Lesotho

Lesotho

Lesotho, formally the Kingdom of Lesotho, 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

60%


Total
Publications

1.7K


Total Open
Publications

1K


Total
Citations

21K


Open Access
Percentage

60%


Total
Publications

1.7K


Total Open
Publications

1K


Total
Citations

21K

Wikipedia

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Breakdown

33% 22% 5% 40%

Publisher Open

33%

Both

22%

Other Platform Open

5%

Closed

40%

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

44%OA Journal

OA Journal 44%

399

Hybrid 35%

325

No Guarantees 21%

190

Other Platform Open

Domain 50%

225

Institution 29%

133

Public 21%

95

Preprint 17%

76

Other Internet 11%

52

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
223
Semantic Scholar
Public
80
Europe PMC
Domain
73
Research Square
Preprint
51
DOI
Other Internet
32
University of Pretoria - UpSpace Institutional Repository
Institution
20
University of Basel - edoc
Institution
18
medRxiv
Preprint
18
Edinburgh Napier University - Edinburgh Napier Research Repository
Institution
17
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics - RePEc
Preprint
12
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Data updated 7 April 2025

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