University of South Africa

University of South Africa

The University of South Africa is the largest university system in South Africa by enrollment. It attracts a third of all higher education students in South Africa. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

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


Open Access Percentage

52%


Total
Publications

29K


Total Open
Publications

15K


Total
Citations

387K


Open Access
Percentage

52%


Total
Publications

29K


Total Open
Publications

15K


Total
Citations

387K

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

38% 12% 1% 49%

Publisher Open

38%

Both

12%

Other Platform Open

1%

Closed

49%

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

02004006008001k1.2k1.4k1.6k1.8k2k2.2k2.4k2.6k2.8k3kTotal Publications
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

63%OA Journal

OA Journal 63%

9.1K

Hybrid 24%

3.5K

No Guarantees 13%

1.8K

Other Platform Open

Institution 44%

1.8K

Domain 42%

1.7K

Other Internet 25%

1K

Preprint 5%

203

Public 3%

122

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
1.7K
DOI
Other Internet
756
University of Pretoria - UpSpace Institutional Repository
Institution
333
Academy of Science of South Africa - Potchefstroomse Electronic Law Journal
Institution
314
arXiv
Preprint
178
Unknown Repository
Other Internet
166
University of South Africa - Unisa Institutional Repository
Institution
143
Econstor - Econstor
Other Internet
118
Europe PMC
Domain
112
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot
Institution
107
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Data updated 18 August 2025

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