# Analyzing your institution

Most of these questions are answered the same way, on [openalex.org](https://openalex.org): **search for your institution in the search bar and select it.** That creates a filter scoping the results to its works. Then open the **Stats** panel above the results — each panel below is one of the facets you can add there with the **"+"** button next to *Stats*.

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## How many outputs does my institution have?

After you've filtered to your institution, the total under **Stats** is the count of all outputs affiliated with it. That total includes the institution's units (its labs, hospitals, and merged predecessor records), so it is usually larger than the works count on the institution's own page, which counts only works tagged with the institution itself.

## How many of each type of output does it have?

In the **Stats** panel, add the **type** facet (click **"+"** → *type*). It breaks the outputs down by work type — articles, books, datasets, and more. Click **More…** for the full list.

## How can I break outputs down by subject area?

Add the **subfield** facet under **Stats** (**"+"** → *subfield*) to chart the institution's publications across research subfields. Click **More…** for the full list.

## Which outputs contribute to UN Sustainable Development Goals?

Add the **Sustainable Development Goal** facet under **Stats** (**"+"** → *Sustainable Development Goal*) to see outputs counted by [SDG](/data/sdgs/). Select any goal to see the works contributing to it.

## What percentage of its outputs are open access?

Add the **open access** facet under **Stats** (**"+"** → *open access*) to see the share of outputs that are open access. For the full picture of how OpenAlex tracks OA, see [Open access](/data/works/open-access/).

## How has open access changed over time?

Across all of OpenAlex, open access has grown from roughly **31% of indexed works in 2015 to about 68% in 2025** — OA works first outnumbered closed ones around 2021.

To get a year-by-year breakdown for any result set, group works by year, once for all works and once for OA works, and compare:

```text
https://api.openalex.org/works?filter=publication_year:2015-2025&group_by=publication_year
https://api.openalex.org/works?filter=publication_year:2015-2025,open_access.is_oa:true&group_by=publication_year
```

Add an institution filter (or any other filters) to scope the trend to your works.

## How much has it spent on APC fees?

An exact figure isn't possible, but you can estimate it. After filtering to your institution:

1. Use the **corresponding institution** filter (so only works your institution paid for are counted).
2. Restrict to **article** and **review** types — the work types where APCs apply.
3. Restrict the source type to **journal**.
4. Add the **APC Sum** facet under **Stats** (or `group_by=apc_sum` in an API call).

The estimate rests on several assumptions — [discussed in detail here](/data/sources/#about) — and APC behavior varies by discipline and institution type, so global patterns won't hold identically for every institution.

## How much is its work cited?

After filtering to your institution, add the **citations sum** facet under **Stats** to see the total citations its works have received. Divide by the total number of works for the average per work.

To count only works with **at least one** citation, add the **citation count** filter (**Add filter** → *citation count*) and enter `>0`; the results count then reflects works cited at least once.

## Which institutions does it collaborate with?

Add the **institution** facet under **Stats** (**"+"** → *institution*). Your institution sits at the top of the list; collaborating institutions follow, ranked by shared outputs. Click **More…** for the full list.

## Which journals do its researchers publish in?

Filter to journal articles first: **Add filter** → *source type* → *journal*. Then add the **source** facet under **Stats** (**"+"** → *source*) to rank the journals the institution's researchers publish in most. Click **More…** for the full list.