University of KwaZulu-Natal

University of KwaZulu-Natal

The University of KwaZulu-Natal is a public research university with five campuses in the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. It was formed on 1 January 2004 after the merger between the University of Natal and the University of Durban-Westville. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

Open Access statistics for University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2024. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

54%


Total
Publications

53K


Total Open
Publications

29K


Total
Citations

1.3M


Open Access
Percentage

54%


Total
Publications

53K


Total Open
Publications

29K


Total
Citations

1.3M

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

27% 21% 6% 46%

Publisher Open

27%

Both

21%

Other Platform Open

6%

Closed

46%

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

05001k1.5k2k2.5k3k3.5k4kTotal Publications
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

65%OA Journal

OA Journal 65%

17K

Hybrid 22%

5.6K

No Guarantees 13%

3.3K

Other Platform Open

Domain 59%

8.5K

Institution 28%

4.1K

Other Internet 23%

3.3K

Preprint 14%

2K

Public 4%

560

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
8.4K
DOI
Other Internet
3.2K
arXiv
Preprint
1.2K
Europe PMC
Domain
777
University of Pretoria
Institution
547
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot
Institution
501
Office of Scientific and Technical Information
Institution
478
Figshare
Public
453
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Institution
328
Research Square
Preprint
311
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Data updated 18 August 2025

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