PLoS ONE 8.7M citations
300.5k papers · indexed · active since 1950
Impact in Gut microbiota and health Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Epigenetics and DNA Methylation RNA modifications and cancer Papers in i HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions 4.7k Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies 4.1k Epigenetics and DNA Methylation 3.4k show more fields Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers PLoS ONE
Comparison fields: 5 of 252 Molecular Biology 2.3M Infectious Diseases 542.0k Cancer Research 432.2k Immunology 543.0k Ecology 615.5k Epidemiology 824.7k Genetics 636.4k Aging 39.7k Biological Psychiatry 55.3k Physiology 559.7k Cognitive Neuroscience 406.4k Virology 93.0k Neurology 160.0k Ecological Modeling 82.6k Insect Science 233.2k Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 550.3k Microbiology 113.8k Cell Biology 293.0k Endocrinology 90.3k Molecular Medicine 86.3k Plant Science 636.7k Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 307.2k Oncology 455.0k Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 310.0k Nature and Landscape Conservation 193.0k Nutrition and Dietetics 243.8k Sensory Systems 74.6k Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 103.7k Geriatrics and Gerontology 59.7k Parasitology 97.2k Developmental Neuroscience 60.3k Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 280.0k Developmental Biology 30.3k Genetics 148.7k Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 180.8k Behavioral Neuroscience 47.0k Psychiatry and Mental health 199.8k Global and Planetary Change 277.6k Obstetrics and Gynecology 102.5k Health 107.5k Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 172.5k Modeling and Simulation 56.7k Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 283.7k Social Psychology 250.0k Pharmacology 206.1k Hepatology 96.2k Pathology and Forensic Medicine 217.7k Neurology 183.7k Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 387.7k Clinical Psychology 245.7k Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 266.0k Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 23.3k Paleontology 82.9k Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 191.6k Rehabilitation 78.3k Applied Psychology 57.4k Biotechnology 97.0k General Health Professions 277.2k Nephrology 77.4k Surgery 475.8k Physiology 48.1k Oceanography 126.3k Clinical Biochemistry 70.7k Ophthalmology 94.0k Complementary and alternative medicine 84.9k Agronomy and Crop Science 104.1k Periodontics 47.1k Small Animals 73.7k Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 85.6k Food Science 176.7k Pollution 111.7k Horticulture 9.2k Aquatic Science 67.3k Immunology and Allergy 55.3k Rheumatology 134.7k Reproductive Medicine 74.6k Animal Science and Zoology 88.6k Hematology 96.8k Pharmacology 73.7k Biochemistry 60.6k Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 43.1k Biophysics 47.3k Biochemistry 49.0k Health Informatics 10.6k Biomedical Engineering 345.4k Emergency Medicine 76.1k Biomaterials 98.0k Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 31.0k Gastroenterology 38.6k Environmental Chemistry 65.4k Family Practice 14.4k Emergency Medical Services 46.0k Developmental and Educational Psychology 80.1k Pharmacy 31.2k Speech and Hearing 42.8k Toxicology 21.0k Soil Science 58.1k Dermatology 53.0k Equine 9.2k Urology 34.2k Sociology and Political Science 227.2k Otorhinolaryngology 22.8k Transportation 33.2k Economics and Econometrics 136.9k Health Information Management 22.7k Human-Computer Interaction 26.4k Safety Research 38.6k Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 31.6k Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 6.3k Environmental Engineering 58.5k Occupational Therapy 17.0k Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 47.3k General Decision Sciences 7.2k Transplantation 10.2k Internal Medicine 13.9k Computational Theory and Mathematics 57.0k Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 19.7k Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 17.4k Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 41.3k Pharmaceutical Science 19.9k Oral Surgery 23.7k Complementary and Manual Therapy 7.3k Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 27.6k General Dentistry 5.9k Atmospheric Science 56.7k Artificial Intelligence 101.0k Structural Biology 4.4k Gender Studies 29.0k Statistics and Probability 25.1k Finance 30.5k Water Science and Technology 41.2k Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 30.4k Communication 20.3k Information Systems and Management 19.8k Orthodontics 12.3k Forestry 11.0k Anthropology 24.8k Business and International Management 5.1k Organic Chemistry 73.6k Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 41.2k Archeology 25.1k Archeology 2.5k Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 48.1k Geography, Planning and Development 12.7k Spectroscopy 38.3k Analytical Chemistry 22.4k Earth-Surface Processes 14.5k Demography 25.0k Education 60.9k Materials Chemistry 93.7k General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 16.7k Geochemistry and Petrology 11.6k Ocean Engineering 29.8k Information Systems 42.7k Signal Processing 20.3k Management Science and Operations Research 23.3k Medical Laboratory Technology 2.9k Marketing 17.0k Building and Construction 24.6k Automotive Engineering 20.9k Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 2.6k Issues, ethics and legal aspects 2.1k Microbiology 1.2k Music 4.8k Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 13.5k Computer Science Applications 7.9k Research and Theory 1.2k Computational Mathematics 752 Conservation 4.3k Management of Technology and Innovation 8.6k Media Technology 10.6k Geometry and Topology 10.4k Surfaces, Coatings and Films 8.5k Electrochemistry 7.0k Radiation 9.8k Space and Planetary Science 1.4k Cultural Studies 8.7k Electrical and Electronic Engineering 61.3k Literature and Literary Theory 11.3k Strategy and Management 14.8k Computer Networks and Communications 22.5k General Social Sciences 3.2k Philosophy 10.3k Leadership and Management 1.2k Process Chemistry and Technology 2.5k Management Information Systems 7.6k Bioengineering 4.8k Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 7.5k Mechanical Engineering 29.9k Inorganic Chemistry 11.1k Civil and Structural Engineering 17.2k History and Philosophy of Science 3.5k Geology 4.2k Medical Terminology 195 Urban Studies 4.5k Polymers and Plastics 10.6k Drug Discovery 127 Anatomy 991 Computational Mechanics 14.3k Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 21.6k Language and Linguistics 6.8k Linguistics and Language 2.8k Control and Systems Engineering 14.0k Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 6.0k Aerospace Engineering 14.5k Mechanics of Materials 14.0k Accounting 6.4k Energy Engineering and Power Technology 1.7k Life-span and Life-course Studies 472 Condensed Matter Physics 6.1k Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 9.7k Political Science and International Relations 11.9k Chemical Health and Safety 331 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 3.9k Catalysis 2.8k Human Factors and Ergonomics 918 Filtration and Separation 813 Museology 1.2k Development 1.3k General Psychology 429 General Energy 339 Public Administration 1.1k Geophysics 4.3k Astronomy and Astrophysics 4.8k Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 1.6k Visual Arts and Performing Arts 1.3k Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 877 Acoustics and Ultrasonics 220 Metals and Alloys 627 Law 2.3k Software 884 History 2.2k Nuclear Energy and Engineering 88 Library and Information Sciences 253 Hardware and Architecture 1.1k Instrumentation 550 Applied Mathematics 1.6k Architecture 221 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1.8k Numerical Analysis 751 Mathematical Physics 1.1k Fuel Technology 76 Ceramics and Composites 444 Religious studies 325 Theoretical Computer Science 51 General Materials Science 128 General Engineering 45 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 79 Classics 70 General Arts and Humanities 15 Industrial relations 4 Algebra and Number Theory 22
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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), Virology (4.7k papers), Epidemiology (32.1k papers) and Immunology (18.2k papers) specifically the topics of HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (4.7k papers), Plant and animal studies (4.4k papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (4.2k papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (4.1k papers), HIV Research and Treatment (4.0k papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (3.9k papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (3.7k papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (3.4k 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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