University of the Western Cape

University of the Western Cape

The University of the Western Cape is a public research university in Bellville, near Cape Town, South Africa. The university was established in 1959 by the South African apartheid government as a university for Coloured people only. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

Open Access statistics for University of the Western Cape, South Africa, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2024. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

60%


Total
Publications

17K


Total Open
Publications

10K


Total
Citations

401K


Open Access
Percentage

60%


Total
Publications

17K


Total Open
Publications

10K


Total
Citations

401K

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

21% 29% 10% 40%

Publisher Open

21%

Both

29%

Other Platform Open

10%

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

02004006008001k1.2k1.4kTotal Publications
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

52%OA Journal

OA Journal 52%

4.5K

Hybrid 28%

2.4K

No Guarantees 20%

1.7K

Other Platform Open

Institution 52%

3.5K

Domain 40%

2.7K

Preprint 25%

1.7K

Public 17%

1.1K

Other Internet 10%

711

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
2.7K
arXiv
Preprint
1.5K
University of the Western Cape - UWC Research Repository
Institution
1.4K
Europe PMC
Domain
1K
Semantic Scholar
Public
909
University of Edinburgh - Edinburgh Research Explorer
Institution
334
University of Pretoria - UpSpace Institutional Repository
Institution
272
DANS - Data Archiving and Networked Services - NARCIS - National Academic Research and Collaborations Information System
Institution
229
Research Square
Preprint
212
Figshare
Public
210
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Data updated 7 April 2025

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