Impact Factor
4.24
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
4.16
120,887 total citations
h5-index
177
h5 depth signal
Cited share
81.2%
26,239 of 32,309
Total citations
120,887
Citation footprint
Metric signal
3.88
External metric anchor
Self-citation
3.5%
4,268 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United States
45,003
China
33,071
United Kingdom
15,768
Germany
12,100
Japan
10,307
Citing Fields of Research
Psychiatry & Psychology
10,057
Genetics & Genomics
10,004
AI & Machine Learning
7,825
Healthcare Policy
7,653
Musculoskeletal Disorders
6,645
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
342,179
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
32,309
26,239 cited publications
Last 12 months
17,123
1,426.9 publications/month
Open access share
100.0%
17,123 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United States
45,003 citing publications
Leading citing field
Psychiatry & Psychology
10,057 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
16 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v1n1, 2006-
v1n1, 2006-
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Multidisciplinary
Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies
Contributor
Public Library of Science
Broad Categories
Medicine
Science
Multidisciplinary
MeSH Descriptors
Medicine
Science
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0361052
Open DOI
Rates of nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR) regression among patients with very mild or mild NPDR in an Indian Health Service teleophthalmology program, 2015 – 2020
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) regression is not regularly reported; yet understanding of its prevalence in early-stage DR may impact strategies for eye care management. This study’s primary aim was to examine DR regression in patients initia...
02
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0358860
Open DOI
Bridging material culture networks and social networks in archaeology
This study examines whether material culture can serve as a proxy for past social interaction. Using the ArchMatNet agent-based model, we simulate social behavior in small-scale communities and resulting material culture production, then...
03
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0360407
Open DOI
Word-color association from large-scale online data: Methodology and applications
Words and colors are intimately associated in humans, a sign of the close relationship between verbal, linguistic expression and cognition. Word-color association therefore plays an important role in areas of communication such as market...
04
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0360040
Open DOI
A retrospective epidemiological study of screening-derived solid cancer incidence proxy rates in South Korea before and after COVID-19 using Korean National Health Insurance Service data
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted cancer screening and diagnostic pathways globally. Aggregate screening-derived indicators require cautious interpretation because they do not represent confirmed cancer registry incidence but m...
05
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0359712
Open DOI
Identifying diagnostic testing gaps for antiphospholipid syndrome within a single healthcare system
Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS) is a rare disease with significant morbidity and the possibility of mortality. While there are no established diagnostic criteria for use in clinical settings, there is a large body of global rese...
06
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0358990
Open DOI
Reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the Sleep Problem Acceptance Questionnaire
This study aimed to develop a Japanese version of the Sleep Problem Acceptance Questionnaire (SPAQ-J) and assess its reliability and validity. The SPAQ-J was developed through a forward-backward translation procedure with permission from...
07
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0359980
Open DOI
Metaphor, multimodality and generative AI: Synthetic images prompted by figurative expressions in anti-immigration discourse
Complex social processes like migration are frequently understood via metaphors. In right-wing media and far-right political discourses, two metaphors that abound draw on flood and invasion frames to problematise immigration and legitimi...
08
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0361042
Open DOI
The hidden challenges of return migration: Linguistic and academic re-adaptation of Syrian students to the Arabic Education System
While extensive research has examined refugee students’ educational adaptation in host countries, the educational reintegration phase following voluntary return remains underexplored. This qualitative study investigates the linguistic an...
09
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0360731
Open DOI
Perceived AIGC saturation and AI content fatigue on short-video platforms: An appraisal-based structural equation modeling study
Artificial intelligence-generated content (AIGC) is increasingly embedded in short-video platforms, where algorithmic recommendation systems expose users to high volumes of rapidly produced synthetic media. Although prior research has ex...
10
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0360391
Open DOI
H-HQNN: Hybrid quantum-classical neural network with feature selection by heuristics to predict heart failure
Cardiovascular diseases are the most dominant cause of mortality across the entire world, claiming 17.9 million lives every year. According to recent trends, the mortality rate as a result of heart failure continues to increase particula...
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Description based on vol. 1(1) (2006); title from journal home page (publisher's Web site, viewed Apr. 8, 2008).
Latest issue consulted: 4(6) (2009) (viewed June 12, 2009).
Articles added consecutively to current issue.
Content on clinical trials included also in: PLoS hub for clinical trials (DLC) 2008222319 (OCoLC)228234657.