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% 22% 4% 47%

Publisher Open

27%

Both

22%

Other Platform Open

4%

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

63%OA Journal

OA Journal 63%

16K

Hybrid 24%

6.1K

No Guarantees 13%

3.3K

Other Platform Open

Domain 63%

8.7K

Institution 35%

4.8K

Other Internet 21%

2.9K

Preprint 9%

1.2K

Public 5%

679

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
8.7K
DOI
Other Internet
2.4K
arXiv
Preprint
1.1K
Europe PMC
Domain
705
Figshare
Public
572
University of Pretoria - UpSpace Institutional Repository
Institution
552
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot
Institution
523
Unknown Repository
Other Internet
503
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information - OSTI OAI
Institution
485
Elsevier - Scopus
Institution
313
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Data updated 18 August 2025

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