Leslie Carr

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Total Citations

142

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About

Leslie Carr is a leading figure in the field of digital libraries and scholarly communication, with a particular focus on the practical and policy implications of Open Access (OA). His most-cited work, "Green and Gold Open Access Percentages and Growth, by Discipline" (2012, 142 citations), provides a foundational analysis of how researchers make their articles freely available—either by self-archiving in repositories (Green OA) or by publishing in OA journals (Gold OA). This study offered crucial, discipline-specific data on OA adoption rates, helping to shape institutional policies and researcher strategies worldwide. Beyond this landmark paper, Carr has made significant contributions to the development of repository infrastructure, including the EPrints software, and has been a vocal advocate for maximizing research impact through open dissemination. His work has been instrumental in demonstrating the tangible growth and varying uptake of OA across different fields, making him a key voice in the ongoing transition toward more accessible and impactful scholarly publishing.