PLoS ONE 9.2M citations
304.6k papers · indexed · active since 1950
Impact in Gut microbiota and health Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Epigenetics and DNA Methylation RNA modifications and cancer MicroRNA in disease regulation Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research Papers in i Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies 3.6k RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 2.9k RNA Research and Splicing 2.8k Epigenetics and DNA Methylation 2.7k show more fields Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers PLoS ONE
Comparison fields: 5 of 252 Molecular Biology 2.2M Cancer Research 381.6k Infectious Diseases 474.1k Immunology 495.9k Ecology 638.4k Aging 39.6k Genetics 610.9k Biological Psychiatry 49.5k Epidemiology 659.4k Physiology 479.4k Cognitive Neuroscience 384.9k Ecological Modeling 84.8k Insect Science 235.2k Neurology 145.6k Microbiology 107.0k Cell Biology 282.7k Plant Science 655.6k Virology 75.7k Endocrinology 86.8k Molecular Medicine 82.3k Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 440.6k Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 296.8k Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 317.7k Nature and Landscape Conservation 198.2k Oncology 385.8k Sensory Systems 71.4k Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 93.6k Developmental Biology 32.4k Developmental Neuroscience 55.4k Parasitology 92.9k Nutrition and Dietetics 211.4k Geriatrics and Gerontology 44.3k Genetics 130.7k Global and Planetary Change 287.8k Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 166.6k Behavioral Neuroscience 42.1k Health, 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Immunology and Allergy 48.1k Animal Science and Zoology 86.6k Reproductive Medicine 66.0k Biophysics 47.5k Biochemistry 47.6k Rheumatology 110.9k Hematology 83.7k Biochemistry 57.6k Pharmacology 65.7k Biomedical Engineering 334.8k Biomaterials 99.9k General Health Professions 172.9k Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 31.0k Health Informatics 9.4k Gastroenterology 33.0k Environmental Chemistry 67.8k Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 26.9k Soil Science 61.1k Developmental and Educational Psychology 77.7k Emergency Medicine 46.9k Toxicology 18.8k Dermatology 45.1k Pharmacy 23.2k Equine 8.4k Emergency Medical Services 32.4k Urology 28.3k Speech and Hearing 30.0k Family Practice 8.0k Otorhinolaryngology 18.2k Transportation 32.1k Human-Computer Interaction 27.7k Sociology and Political Science 207.6k Environmental Engineering 60.4k Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 51.1k Health Information Management 17.1k Safety Research 33.2k Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 27.8k General Decision Sciences 7.3k Economics and Econometrics 103.1k Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 44.3k Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 29.4k Transplantation 8.1k Pharmaceutical Science 20.2k Occupational Therapy 12.6k Atmospheric Science 59.2k Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 4.6k Computational Theory and Mathematics 55.3k Structural Biology 4.6k Complementary and Manual Therapy 6.0k Water Science and Technology 42.8k General Dentistry 4.4k Internal Medicine 9.1k Artificial Intelligence 103.8k Forestry 11.6k Oral Surgery 18.0k Communication 21.1k Statistics and Probability 23.5k Information Systems and Management 20.1k Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 13.1k Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 43.6k Gender Studies 25.4k Anthropology 27.1k Organic Chemistry 73.1k Business and International Management 5.4k Archeology 2.8k Orthodontics 9.6k Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 11.5k Geography, Planning and Development 14.1k Archeology 26.0k Analytical Chemistry 23.0k Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 51.1k Spectroscopy 37.8k Earth-Surface Processes 15.4k General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 17.7k Materials Chemistry 96.4k Geochemistry and Petrology 12.1k Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 21.3k Ocean Engineering 31.0k Education 57.4k Building and Construction 26.0k Finance 19.3k Information Systems 44.7k Signal Processing 21.3k Marketing 17.7k Management Science and Operations Research 24.2k Demography 22.1k Automotive Engineering 21.8k Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 2.7k Microbiology 1.1k Music 5.2k Computer Science Applications 8.6k Medical Laboratory Technology 2.0k Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 12.4k Media Technology 11.3k Surfaces, Coatings and Films 8.8k Computational Mathematics 739 Conservation 4.2k Geometry and Topology 10.4k Electrochemistry 7.1k Cultural Studies 9.9k Space and Planetary Science 1.5k Management of Technology and Innovation 8.3k Electrical and Electronic Engineering 62.4k Computer Networks and Communications 24.6k Strategy and Management 16.0k Radiation 8.2k Literature and Literary Theory 11.4k Research and Theory 717 General Social Sciences 3.1k Issues, ethics and legal aspects 984 Bioengineering 5.0k Management Information Systems 8.4k Process Chemistry and Technology 2.5k Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 7.6k Inorganic Chemistry 11.5k Mechanical Engineering 31.1k Civil and Structural Engineering 17.8k Language and Linguistics 9.0k Geology 4.5k Drug Discovery 131 Polymers and Plastics 10.9k Linguistics and Language 3.8k Philosophy 9.2k Urban Studies 4.7k Computational Mechanics 14.5k Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 21.4k History and Philosophy of Science 3.5k Leadership and Management 750 Control and Systems Engineering 15.1k Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 6.6k Anatomy 815 Aerospace Engineering 14.9k Accounting 6.8k Energy Engineering and Power Technology 1.8k Mechanics of Materials 14.3k Life-span and Life-course Studies 480 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 10.1k Condensed Matter Physics 6.4k Political Science and International Relations 13.3k General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 4.2k Chemical Health and Safety 285 Catalysis 2.9k Human Factors and Ergonomics 1.0k Medical Terminology 93 Filtration and Separation 824 General Psychology 512 Development 1.4k Museology 1.3k Geophysics 4.5k General Energy 371 Public Administration 1.2k Astronomy and Astrophysics 5.2k Visual Arts and Performing Arts 1.5k Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 1.7k Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 966 Acoustics and Ultrasonics 222 Law 2.6k Software 1.1k History 2.6k Metals and Alloys 574 Nuclear Energy and Engineering 101 Library and Information Sciences 264 Hardware and Architecture 1.2k Instrumentation 568 Applied Mathematics 1.7k Architecture 250 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1.8k Numerical Analysis 783 Mathematical Physics 1.2k Fuel Technology 84 Ceramics and Composites 439 Religious studies 391 Theoretical Computer Science 70 General Materials Science 139 General Engineering 48 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 88 General Arts and Humanities 28 Classics 99 Industrial relations 5 Algebra and Number Theory 17
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About PLoS ONE The 304.6k papers published in PLoS ONE in the last decades have received a total of 9.2M indexed citations . Papers published in PLoS ONE usually cover Molecular Biology (62.8k papers), Infectious Diseases (14.9k papers), Genetics (20.1k papers), Immunology (14.6k papers) and Virology (3.2k papers) specifically the topics of Plant and animal studies (4.0k papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (3.6k papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (3.2k papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (3.2k papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (3.1k papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (2.9k papers), RNA Research and Splicing (2.8k papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (2.7k 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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