Citation analysis for PLOS Biology / Public Library of Science

Citation Profile [Updated: 2025-11-20 18:08:17]

5 Years H Index

Impact Factor (IF)

0.11

5 Years IF

0.28

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Raw Data

	IF	AIF	CIF	IF5	DOC	CDO	CIT	NCI	CCU	D2Y	C2Y	D5Y	C5Y	SC	%SC	CiY	II	AII
2003	0	0.43	0	0	8	8	14		1	0		0			0		0	0.21
2004	0.13	0.47	0.02	0.13	44	52	136	1	2	8	1	8	1	1	100		0	0.21
2005	0.1	0.5	0.07	0.1	37	89	66	6	8	52	5	52	5	5	83.3	1	0.03	0.23
2006	0.04	0.49	0.04	0.04	33	122	210	4	13	81	3	89	4	1	25		0	0.22
2007	0.07	0.44	0.1	0.1	31	153	193	15	28	70	5	122	12	6	40	3	0.1	0.2
2008	0.17	0.47	0.15	0.14	29	182	100	28	56	64	11	153	22	4	14.3		0	0.22
2009	0.15	0.46	0.17	0.17	24	206	80	35	91	60	9	174	29	3	8.6	5	0.21	0.23
2010	0.09	0.46	0.14	0.16	30	236	148	32	123	53	5	154	24	4	12.5	4	0.13	0.2
2011	0.19	0.51	0.23	0.31	21	257	50	58	181	54	10	147	46	2	3.4	1	0.05	0.24
2012	0.14	0.5	0.23	0.26	21	278	73	63	244	51	7	135	35	6	9.5	1	0.05	0.21
2013	0.19	0.54	0.25	0.26	40	318	51	78	322	42	8	125	32	12	15.4	6	0.15	0.24
2014	0.23	0.53	0.27	0.29	30	348	87	95	417	61	14	136	40	14	14.7	4	0.13	0.22
2015	0.2	0.53	0.2	0.18	46	394	289	79	496	70	14	142	26	12	15.2	4	0.09	0.22
2016	0.39	0.5	0.28	0.27	57	451	188	127	623	76	30	158	43	30	23.6	12	0.21	0.2
2017	0.31	0.52	0.23	0.27	62	513	114	120	743	103	32	194	52	14	11.7	3	0.05	0.21
2018	0.24	0.53	0.24	0.29	69	582	168	142	885	119	28	235	69	18	12.7	5	0.07	0.22
2019	0.22	0.54	0.23	0.31	88	670	183	155	1040	131	29	264	82	25	16.1	4	0.05	0.21
2020	0.31	0.64	0.27	0.34	53	723	115	197	1237	157	49	322	111	11	5.6	1	0.02	0.3
2021	0.26	0.74	0.28	0.26	55	778	65	218	1455	141	37	329	85	14	6.4	5	0.09	0.27
2022	0.44	0.74	0.35	0.37	45	823	14	288	1743	108	48	327	122	14	4.9	2	0.04	0.22
2023	0.17	0.7	0.28	0.34	52	875	7	242	1985	100	17	310	104	6	2.5		0	0.2
2024	0.11	0.82	0.26	0.28	49	924	5	241	2226	97	11	293	83	11	4.6	1	0.02	0.24

IF:	Two years Impact Factor: C2Y / D2Y
AIF:	Average Impact Factor for all series in RePEc in year y
CIF:	Cumulative impact factor
IF5:	Five years Impact Factor: C5Y / D5Y
DOC:	Number of documents published in year y
CDO:	Cumulative number of documents published until year y
CIT:	Number of citations to papers published in year y
NCI:	Number of citations in year y
CCU:	Cumulative number of citations to papers published until year y
D2Y:	Number of articles published in y-1 plus y-2
C2Y:	Cites in y to articles published in y-1 plus y-2
D5Y:	Number of articles published in y-1 until y-5
C5Y:	Cites in y to articles published in y-1 until y-5
SC:	selft citations in y to articles published in y-1 plus y-2
%SC:	Percentage of selft citations in y to articles published in y-1 plus y-2
CiY:	Cites in year y to documents published in year y
II:	Immediacy Index: CiY / Documents.
AII:	Average Immediacy Index for series in RePEc in year y

