Mount Kenya University

Mount Kenya University

Mount Kenya University is a private, multi-campus university in the municipal town of Thika, Kenya. It was established by Prof. Simon N. Gicharu and has become one of the most significant private universities in Kenya. MKU has a student population of 52,000 as of September 2015. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

Open Access statistics for Mount Kenya University, Kenya, covering academic research published from 2004 to 2025. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

94%


Total
Publications

2.7K


Total Open
Publications

2.6K


Total
Citations

12K


Open Access
Percentage

94%


Total
Publications

2.7K


Total Open
Publications

2.6K


Total
Citations

12K

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

69% 18% 7% 6%

Publisher Open

69%

Both

18%

Other Platform Open

7%

Closed

6%

Percentage of Open Access over time

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
2004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Publisher Open

Both

Other Platform Open

Closed

Volume of Open Access over time

050100150200250300350400450500550Total Publications
2004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

17%OA Journal

OA Journal 17%

394

Hybrid 47%

1.1K

No Guarantees 36%

856

Other Platform Open

Domain 47%

315

Institution 44%

296

Other Internet 24%

164

Preprint 16%

110

Public 3%

20

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
320
doaj.org OAI-PMH Repository
Institution
241
DOI
Other Internet
108
Research Square
Preprint
65
Unknown Repository
Other Internet
61
medRxiv
Preprint
29
University of Edinburgh
Institution
18
Europe PMC
Domain
15
Figshare
Public
11
CGIAR
Institution
11
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Data updated 12 August 2026

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