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

53%


Total
Publications

30K


Total Open
Publications

16K


Total
Citations

405K


Open Access
Percentage

53%


Total
Publications

30K


Total Open
Publications

16K


Total
Citations

405K

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

39% 11% 3% 47%

Publisher Open

39%

Both

11%

Other Platform Open

3%

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

05001k1.5k2k2.5k3kTotal Publications
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

63%OA Journal

OA Journal 63%

9.2K

Hybrid 24%

3.5K

No Guarantees 13%

1.8K

Other Platform Open

Domain 39%

1.7K

Institution 37%

1.6K

Other Internet 30%

1.3K

Preprint 9%

378

Public 2%

105

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
1.7K
DOI
Other Internet
1.1K
University of Pretoria
Institution
325
Academy of Science of South Africa
Institution
315
Unknown Repository
Other Internet
190
arXiv
Preprint
164
Europe PMC
Domain
124
Research Square
Preprint
110
University of South Africa
Institution
108
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot
Institution
108
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Data updated 18 August 2025

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