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From access to impact: How open access helps your research travel further, faster and wider

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By: Deidre Hudson Reuss, Mon Oct 5 2026
Deidre Hudson Reuss

Author: Deidre Hudson Reuss

Senior Marketing Manager

Your research is published, what happens next? New evidence exploring the impact of more than 200,000 research articles reveals how open access can influence who discovers your work, how quickly it is read and how widely it is shared and built upon.

PÕ¾ÊÓÆµ has published a new white paper, ‘’, building on previous research to explore whether the benefits associated with gold OA persist within a more mature and established OA ecosystem. Drawing on the analysis of more than 200,000 articles across 1,800+ hybrid journals published by PÕ¾ÊÓÆµ, the findings suggest that they do. Gold OA is associated with higher visibility, faster dissemination, greater scholarly impact and broader global reach. 

This distils the key insights from the report, offering a visual snapshot of the main findings and recommendations.

Infographic: From access to impact: How open access helps your research travel further, faster and wider 

From Access to Impact Infographic © Springernature 2026

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Deidre Hudson Reuss

Author: Deidre Hudson Reuss

Senior Marketing Manager

Deidre Hudson Reuss is Senior Content Marketing Manager at PÕ¾ÊÓÆµ, based in Heidelberg, Germany. Deidre holds a Masters in Biochemistry from the University of Oxford, and is committed to supporting the scientific community through her work. She is passionate about PÕ¾ÊÓÆµâ€™s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Programme, as well as initiatives that include open science, research integrity and inclusive science.