University of the Western Cape

University of the Western Cape

The University of the Western Cape is a public research university in Bellville, in 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

58%


Total
Publications

17K


Total Open
Publications

10K


Total
Citations

414K


Open Access
Percentage

58%


Total
Publications

17K


Total Open
Publications

10K


Total
Citations

414K

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

25% 28% 4% 43%

Publisher Open

25%

Both

28%

Other Platform Open

4%

Closed

43%

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

65%OA Journal

OA Journal 65%

5.9K

Hybrid 22%

2K

No Guarantees 13%

1.2K

Other Platform Open

Institution 51%

2.9K

Domain 44%

2.5K

Preprint 20%

1.1K

Other Internet 20%

1.1K

Public 5%

266

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
2.5K
arXiv
Preprint
1.1K
University of the Western Cape - UWC Research Repository
Institution
896
DOI
Other Internet
879
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot
Institution
315
DANS - Data Archiving and Networked Services
Institution
246
Unknown Repository
Other Internet
242
Europe PMC
Domain
237
Figshare
Public
204
University of Pretoria - UpSpace Institutional Repository
Institution
184
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Data updated 18 August 2025

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