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 2024. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

93%


Total
Publications

2.1K


Total Open
Publications

2K


Total
Citations

9.4K


Open Access
Percentage

93%


Total
Publications

2.1K


Total Open
Publications

2K


Total
Citations

9.4K

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

71% 16% 6% 7%

Publisher Open

71%

Both

16%

Other Platform Open

6%

Closed

7%

Percentage of Open Access over time

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Publisher Open

Both

Other Platform Open

Closed

Volume of Open Access over time

050100150200250300350400450500Total Publications
200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

16%OA Journal

OA Journal 16%

295

Hybrid 45%

808

No Guarantees 39%

696

Other Platform Open

Domain 56%

253

Other Internet 27%

120

Institution 17%

77

Preprint 13%

59

Public 4%

18

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
249
DOI
Other Internet
92
Unknown Repository
Other Internet
29
Research Square
Preprint
24
medRxiv
Preprint
24
Europe PMC
Domain
21
Vietnam National University, Hanoi
Institution
12
Figshare
Public
10
CGIAR
Institution
9
Zenodo
Public
8
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Data updated 18 August 2025

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