University of the Witwatersrand

University of the Witwatersrand

The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, commonly known as Wits University or Wits, is a multi-campus public research university situated in the northern areas of central Johannesburg, South Africa. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

Open Access statistics for University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2024. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

53%


Total
Publications

63K


Total Open
Publications

33K


Total
Citations

1.7M


Open Access
Percentage

53%


Total
Publications

63K


Total Open
Publications

33K


Total
Citations

1.7M

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

22% 24% 7% 47%

Publisher Open

22%

Both

24%

Other Platform Open

7%

Closed

47%

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

05001k1.5k2k2.5k3k3.5k4k4.5k5kTotal Publications
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

63%OA Journal

OA Journal 63%

18K

Hybrid 21%

5.8K

No Guarantees 16%

4.4K

Other Platform Open

Domain 58%

11K

Institution 37%

7.3K

Other Internet 21%

4.1K

Preprint 11%

2.3K

Public 3%

628

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
11K
DOI
Other Internet
3.8K
Office of Scientific and Technical Information
Institution
3.3K
arXiv
Preprint
1.3K
University of Pretoria
Institution
1K
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot
Institution
990
Europe PMC
Domain
976
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Institution
903
King's College London
Institution
755
Belarusian State University
Institution
569
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Data updated 18 August 2025

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