50 most cited documents in this series

#	Year	Title	Cited
1	2018	The gender gap in science: How long until women are equally represented?. (2018). Holman, Luke ; Stuart-Fox, Devi ; Hauser, Cindy E. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:2004956. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	94
2	2007	Author Sequence and Credit for Contributions in Multiauthored Publications. (2007). Resh, Vincent H ; Tscharntke, Teja ; Rand, Tatyana A ; Hochberg, Michael E ; Krauss, Jochen. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:0050018. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	79
3	2015	The Extent and Consequences of P-Hacking in Science. (2015). Lanfear, Rob ; Jennions, Michael D ; Head, Megan L ; Holman, Luke ; Kahn, Andrew T. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:1002106. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	72
4	2010	Improving Bioscience Research Reporting: The ARRIVE Guidelines for Reporting Animal Research. (2010). Browne, William J ; Emerson, Michael ; Cuthill, Innes C ; Altman, Douglas G ; Kilkenny, Carol. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:1000412. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	70
5	2015	Walk on the Wild Side: Estimating the Global Magnitude of Visits to Protected Areas. (2015). , Jonathan ; Beresford, James ; Huang, Charles ; Balmford, Andrew ; Manica, Andrea ; Naidoo, Robin ; Anderson, Michael ; Walpole, Matt. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:1002074. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	69
6	2006	Mapping the Economic Costs and Benefits of Conservation. (2006). Ricketts, Taylor H ; Naidoo, Robin. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:0040360. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	67
7	2015	The Economics of Reproducibility in Preclinical Research. (2015). Cockburn, Iain ; Simcoe, Timothy S ; Freedman, Leonard P. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:1002165. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	51
8	2016	Relative Citation Ratio (RCR): A New Metric That Uses Citation Rates to Measure Influence at the Article Level. (2016). Yuan, Xin ; Anderson, James M ; Hutchins, Ian B ; Santangelo, George M. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:1002541. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	45
9	2006	Stochastic mRNA Synthesis in Mammalian Cells. (2006). Tyagi, Sanjay ; Vargas, Diana Y ; Tranchina, Daniel ; Peskin, Charles S ; Raj, Arjun. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:0040309. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	44
10	2006	Relaxed Phylogenetics and Dating with Confidence. (2006). , Simon ; Phillips, Matthew J ; Rambaut, Andrew ; Drummond, Alexei J. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:0040088. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	41
11	2016	Differences in Collaboration Patterns across Discipline, Career Stage, and Gender. (2016). Nunes, Luis A ; Duch, Jordi ; Ribeiro, Haroldo V ; Radicchi, Filippo ; Han, Xiao ; Woodruff, Teresa K ; Sales-Pardo, Marta. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:1002573. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	37
12	2012	Structural and Functional Loss in Restored Wetland Ecosystems. (2012). Yockteng, Roxana ; Power, Mary E ; Comin, Francisco A ; Moreno-Mateos, David. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:1001247. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	36
13	2007	Large-Scale Mapping and Validation of Escherichia coli Transcriptional Regulation from a Compendium of Expression Profiles. (2007). Wierzbowski, Jamey ; Collins, James J ; Mogno, Ilaria ; Cottarel, Guillaume ; Hayete, Boris ; Gardner, Timothy S ; Kasif, Simon ; Thaden, Joshua T ; Faith, Jeremiah J. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:0050008. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	32
14	2015	Resolving Conflicts between Agriculture and the Natural Environment. (2015). Walker, Susan ; Lamb, Anthony ; Tanentzap, Andrew J ; Farmer, Andrew. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:1002242. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	30
15	2009	Article-Level Metrics and the Evolution of Scientific Impact. (2009). Wu, Shirley ; Neylon, Cameron. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:1000242. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	30
16	2010	Publication Bias in Reports of Animal Stroke Studies Leads to Major Overstatement of Efficacy. (2010). , Philip ; MacLeod, Malcolm R ; Sena, Emily S ; Howells, David W ; van der Worp, Bart H. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:1000344. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	30
17	2010	Adaptation, Plasticity, and Extinction in a Changing Environment: Towards a Predictive Theory. (2010). Lande, Russell ; Chevin, Luis-Miguel ; Mace, Georgina M. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:1000357. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	27
