PLoS ONE 8.7M citations
300.5k papers ·
indexed · active since 1950
Topics HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Plant and animal studies Global Maternal and Child Health Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers PLoS ONE
Comparison fields: 5 of 252 Molecular Biology 2.3M Epidemiology 824.7k Plant Science 636.7k Genetics 636.4k Ecology 615.5k Physiology 559.7k Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 550.3k Immunology 543.0k Infectious Diseases 542.0k Surgery 475.8k Oncology 455.0k Cancer Research 432.2k Cognitive Neuroscience 406.4k Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 387.7k Biomedical Engineering 345.4k Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 310.0k Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 307.2k Cell Biology 293.0k Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 283.7k Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 280.0k Global and Planetary Change 277.6k General Health Professions 277.2k Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 266.0k Social Psychology 250.0k Clinical Psychology 245.7k Nutrition and Dietetics 243.8k Insect Science 233.2k Sociology and Political Science 227.2k Pathology and Forensic Medicine 217.7k Pharmacology 206.1k Psychiatry and Mental health 199.8k Nature and Landscape Conservation 193.0k Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 191.6k Neurology 183.7k Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 180.8k Food Science 176.7k Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 172.5k Neurology 160.0k Genetics 148.7k Economics and Econometrics 136.9k Rheumatology 134.7k Oceanography 126.3k Microbiology 113.8k Pollution 111.7k Health 107.5k Agronomy and Crop Science 104.1k Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 103.7k Obstetrics and Gynecology 102.5k Artificial Intelligence 101.0k Biomaterials 98.0k Parasitology 97.2k Biotechnology 97.0k Hematology 96.8k Hepatology 96.2k Ophthalmology 94.0k Materials Chemistry 93.7k Virology 93.0k Endocrinology 90.3k Animal Science and Zoology 88.6k Molecular Medicine 86.3k Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 85.6k Complementary and alternative medicine 84.9k Paleontology 82.9k Ecological Modeling 82.6k Developmental and Educational Psychology 80.1k Rehabilitation 78.3k Nephrology 77.4k Emergency Medicine 76.1k Reproductive Medicine 74.6k Sensory Systems 74.6k Small Animals 73.7k Pharmacology 73.7k Organic Chemistry 73.6k Clinical Biochemistry 70.7k Aquatic Science 67.3k Environmental Chemistry 65.4k Electrical and Electronic Engineering 61.3k Education 60.9k Biochemistry 60.6k Developmental Neuroscience 60.3k Geriatrics and Gerontology 59.7k Environmental Engineering 58.5k Soil Science 58.1k Applied Psychology 57.4k Computational Theory and Mathematics 57.0k Atmospheric Science 56.7k Modeling and Simulation 56.7k Immunology and Allergy 55.3k Biological Psychiatry 55.3k Dermatology 53.0k Biochemistry 49.0k Physiology 48.1k Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 48.1k Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 47.3k Biophysics 47.3k Periodontics 47.1k Behavioral Neuroscience 47.0k Emergency Medical Services 46.0k Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 43.1k Speech and Hearing 42.8k Information Systems 42.7k Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 41.3k Water Science and Technology 41.2k Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 41.2k Aging 39.7k Gastroenterology 38.6k Safety Research 38.6k Spectroscopy 38.3k Urology 34.2k Transportation 33.2k Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 31.6k Pharmacy 31.2k Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 31.0k Finance 30.5k Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 30.4k Developmental Biology 30.3k Mechanical Engineering 29.9k Ocean Engineering 29.8k Gender Studies 29.0k Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 27.6k Human-Computer Interaction 26.4k Archeology 25.1k Statistics and Probability 25.1k Demography 25.0k Anthropology 24.8k Building and Construction 24.6k Oral Surgery 23.7k Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 23.3k Management Science and Operations Research 23.3k Otorhinolaryngology 22.8k Health Information Management 22.7k Computer Networks and Communications 22.5k Analytical Chemistry 22.4k Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 