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

56K


Total Open
Publications

30K


Total
Citations

1.5M


Open Access
Percentage

54%


Total
Publications

56K


Total Open
Publications

30K


Total
Citations

1.5M

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

27% 21% 5% 47%

Publisher Open

27%

Both

21%

Other Platform Open

5%

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

64%OA Journal

OA Journal 64%

17K

Hybrid 21%

5.5K

No Guarantees 15%

4K

Other Platform Open

Domain 60%

9K

Institution 43%

6.5K

Other Internet 18%

2.7K

Preprint 6%

870

Public 5%

786

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
8.9K
DOI
Other Internet
2K
Stellenbosch University - SUNScholar
Institution
909
arXiv
Preprint
770
DANS - Data Archiving and Networked Services
Institution
767
Europe PMC
Domain
729
Figshare
Public
645
Unknown Repository
Other Internet
638
University of Pretoria - UpSpace Institutional Repository
Institution
614
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot
Institution
482
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Data updated 18 August 2025

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