18	2020	The Hong Kong Principles for assessing researchers: Fostering research integrity. (2020). Foeger, Nicole ; Sham, Mai Har ; Bouter, Lex ; Moher, David ; Coriat, Anne-Marie ; Barbour, Virginia ; Dirnagl, Ulrich ; Kleinert, Sabine ; Glasziou, Paul. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:3000737. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	27
19	2019	Contest models highlight inherent inefficiencies of scientific funding competitions. (2019). Gross, Kevin ; Bergstrom, Carl T. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:3000065. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	26
20	2004	Ecology Drives the Worldwide Distribution of Human Diseases. (2004). Guernier, Vanina ; Hochberg, Michael E ; Guegan, Jean-Franois. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:0020141. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	25
21	2019	Open science challenges, benefits and tips in early career and beyond. (2019). , David ; Allen, Christopher. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:3000246. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	24
22	2019	Microstructural and functional gradients are increasingly dissociated in transmodal cortices. (2019). Margulies, Daniel S ; Paquola, Casey ; Misic, Bratislav ; Bernhardt, Boris C ; Hong, Seok-Jun ; Evans, Alan C ; de Wael, Reinder Vos ; Wagstyl, Konrad ; Smallwood, Jonathan ; Seidlitz, Jakob ; Bullmore, Edward T. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:3000284. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	20
23	2020	The ARRIVE guidelines 2.0: Updated guidelines for reporting animal research. (2020). Karp, Natasha A ; Sena, Emily S ; Dirnagl, Ulrich ; Baker, Monya ; Howells, David W ; Steckler, Thomas ; Emerson, Michael ; MacCallum, Catriona J ; Holgate, Stephen T ; Avey, Marc T ; Ahluwalia, Amrita ; Lazic, Stanley E ; MacLeod, Malcolm ; Clark, Alejandra ; Silberberg, Shai D ; Rooney, Kieron ; Alam, Sabina ; Lidster, Katie ; Reynolds, Penny ; Cuthill, Innes C ; Garner, Paul ; Wurbel, Hanno ; Petersen, Ole H ; Rawle, Frances ; Browne, William J ; du Sert, Nathalie Percie ; Pearl, Esther J ; Hurst, Viki. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:3000410. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	20
24	2011	Fertilizing Nature: A Tragedy of Excess in the Commons. (2011). Beatty, Perrin H ; Good, Allen G. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:1001124. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	20
25	2007	Conserving Biodiversity Efficiently: What to Do, Where, and When. (2007). Pressey, Robert L ; Possingham, Hugh P ; Shaw, Rebecca M ; Wardell-Johnson, Grant ; Rundel, Phil W ; Underwood, Emma C ; Kareiva, Peter ; Rondinini, Carlo ; Marquet, Pablo A ; Reyers, Belinda ; Looker, Michael ; Bode, Michael ; McBride, Marissa F ; Murdoch, William W ; Klausmeyer, Kirk R ; Morrison, Scott A ; Wilson, Kerrie A ; Andelman, Sandy ; Hoekstra, Jon M. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:0050223. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	20
26	2016	Citation Metrics: A Primer on How (Not) to Normalize. (2016). Wouters, Paul F ; Boyack, Kevin. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:1002542. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	19
27	2004	Motifs in Brain Networks. (2004). Kotter, Rolf ; Sporns, Olaf. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:0020369. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	19
28	2013	The Assessment of Science: The Relative Merits of Post-Publication Review, the Impact Factor, and the Number of Citations. (2013). Stoletzki, Nina ; Eyre-Walker, Adam. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:1001675. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	19
29	2020	Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators. (2020). Boyack, Kevin W ; Baas, Jeroen. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:3000918. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	18
30	2010	Indigenous Lands, Protected Areas, and Slowing Climate Change. (2010). Pfaff, Alexander ; Conte, Marc ; Soares-Filho, Britaldo ; Ricketts, Taylor H ; Anderson, Anthony ; Ullman, Roger ; Petsonk, Annie ; Cattaneo, Andrea ; Victurine, Ray ; Moutinho, Paulo ; Linden, Lawrence ; Creighton, Ken ; Boucher, Doug ; Nepstad, Daniel ; Maretti, Claudio. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:1000331. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	18
31	2008	Foundations of Neuroeconomics: From Philosophy to Practice. (2008). Huettel, Scott A ; Clithero, John A ; Tankersley, Dharol. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:0060298. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	17
32	2004	Science on the Rise in Developing Countries. (2004). Schnitzer, Stefan A ; Holmgren, Milena. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:0020001. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	17
33	2019	On the value of preprints: An early career researcher perspective. (2019). Burgess, Steven J ; Sarabipour, Sarvenaz ; Debat, Humberto J ; Emmott, Edward ; Schwessinger, Benjamin ; Hensel, Zach. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:3000151. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	16
