Open access downloads: August 2025

Statistics from the OA collection of DSpace@MIT

August 2025 Open Access Downloads, DSpace@MIT. Downloads this month: 461,358; Downloads since OA policy began: 30,576,909; Articles in the OA collection: 54,094. Featured country: United Kingdom, 10,283 downloads. "I'm a PhD student and rely heavily on open-access articles, especially when searching for methodology, since I'm exploring a multitude of options and want to ensure I've excellent sources." Reading: Causal Inference in Conjoint Analysis: Understanding Multidimensional Choices via Stated Preference Experiments, Jens Hainmueller, Daniel J. Hopkins, Teppei YamamotoThe Open Access Collection of DSpace@MIT includes scholarly articles by MIT-affiliated authors made available through open access policies at MIT or publisher agreements.

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Top downloaded articles for August:

From 1983 to 2022: A Chronology of SIGCHI Conferences, Neha Kumar et al.

Reviews Without a Purchase: Low Ratings, Loyal Customers, and Deception, Eric T. Anderson, Duncan I. Simester

Solo Animation in Japan: Empathy for the Drawn Body, Paul Roquet

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