Herat University

Herat University

Herat University is a public university located in Herat, the capital of Herat Province, in western Afghanistan. It was inaugurated in 1988, beginning with a faculty of Literature and Humanities. Its first President was Abubakr Rashed. The university has 14 faculties and 45 departments. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

Open Access statistics for Herat University, Afghanistan, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2025. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

79%


Total
Publications

1.3K


Total Open
Publications

994


Total
Citations

21K


Open Access
Percentage

79%


Total
Publications

1.3K


Total Open
Publications

994


Total
Citations

21K

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

32% 18% 29% 21%

Publisher Open

32%

Both

18%

Other Platform Open

29%

Closed

21%

Percentage of Open Access over time

20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Publisher Open

Both

Other Platform Open

Closed

Volume of Open Access over time

020406080100120140160180200220240260Total Publications
20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

33%OA Journal

OA Journal 33%

203

Hybrid 40%

246

No Guarantees 27%

171

Other Platform Open

Domain 72%

429

Institution 33%

193

Other Internet 8%

47

Preprint 6%

35

Public 1%

4

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
438
doaj.org OAI-PMH Repository
Institution
135
Unknown Repository
Other Internet
29
Research Square
Preprint
27
DOI
Other Internet
20
Nottingham Trent University
Institution
11
University of Groningen
Institution
8
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Institution
7
medRxiv
Preprint
5
Leiden University
Institution
4
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Data updated 12 August 2026

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