21.6k Toxicology 21.0k Automotive Engineering 20.9k Communication 20.3k Signal Processing 20.3k Pharmaceutical Science 19.9k Information Systems and Management 19.8k Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 19.7k Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 17.4k Civil and Structural Engineering 17.2k Marketing 17.0k Occupational Therapy 17.0k General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 16.7k Strategy and Management 14.8k Aerospace Engineering 14.5k Earth-Surface Processes 14.5k Family Practice 14.4k Computational Mechanics 14.3k Mechanics of Materials 14.0k Control and Systems Engineering 14.0k Internal Medicine 13.9k Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 13.5k Geography, Planning and Development 12.7k Orthodontics 12.3k Political Science and International Relations 11.9k Geochemistry and Petrology 11.6k Literature and Literary Theory 11.3k Inorganic Chemistry 11.1k Forestry 11.0k Media Technology 10.6k Polymers and Plastics 10.6k Health Informatics 10.6k Geometry and Topology 10.4k Philosophy 10.3k Transplantation 10.2k Radiation 9.8k Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 9.7k Horticulture 9.2k Equine 9.2k Cultural Studies 8.7k Management of Technology and Innovation 8.6k Surfaces, Coatings and Films 8.5k Computer Science Applications 7.9k Management Information Systems 7.6k Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 7.5k Complementary and Manual Therapy 7.3k General Decision Sciences 7.2k Electrochemistry 7.0k Language and Linguistics 6.8k Accounting 6.4k Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 6.3k Condensed Matter Physics 6.1k Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 6.0k General Dentistry 5.9k Business and International Management 5.1k Astronomy and Astrophysics 4.8k Music 4.8k Bioengineering 4.8k Urban Studies 4.5k Structural Biology 4.4k Geophysics 4.3k Conservation 4.3k Geology 4.2k General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 3.9k History and Philosophy of Science 3.5k General Social Sciences 3.2k Medical Laboratory Technology 2.9k Catalysis 2.8k Linguistics and Language 2.8k Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 2.6k Archeology 2.5k Process Chemistry and Technology 2.5k Law 2.3k History 2.2k Issues, ethics and legal aspects 2.1k Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1.8k Energy Engineering and Power Technology 1.7k Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 1.6k Applied Mathematics 1.6k Space and Planetary Science 1.4k Visual Arts and Performing Arts 1.3k Development 1.3k Museology 1.2k Research and Theory 1.2k Microbiology 1.2k Leadership and Management 1.2k Mathematical Physics 1.1k Public Administration 1.1k Hardware and Architecture 1.1k Anatomy 991 Human Factors and Ergonomics 918 Software 884 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 877 Filtration and Separation 813 Computational Mathematics 752 Numerical Analysis 751 Metals and Alloys 627 Instrumentation 550 Life-span and Life-course Studies 472 Ceramics and Composites 444 General Psychology 429 General Energy 339 Chemical Health and Safety 331 Religious studies 325 Library and Information Sciences 253 Architecture 221 Acoustics and Ultrasonics 220 Medical Terminology 195 General Materials Science 128 Drug Discovery 127 Nuclear Energy and Engineering 88 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 79 Fuel Technology 76 Classics 70 Theoretical Computer Science 51 General Engineering 45 Algebra and Number Theory 22 General Arts and Humanities 15 Industrial relations 4
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About PLoS ONE The 300.5k papers published in PLoS ONE in the last decades have received a total of 8.7M indexed citations . Papers published in PLoS ONE usually cover Infectious Diseases (20.3k papers), Molecular Biology (72.6k papers) and Virology (4.7k papers) specifically the topics of HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (4.7k papers), Plant and animal studies (4.4k papers) and Global Maternal and Child Health (4.2k papers). The most active scholars publishing in PLoS ONE are Susan Holmes , Paul J. McMurdie , Adam P. Arkin , Morgan N. Price , Paramvir Dehal , Daniele Fanelli , Paul D. N. Hebert , Yong He , Marc Rehmsmeier and Takaya Saito .
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