Stellenbosch University

Stellenbosch University

Stellenbosch University is a public research university situated in Stellenbosch, a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Stellenbosch University received full university status in 1918 and is known for designing and manufacturing Africa's first microsatellite, SUNSAT, launched in 1999. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

Open Access statistics for Stellenbosch University, South Africa, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2025. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

58%


Total
Publications

63K


Total Open
Publications

37K


Total
Citations

1.7M


Open Access
Percentage

58%


Total
Publications

63K


Total Open
Publications

37K


Total
Citations

1.7M

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

20% 29% 9% 42%

Publisher Open

20%

Both

29%

Other Platform Open

9%

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

65%OA Journal

OA Journal 65%

20K

Hybrid 21%

6.6K

No Guarantees 14%

4.2K

Other Platform Open

Institution 71%

17K

Domain 46%

11K

Other Internet 16%

3.8K

Preprint 9%

2.1K

Public 4%

943

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
11K
doaj.org OAI-PMH Repository
Institution
11K
DOI
Other Internet
2.9K
Stellenbosch University
Institution
2.1K
Unknown Repository
Other Internet
1.3K
arXiv
Preprint
902
Figshare
Public
779
University of Pretoria
Institution
727
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Institution
695
Europe PMC
Domain
541
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Data updated 18 June 2026

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