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

28K


Total
Citations

1.3M


Open Access
Percentage

54%


Total
Publications

53K


Total Open
Publications

28K


Total
Citations

1.3M

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

27% 21% 5% 47%

Publisher Open

27%

Both

21%

Other Platform Open

5%

Closed

47%

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%

16K

Hybrid 22%

5.5K

No Guarantees 13%

3.4K

Other Platform Open

Domain 62%

8.7K

Institution 29%

4K

Other Internet 21%

3K

Preprint 11%

1.5K

Public 4%

548

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
8.7K
DOI
Other Internet
2.7K
arXiv
Preprint
1.1K
Europe PMC
Domain
705
University of Pretoria - UpSpace Institutional Repository
Institution
543
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot
Institution
486
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information - OSTI OAI
Institution
478
Figshare
Public
441
DANS - Data Archiving and Networked Services
Institution
320
Research Square
Preprint
311
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Data updated 18 August 2025

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