Lesotho

Lesotho

Lesotho, formally the Kingdom of Lesotho and formerly known as Basutoland, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Entirely surrounded by South Africa, it is the largest of only three sovereign enclaves in the world, the others being San Marino and Vatican City, which are surrounded by Italy. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

Open Access statistics for Lesotho, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2024. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

59%


Total
Publications

1.7K


Total Open
Publications

991


Total
Citations

22K


Open Access
Percentage

59%


Total
Publications

1.7K


Total Open
Publications

991


Total
Citations

22K

Wikipedia

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Breakdown

36% 18% 3% 43%

Publisher Open

36%

Both

18%

Other Platform Open

3%

Closed

43%

Percentage of Open Access over time

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Publisher Open

Both

Other Platform Open

Closed

Volume of Open Access over time

020406080100120140160180200Total Publications
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

50%OA Journal

OA Journal 50%

437

Hybrid 31%

272

No Guarantees 19%

164

Other Platform Open

Domain 66%

231

Institution 30%

107

Other Internet 17%

61

Public 7%

23

Preprint 1%

3

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
231
DOI
Other Internet
38
Figshare
Public
19
University of Pretoria - UpSpace Institutional Repository
Institution
18
Europe PMC
Domain
14
Institute of Development Studies - OpenDocs
Institution
12
Unknown Repository
Other Internet
11
napier.ac.uk OAI-PMH Repository
Institution
8
InTech - Contact-less Assessment of In-vivo Body Signals Using Microwave Doppler Radar
Other Internet
7
Academy of Science of South Africa - Potchefstroomse Electronic Law Journal
Institution
7
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Data updated 18 August 2025

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