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
59%
Total
Publications
20K
Total Open
Publications
12K
Total
Citations
487K
Open Access
Percentage
59%
Total
Publications
20K
Total Open
Publications
12K
Total
Citations
487K
Breakdown
Publisher Open
19%
Both
34%
Other Platform Open
6%
Closed
41%
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 66%
6.9K
Hybrid 22%
2.4K
No Guarantees 12%
1.3K
Other Platform Open
Institution 74%
6K
Domain 38%
3.1K
Other Internet 17%
1.4K
Preprint 17%
1.3K
Public 4%
301
Other Platform Locations
Name | Platform Type | Publications |
|---|---|---|
doaj.org OAI-PMH Repository | Institution | 3.5K |
PubMed Central | Domain | 3.1K |
DOI | Other Internet | 1.2K |
arXiv | Preprint | 1.1K |
University of the Western Cape | Institution | 947 |
Unknown Repository | Other Internet | 325 |
University of Groningen | Institution | 287 |
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot | Institution | 286 |
The University of Western Australia | Institution | 267 |
Figshare | Public | 238 |