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 2025. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

58%


Total
Publications

59K


Total Open
Publications

34K


Total
Citations

1.5M


Open Access
Percentage

58%


Total
Publications

59K


Total Open
Publications

34K


Total
Citations

1.5M

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

21% 30% 7% 42%

Publisher Open

21%

Both

30%

Other Platform Open

7%

Closed

42%

Percentage of Open Access over time

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Publisher Open

Both

Other Platform Open

Closed

Volume of Open Access over time

05001k1.5k2k2.5k3k3.5k4k4.5kTotal Publications
20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

64%OA Journal

OA Journal 64%

19K

Hybrid 24%

7.1K

No Guarantees 12%

3.8K

Other Platform Open

Institution 70%

16K

Domain 48%

11K

Other Internet 16%

3.5K

Preprint 11%

2.4K

Public 5%

1.1K

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

doaj.org OAI-PMH Repository
Institution
11K
PubMed Central
Domain
11K
DOI
Other Internet
3K
arXiv
Preprint
1.2K
Figshare
Public
946
Unknown Repository
Other Internet
777
University of Pretoria
Institution
657
Europe PMC
Domain
560
Research Square
Preprint
558
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot
Institution
480
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Data updated 12 August 2026

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