PLoS Pathogens 701.5k citations
11.7k papers · indexed · active since 2005
Impact in HIV Research and Treatment Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Antifungal resistance and susceptibility Papers in i HIV Research and Treatment 835 show more fields Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers PLoS Pathogens
Comparison fields: 5 of 214 Virology 44.0k Infectious Diseases 73.1k Immunology 53.2k Parasitology 21.4k Endocrinology 10.3k Epidemiology 71.2k Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 49.5k Microbiology 8.2k Molecular Biology 75.0k Insect Science 11.3k Hepatology 8.3k Plant Science 33.5k Oncology 17.0k Genetics 20.6k Cell Biology 7.9k Molecular Medicine 3.3k Animal Science and Zoology 5.1k Biotechnology 2.5k Periodontics 2.7k Aging 479 Food Science 5.9k Structural Biology 700 Small Animals 2.4k Cancer Research 3.7k Neurology 1.5k Ecology 4.6k Biochemistry 772 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 383 Agronomy and Crop Science 1.8k Pharmacology 2.3k Neurology 2.2k Physiology 514 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2.3k Biological Psychiatry 135 Biophysics 773 Computational Theory and Mathematics 2.0k Modeling and Simulation 511 Physiology 3.1k Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2.0k Pollution 1.3k Clinical Biochemistry 441 Microbiology 90 Surgery 4.4k Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3.2k Otorhinolaryngology 570 Hematology 1.4k Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2.3k Immunology and Allergy 464 General Dentistry 39 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 996 Biomaterials 845 Rehabilitation 430 Nutrition and Dietetics 848 Spectroscopy 934 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1.4k Ophthalmology 687 Dermatology 526 Rheumatology 878 Geriatrics and Gerontology 180 Pharmaceutical Science 375 Aquatic Science 352 Genetics 491 Emergency Medicine 352 Sensory Systems 209 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 564 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 213 Gastroenterology 269 Drug Discovery 3 Organic Chemistry 1.1k Biomedical Engineering 1.3k Nephrology 378 Developmental Neuroscience 91 Archeology 324 Obstetrics and Gynecology 294 Materials Chemistry 1.2k Global and Planetary Change 552 Complementary and alternative medicine 221 Reproductive Medicine 284 Pharmacology 207 Horticulture 11 Urology 157 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 88 Chemical Health and Safety 10 Water Science and Technology 310 Transplantation 52 Biochemistry 89 Oral Surgery 108 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 248 Psychiatry and Mental health 270 Nature and Landscape Conservation 115 Toxicology 52 Equine 27 Surfaces, Coatings and Films 64 History and Philosophy of Science 82 Health 99 Behavioral Neuroscience 25 Condensed Matter Physics 136 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 179 Soil Science 125 Orthodontics 75 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 104 Ecological Modeling 19 Environmental Chemistry 74 Paleontology 78 Emergency Medical Services 51 Analytical Chemistry 85 Inorganic Chemistry 100 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 218 Environmental Engineering 87 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 44 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 40 Process Chemistry and Technology 9 Sociology and Political Science 231 Waste Management and Disposal 31 Cognitive Neuroscience 106 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 48 Social Psychology 90 Information Systems and Management 30 Polymers and Plastics 52 Internal Medicine 15 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 25 Radiation 33 General Health Professions 69 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 67 Building and Construction 57 Health Informatics 8 Statistics and Probability 42 Clinical Psychology 79 Management of Technology and Innovation 26 History 44 Computational Mathematics 2 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 26 Economics and Econometrics 60 Oceanography 28 Developmental Biology 5 Anthropology 27 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 144 Astronomy and Astrophysics 59 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 55 Bioengineering 4 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 19 Occupational Therapy 10 Health Information Management 12 Pharmacy 5 Filtration and Separation 2 Earth-Surface Processes 12 Safety Research 16 Ocean Engineering 21 Information Systems 33 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 21 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 2 Catalysis 7 Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 9 Geography, Planning and Development 7 Complementary and Manual Therapy 3 Management Science and Operations Research 20 Computational Mechanics 26 Anatomy 1 Cultural Studies 8 Media Technology 9 Communication 8 Electrochemistry 3 Transportation 6 Artificial Intelligence 37 Speech and Hearing 4 Geometry and Topology 9 General Decision Sciences 2 Atmospheric Science 11 Education 23 Demography 6 Urban Studies 3 Law 7 Architecture 2 Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 4 Applied Psychology 2 General Social Sciences 1 Museology 2 Philosophy 7 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 5 Family Practice 1 Geochemistry and Petrology 2 Research and Theory 1 Signal Processing 4 Development 1 Computer Science Applications 2 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 2 Finance 4 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 3 Mechanics of Materials 7 Strategy and Management 5 Political Science and International Relations 10 Gender Studies 3 Automotive Engineering 3 Mathematical Physics 3 Developmental and Educational Psychology 4 Management Information Systems 3 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 1 Language and Linguistics 4 Numerical Analysis 1 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2 Civil and Structural Engineering 6 Mechanical Engineering 8 Classics 1 Geophysics 3 Public Administration 1 Literature and Literary Theory 2 Computer Networks and Communications 3 Hardware and Architecture 1 Aerospace Engineering 3 Religious studies 1 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 Applied Mathematics 1 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1 Control and Systems Engineering 1
Virology 44.0k Infectious Diseases 73.1k Immunology 53.2k Parasitology 21.4k Endocrinology 10.3k Nucleic Acids Research United States
Cell Host & Microbe United States
Journal of General Virology United States
The EMBO Journal United States
Journal of Molecular Biology United States
Frontiers in Immunology China
Clinical Infectious Diseases United States
Emerging infectious diseases United States
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About PLoS Pathogens The 11.7k papers published in PLoS Pathogens in the last decades have received a total of 701.5k indexed citations . Papers published in PLoS Pathogens usually cover Virology (936 papers), Parasitology (489 papers), Infectious Diseases (1.2k papers), Endocrinology (248 papers) and Immunology (1.0k papers) specifically the topics of HIV Research and Treatment (835 papers), Malaria Research and Control (413 papers), interferon and immune responses (368 papers), Influenza Virus Research Studies (346 papers), Viral-associated cancers and disorders (306 papers), Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (290 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (282 papers) and Mosquito-borne diseases and control (265 papers). The most active scholars publishing in PLoS Pathogens are Eric Patrick Skaar , George Dimopoulos , Peter Palese , Paul D. Bieniasz , Anice C. Lowen , Alexander R. Horswill , John Steel , Konstantin A. Tsetsarkin , Blaise R. Boles and Yuemei Dong .
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