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 2025. Read More.
Open Access Percentage
61%
Total
Publications
20K
Total Open
Publications
12K
Total
Citations
510K
Open Access
Percentage
61%
Total
Publications
20K
Total Open
Publications
12K
Total
Citations
510K
Breakdown
Publisher Open
20%
Both
34%
Other Platform Open
6%
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 64%
7K
Hybrid 23%
2.5K
No Guarantees 13%
1.4K
Other Platform Open
Institution 74%
6.1K
Domain 38%
3.1K
Preprint 17%
1.4K
Other Internet 16%
1.3K
Public 4%
364
Other Platform Locations
Name | Platform Type | Publications |
|---|---|---|
doaj.org OAI-PMH Repository | Institution | 3.5K |
PubMed Central | Domain | 3.2K |
arXiv | Preprint | 1.2K |
DOI | Other Internet | 1.2K |
University of the Western Cape | Institution | 1K |
Figshare | Public | 311 |
University of Groningen | Institution | 299 |
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot | Institution | 294 |
Unknown Repository | Other Internet | 279 |
University of Edinburgh | Institution | 243 |