University of the Free State

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 2024. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

54%


Total
Publications

22K


Total Open
Publications

12K


Total
Citations

362K


Open Access
Percentage

54%


Total
Publications

22K


Total Open
Publications

12K


Total
Citations

362K

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

35% 16% 2% 47%

Publisher Open

35%

Both

16%

Other Platform Open

2%

Closed

47%

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

02004006008001k1.2k1.4k1.6k1.8k2k2.2kTotal Publications
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

66%OA Journal

OA Journal 66%

7.5K

Hybrid 22%

2.5K

No Guarantees 12%

1.4K

Other Platform Open

Domain 55%

2.3K

Institution 43%

1.8K

Other Internet 21%

865

Preprint 5%

217

Public 5%

201

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
2.3K
DOI
Other Internet
687
University of Pretoria - UpSpace Institutional Repository
Institution
335
arXiv
Preprint
199
DANS - Data Archiving and Networked Services
Institution
196
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot
Institution
172
Unknown Repository
Other Internet
159
Europe PMC
Domain
155
Figshare
Public
120
Academy of Science of South Africa - Potchefstroomse Electronic Law Journal
Institution
102
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Data updated 18 August 2025

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