National Research Foundation

National Research Foundation

The National Research Foundation is a South African Schedule 3A public entity established by the National Research Foundation Act, 1998 to support and advance research, human capacity development, national research facilities, and public engagement with science. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

Open Access statistics for National Research Foundation, South Africa, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2025. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

65%


Total
Publications

11K


Total Open
Publications

7.2K


Total
Citations

411K


Open Access
Percentage

65%


Total
Publications

11K


Total Open
Publications

7.2K


Total
Citations

411K

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

15% 42% 8% 35%

Publisher Open

15%

Both

42%

Other Platform Open

8%

Closed

35%

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

0100200300400500600700800Total Publications
20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

67%OA Journal

OA Journal 67%

4.1K

Hybrid 20%

1.3K

No Guarantees 13%

828

Other Platform Open

Institution 71%

3.9K

Preprint 39%

2.1K

Domain 20%

1.1K

Other Internet 15%

823

Public 6%

348

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

arXiv
Preprint
2.1K
doaj.org OAI-PMH Repository
Institution
1.4K
PubMed Central
Domain
1.1K
Office of Scientific and Technical Information
Institution
950
DOI
Other Internet
687
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Institution
498
University of Copenhagen
Institution
448
University of Oslo
Institution
424
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot
Institution
419
Goethe University Frankfurt
Institution
344
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Data updated 12 August 2026

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