PLoS Medicine
Impact Factor & Key Scientometrics

PLoS Medicine
Overview

Impact Factor

11.069

H Index

242

Impact Factor

9.692

I. Basic Journal Info

Country

United States
Journal ISSN: 15491277, 15491676
Publisher: Public Library of Science
History: 2004-ongoing
Journal Hompage: Link
How to Get Published:

Research Categories

Scope/Description:

PLOS Medicine publishes articles relevant to clinicians, policymakers, and researchers across a range of settings that address the major biological, environmental, social, and political determinants of health. The editors make decisions on submissions based upon their potential to directly and substantially inform clinical practice or health policy, and their relevance to our international audience. Articles given highest priority for publication are those that address conditions or risk factors that cause the greatest losses in years of healthy life and quality of life worldwide. PLOS Medicine also seeks to publish articles in the area of translational medicine that provide substantial, novel mechanistic insights into disease processes, with potential implications for clinical care. Additionally PLOS Medicine considers articles on topics relating to the integrity and ethics of the research enterprise; the practice of medicine; and the application of research to practice to fall within its scope.

II. Science Citation Report (SCR)



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SCR Impact Factor

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SCR Journal Ranking

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SCImago SJR Rank

SCImago Journal Rank (SJR indicator) is a measure of scientific influence of scholarly journals that accounts for both the number of citations received by a journal and the importance or prestige of the journals where such citations come from.

4.847

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Scopus 2-Year Impact Factor Trend

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Scopus 3-Year Impact Factor Trend

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Scopus 4-Year Impact Factor Trend

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Impact Factor History

2-year 3-year 4-year
  • 2022 Impact Factor
    10.416 10.387 11.149
  • 2021 Impact Factor
    9.692 10.791 10.631
  • 2020 Impact Factor
    8.748 8.965 9.301
  • 2019 Impact Factor
    8.286 8.993 10.044
  • 2018 Impact Factor
    7.775 9.071 9.382
  • 2017 Impact Factor
    8.168 8.75 9.747
  • 2016 Impact Factor
    8.861 10.294 10.424
  • 2015 Impact Factor
    9.754 10.183 10.327
  • 2014 Impact Factor
    9.396 NA NA
  • 2013 Impact Factor
    9.651 NA NA
  • 2012 Impact Factor
    10.104 NA NA
  • 2011 Impact Factor
    9.391 NA NA
  • 2010 Impact Factor
    9.149 NA NA
  • 2009 Impact Factor
    7.918 NA NA
  • 2008 Impact Factor
    5.321 NA NA
  • 2007 Impact Factor
    4.028 NA NA
  • 2006 Impact Factor
    4.223 NA NA
  • 2005 Impact Factor
    3.352 NA NA
  • 2004 Impact Factor
    0 NA NA
  • 2003 Impact Factor
    NA NA NA
  • 2002 Impact Factor
    NA NA NA
  • 2001 Impact Factor
    NA NA NA
  • 2000 Impact Factor
    NA NA NA
Note: impact factor data for reference only

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Impact Factor

Impact factor (IF) is a scientometric factor based on the yearly average number of citations on articles published by a particular journal in the last two years. A journal impact factor is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field. Find out more: What is a good impact factor?


III. Other Science Influence Indicators

Any impact factor or scientometric indicator alone will not give you the full picture of a science journal. There are also other factors such as H-Index, Self-Citation Ratio, SJR, SNIP, etc. Researchers may also consider the practical aspect of a journal such as publication fees, acceptance rate, review speed. (Learn More)

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H-Index

The h-index is an author-level metric that attempts to measure both the productivity and citation impact of the publications of a scientist or scholar. The index is based on the set of the scientist's most cited papers and the number of citations that they have received in other publications

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H-Index History