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% 7% 46%

Publisher Open

27%

Both

20%

Other Platform Open

7%

Closed

46%

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 56%

8.7K

Institution 37%

5.7K

Other Internet 21%

3.3K

Preprint 11%

1.7K

Public 4%

662

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
8.7K
DOI
Other Internet
3.1K
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Institution
855
arXiv
Preprint
838
Europe PMC
Domain
763
Stellenbosch University
Institution
703
University of Pretoria
Institution
609
Figshare
Public
515
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot
Institution
486
King's College London
Institution
343
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Data updated 18 August 2025

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