9.7(top 1%)
Impact Factor
10.5(top 1%)
extended IF
293(top 1%)
H-Index
11.8K
authors
5.7K
papers
468.2K
citations
11K
citing journals
267K
citing authors
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Impact Factor of PLoS Biology based on the number of citations over 2-year window
The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of PLoS Biology and its the corresponding percentile for the sake of comparison with the entire literature. Impact Factor is the most common scientometric index, which is defined by the number of citations of papers in two preceding years divided by the number of papers published in those years.

How Influential is PLoS Biology?

PLoS Biology is the 173rd out of 5,258 Biology journals. This means the journal is among the top 4% in the discipline of Biology. This Journal is the 232nd out of 8,993 Life Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 3% in the science branch of Life Sciences.