Walter Sisulu University

Walter Sisulu University

Walter Sisulu University is a university of technology and science located in Mthatha, East London, Butterworth and Komani in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. It came into existence on 1 July 2005 as a result of a merger between Border Technikon, Eastern Cape Technikon and the University of Transkei. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

Open Access statistics for Walter Sisulu University, South Africa, covering academic research published from 2002 to 2025. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

78%


Total
Publications

5K


Total Open
Publications

3.9K


Total
Citations

56K


Open Access
Percentage

78%


Total
Publications

5K


Total Open
Publications

3.9K


Total
Citations

56K

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

33% 40% 5% 22%

Publisher Open

33%

Both

40%

Other Platform Open

5%

Closed

22%

Percentage of Open Access over time

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Publisher Open

Both

Other Platform Open

Closed

Volume of Open Access over time

01002003004005006007008009001k1.1k1.2kTotal Publications
200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

61%OA Journal

OA Journal 61%

2.2K

Hybrid 32%

1.2K

No Guarantees 7%

264

Other Platform Open

Institution 76%

1.7K

Domain 40%

904

Other Internet 14%

314

Preprint 6%

136

Public 3%

64

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

doaj.org OAI-PMH Repository
Institution
1.5K
PubMed Central
Domain
900
DOI
Other Internet
257
Unknown Repository
Other Internet
69
Research Square
Preprint
58
University of Pretoria
Institution
54
Preprints
Preprint
40
Europe PMC
Domain
40
Figshare
Public
38
University of Birmingham
Institution
25
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Data updated 12 August 2026

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