Department of Health

Department of Health

The Department of Health is the executive department of the national government that is assigned to oversee healthcare in South Africa, reporting to the Minister of Health. The Office for Health Standards and Compliance was established in 2014. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

Open Access statistics for Department of Health, South Africa, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2025. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

78%


Total
Publications

3.2K


Total Open
Publications

2.5K


Total
Citations

130K


Open Access
Percentage

78%


Total
Publications

3.2K


Total Open
Publications

2.5K


Total
Citations

130K

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

12% 47% 19% 22%

Publisher Open

12%

Both

47%

Other Platform Open

19%

Closed

22%

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

050100150200250300350400Total Publications
20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

53%OA Journal

OA Journal 53%

1K

Hybrid 23%

439

No Guarantees 24%

465

Other Platform Open

Domain 77%

1.6K

Institution 53%

1.1K

Other Internet 15%

315

Public 3%

56

Preprint 3%

54

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
1.7K
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Institution
622
doaj.org OAI-PMH Repository
Institution
565
Unknown Repository
Other Internet
352
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Institution
186
University of Pretoria
Institution
102
Europe PMC
Domain
67
Figshare
Public
54
DOI
Other Internet
53
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Institution
47
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Data updated 12 August 2026

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