University of the Free State
The University of the Free State is a multi-campus public university in Bloemfontein, the capital of the Free State and the judicial capital of South Africa. It was first established as an institution of higher learning in 1904 as a tertiary section of Grey College. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.
Open Access statistics for University of the Free State, South Africa, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2025. Read More.
Open Access Percentage
60%
Total
Publications
27K
Total Open
Publications
17K
Total
Citations
435K
Open Access
Percentage
60%
Total
Publications
27K
Total Open
Publications
17K
Total
Citations
435K
Breakdown
Publisher Open
28%
Both
27%
Other Platform Open
5%
Closed
40%
Percentage of Open Access over time
Publisher Open
Both
Other Platform Open
Closed
Volume of Open Access over time
Open
Closed
Publisher Open
OA Journal 65%
9.8K
Hybrid 23%
3.4K
No Guarantees 12%
1.9K
Other Platform Open
Institution 78%
6.8K
Domain 34%
3K
Other Internet 17%
1.5K
Preprint 6%
519
Public 4%
349
Other Platform Locations
Name | Platform Type | Publications |
|---|---|---|
doaj.org OAI-PMH Repository | Institution | 4.9K |
PubMed Central | Domain | 3K |
DOI | Other Internet | 1.3K |
University of Pretoria | Institution | 413 |
Unknown Repository | Other Internet | 407 |
Figshare | Public | 239 |
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences | Institution | 232 |
arXiv | Preprint | 211 |
kuleuven.be OAI-PMH Repository | Institution | 193 |
Research Square | Preprint | 173 |