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

38% 11% 3% 48%

Publisher Open

38%

Both

11%

Other Platform Open

3%

Closed

48%

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

64%OA Journal

OA Journal 64%

9.1K

Hybrid 24%

3.4K

No Guarantees 12%

1.8K

Other Platform Open

Domain 39%

1.7K

Institution 37%

1.6K

Other Internet 31%

1.3K

Preprint 8%

337

Public 2%

105

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
1.7K
DOI
Other Internet
1.1K
University of Pretoria - UpSpace Institutional Repository
Institution
324
Academy of Science of South Africa - Potchefstroomse Electronic Law Journal
Institution
314
arXiv
Preprint
163
Econstor - Econstor
Other Internet
123
Europe PMC
Domain
112
University of South Africa - Unisa Institutional Repository
Institution
108
Research Square
Preprint
106
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot
Institution
105
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Data updated 18 August 2025

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