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 is the oldest university in South Africa and the oldest extant university in Sub-Saharan Africa, which received full university status in 1918. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

Open Access statistics for Stellenbosch University, South Africa, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2024. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

54%


Total
Publications

57K


Total Open
Publications

31K


Total
Citations

1.6M


Open Access
Percentage

54%


Total
Publications

57K


Total Open
Publications

31K


Total
Citations

1.6M

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

27% 20% 6% 47%

Publisher Open

27%

Both

20%

Other Platform Open

6%

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

66%OA Journal

OA Journal 66%

17K

Hybrid 19%

4.9K

No Guarantees 15%

4K

Other Platform Open

Domain 59%

9K

Institution 37%

5.6K

Other Internet 19%

2.9K

Preprint 7%

1.1K

Public 4%

649

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
8.9K
DOI
Other Internet
2.5K
arXiv
Preprint
828
DANS - Data Archiving and Networked Services
Institution
817
Europe PMC
Domain
730
Stellenbosch University - SUNScholar
Institution
706
University of Pretoria - UpSpace Institutional Repository
Institution
606
Figshare
Public
501
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot
Institution
475
Unknown Repository
Other Internet
274
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Data updated 18 August 2025

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