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 2025. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

58%


Total
Publications

36K


Total Open
Publications

21K


Total
Citations

484K


Open Access
Percentage

58%


Total
Publications

36K


Total Open
Publications

21K


Total
Citations

484K

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

28% 25% 4% 43%

Publisher Open

28%

Both

25%

Other Platform Open

4%

Closed

43%

Percentage of Open Access over time

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Publisher Open

Both

Other Platform Open

Closed

Volume of Open Access over time

05001k1.5k2k2.5k3k3.5k4k4.5kTotal Publications
20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

60%OA Journal

OA Journal 60%

11K

Hybrid 28%

5.2K

No Guarantees 12%

2.3K

Other Platform Open

Institution 81%

8.5K

Domain 22%

2.3K

Other Internet 15%

1.6K

Preprint 6%

620

Public 2%

192

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

doaj.org OAI-PMH Repository
Institution
6.9K
PubMed Central
Domain
2.2K
DOI
Other Internet
1.3K
University of Pretoria
Institution
424
Unknown Repository
Other Internet
367
Academy of Science of South Africa
Institution
308
University of South Africa
Institution
230
Research Square
Preprint
227
arXiv
Preprint
179
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot
Institution
132
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Data updated 12 August 2026

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