles | Institution | 216 |