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Springer Nature analysis shows gold open access papers draw 7x downloads, 50% more citations

PUBT·09/08/2026 07:45:28
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Springer Nature analysis shows gold open access papers draw 7x downloads, 50% more citations
  • Springer Nature published a white paper on 2024 performance across 204,781 articles in 1,812 hybrid journals.
  • Gold open access articles recorded nearly 7x more downloads per paper than non-open access articles.
  • Citation impact ran 50% higher on average for gold open access than non-open access publishing.
  • Download volumes were more than 8x higher in low-income countries, more than 7x higher in lower-middle-income countries.


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