On average, open access articles were viewed three and a half times more compared to those which were not open access
On average, open access articles were cited +26% compared to those which were not open access
On average, open access articles received almost four times as much Altmetric attention compared to those which were not open access
Note that the above metrics are program averages for our open access articles and individual journal metrics will vary
Our research* shows the positive impact open access can have on usage, citations and Altmetric attention. By publishing open access you can be confident that your work has the best chance to be read, cited and shared widely.
Our research focused on the metrics that authors have told us are important to them: usage (defined here by full-text views), citations (we used Web of Science citations here), and Altmetric Attention Scores. Insights were gained from an extensive review of Wiley journal articles from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2021, with metrics derived from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2025. To learn more about our findings, see our infographic.
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