Most-Viewed Pressbooks Publications of 2025
It’s been an exciting year for Pressbooks users. In 2025 alone our community has garnered more than 70 million pageviews on content across a variety of disciplines, use cases, and institutions. The Pressbooks Directory, our free, searchable catalog of open access books has also amassed more than than 8,500 titles from over 200 institutions.
Take a look at our top titles below to see the types of things that are gaining traction in the Pressbooks community and beyond.
Anatomy & Physiology
From: Oregon State University
Pageviews: 1,390,076
Visitors: 932,225
Anatomy & Physiology comprehensively explains human anatomy and physiology, detailing body organization, cells and tissues, all major organ systems, metabolism, homeostasis, reproduction, development, and functions essential for health and life.
Note: This blog links to the newest edition of this text, published in September 2025. Pageviews numbers were collected for the previous edition.
Explorations: An Open Invitation to Biological Anthropology
From: The American Anthropological Association
Pageviews: 862,453
Visitors: 304,748
Explorations: An Open Invitation to Biological Anthropology introduces biological anthropology, covering human evolution, genetics, primate behavior, fossils, hominin diversity, modern human variation, health, forensic anthropology, and social dimensions of evolutionary thinking.
Nutrition: Science and Everyday Application
From: Lane Community College
Pageviews: 765,388
Visitors: 145,467
Nutrition: Science and Everyday Application explores healthy diet design, nutrition science literacy, digestion, macronutrients, body weight, vitamins/minerals, physical activity, and nutrition across life stages to support everyday health decisions.
Nursing Skills – 2e
From: Chippewa Valley Technical College
Pageviews: 760,162
Visitors: 359,467
Nursing Skills teaches foundational clinical nursing skills and physical assessments, covering patient interaction, vital signs, body systems assessments, medication administration basics, aseptic techniques, and checklists to support entry-level nursing practice.
Open Music Theory
From: Virginia’s Academic Library Consortium
Pageviews: 605,048
Visitors: 159,783
Open Music Theory is a comprehensive, free online music theory text and workbook that covers fundamentals, harmony (diatonic to chromatic), form, counterpoint, jazz, popular music, orchestration, and interactive exercises for undergraduate‑level study.
Research Methods in Psychology
From: Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Pageviews: 605,048
Visitors: 159,783
Research Methods in Psychology covers scientific methods, research design, ethics, measurement, experimental and non‑experimental approaches, surveys, statistics, and communicating findings for undergraduate psychology students.
Nursing Fundamentals
From: Chippewa Valley Technical College
Pageviews: 593,300
Visitors: 269,352
Nursing Fundamentals introduces core nursing principles, including scope of practice, communication, caring for diverse patients, the nursing process, safety, comfort, mobility, nutrition, fluids/electrolytes, elimination, and clinical judgment with learning activities.
Interpersonal Communication
From: Milne Library SUNY Geneseo
Pageviews: 565,950
Visitors: 237,030
Interpersonal Communication explores mindful one‑on‑one interaction, covering dynamics, language, listening, nonverbal cues, relationships (family, friendship, romance), conflict, mediated communication, and ethical communication skills.
Medical Terminology for Healthcare Professions
From: University of West Florida
Pageviews: 547,418
Visitors: 274,106
Medical Terminology for Healthcare Professions teaches healthcare‑specific language by breaking down Greek and Latin word parts, emphasizing medical term structure, pronunciation, and context within anatomy, body systems, and common clinical terminology for health sciences students.
Introduction to the American Criminal Justice System
From: Open Oregon Educational Resources
Pageviews: 458,142
Visitors: 119,943
Introduction to the American Criminal Justice System covers crime, policing, courts, corrections, juvenile and community justice, policy, and criminological theory with contemporary and historical perspectives.
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