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

55%


Total
Publications

22K


Total Open
Publications

12K


Total
Citations

347K


Open Access
Percentage

55%


Total
Publications

22K


Total Open
Publications

12K


Total
Citations

347K

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

30% 20% 5% 45%

Publisher Open

30%

Both

20%

Other Platform Open

5%

Closed

45%

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

56%OA Journal

OA Journal 56%

6.3K

Hybrid 28%

3.1K

No Guarantees 16%

1.8K

Other Platform Open

Domain 43%

2.4K

Institution 37%

2.1K

Public 27%

1.5K

Preprint 12%

666

Other Internet 9%

526

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
2.4K
Semantic Scholar
Public
1.4K
Europe PMC
Domain
874
University of Pretoria - UpSpace Institutional Repository
Institution
528
arXiv
Preprint
260
Research Square
Preprint
232
DOI
Other Internet
161
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - TYPE ART
Other Internet
132
KU Leuven - Lirias
Institution
102
DANS - Data Archiving and Networked Services - NARCIS - National Academic Research and Collaborations Information System
Institution
100
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Data updated 7 April 2025

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