Rivers State University

Rivers State University

Rivers State University, formerly known as Rivers State University of Science and Technology, is a government-owned university located in Diobu area of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Southern Nigeria. As of 2025, the vice chancellor of the university is Professor Isaac Zeb-Obipi. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

Open Access statistics for Rivers State University, Nigeria, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2024. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

86%


Total
Publications

6.8K


Total Open
Publications

5.8K


Total
Citations

33K


Open Access
Percentage

86%


Total
Publications

6.8K


Total Open
Publications

5.8K


Total
Citations

33K

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

78% 5% 3% 14%

Publisher Open

78%

Both

5%

Other Platform Open

3%

Closed

14%

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

01002003004005006007008009001k1.1kTotal Publications
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

11%OA Journal

OA Journal 11%

599

Hybrid 39%

2.2K

No Guarantees 50%

2.8K

Other Platform Open

Other Internet 32%

174

Domain 28%

152

Institution 27%

143

Public 9%

50

Preprint 9%

49

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

DOI
Other Internet
158
PubMed Central
Domain
151
Zenodo
Public
39
Vietnam National University, Hanoi
Institution
34
Research Square
Preprint
23
Unknown Repository
Other Internet
17
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot
Institution
14
medRxiv
Preprint
10
Preprints
Preprint
9
Intech (Slovakia)
Institution
9
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Data updated 18 August 2025

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