34	2015	Beyond Bar and Line Graphs: Time for a New Data Presentation Paradigm. (2015). Garovic, Vesna D ; Weissgerber, Tracey L ; Winham, Stacey J ; Milic, Natasa M. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:1002128. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	16
35	2014	Alternative Perspectives on Impact: The Potential of ALMs and Altmetrics to Inform Funders about Research Impact. (2014). Allen, Liz ; Dolby, Kevin ; Dinsmore, Adam. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:1002003. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	16
36	2021	Promoting inclusive metrics of success and impact to dismantle a discriminatory reward system in science. (2021). Silbiger, Nyssa J ; Metaxas, Anna ; Traylor-Knowles, Nikki ; Spalding, Ana K ; Smith, Nicola S ; Bates, Amanda E ; Ainsworth, Tracy ; Parker, Laura M ; Griffin, Alyssa J ; Hanley, Torrance C ; Baum, Julia K ; Humanes, Adriana ; Hill, Tessa ; Cote, Isabelle M ; Davies, Sarah W ; Putnam, Hollie M ; Crosby, Sarah C ; Rivera, Hanny E ; Mangubhai, Sangeeta ; Bove, Colleen B ; Fulweiler, Robinson W ; Weigel, Brooke L ; Wright, Rachel M ; Duplouy, Anne. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:3001282. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	16
37	2008	Going, Going, Gone: Is Animal Migration Disappearing. (2008). Wikelski, Martin ; Wilcove, David S. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:0060188. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	16
38	2017	Empirical assessment of published effect sizes and power in the recent cognitive neuroscience and psychology literature. (2017). , John ; Szucs, Denes. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:2000797. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	16
39	2006	A Map of Recent Positive Selection in the Human Genome. (2006). Voight, Benjamin F ; Pritchard, Jonathan K ; Wen, Xiaoquan ; Kudaravalli, Sridhar. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:0040072. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	16
40	2008	Sparse Representation of Sounds in the Unanesthetized Auditory Cortex. (2008). Hromadka, Toma ; Deweese, Michael R ; Zador, Anthony M. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:0060016. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	16
41	2005	Highly Nonrandom Features of Synaptic Connectivity in Local Cortical Circuits. (2005). Reigl, Markus ; Sjstrm, Per Jesper ; Song, Sen ; Nelson, Sacha ; Chklovskii, Dmitri B. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:0030068. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	15
42	2008	Is Bayh-Dole Good for Developing Countries? Lessons from the US Experience. (2008). Reichman, Jerome H ; Sampat, Bhaven N ; Rai, Arti K ; So, Anthony D ; Kapczynski, Amy ; Weissman, Robert ; Cook-Deegan, Robert. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:0060262. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	15
43	2017	The co-production of what? Knowledge, values, and social relations in health care. (2017). Marston, Cicely ; Filipe, Angela ; Renedo, Alicia. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:2001403. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	14
44	2016	Reproducible Research Practices and Transparency across the Biomedical Literature. (2016). Schully, Sheri D ; Iqbal, Shareen A ; Khoury, Muin J ; Wallach, Joshua D. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:1002333. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	14
45	2004	State-Dependent Decisions Cause Apparent Violations of Rationality in Animal Choice. (2004). Pompilio, Lorena ; Schuck-Paim, Cynthia ; Kacelnik, Alex. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:0020402. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	13
46	2014	Close the High Seas to Fishing?. (2014). White, Crow ; Costello, Christopher. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:1001826. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	13
47	2006	Citation Advantage of Open Access Articles. (2006). Eysenbach, Gunther. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:0040157. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	13
48	2014	Two Years Later: Journals Are Not Yet Enforcing the ARRIVE Guidelines on Reporting Standards for Pre-Clinical Animal Studies. (2014). Amor, Sandra ; Lidster, Katie ; Baker, David ; Sottomayor, Ana. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:1001756. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	12
49	2009	Causal Modelling and Brain Connectivity in Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging. (2009). Friston, Karl. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:1000033. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	12
50	2016	Microscopy Image Browser: A Platform for Segmentation and Analysis of Multidimensional Datasets. (2016). Joensuu, Merja ; Belevich, Ilya ; Vihinen, Helena ; Jokitalo, Eija ; Kumar, Darshan. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:1002340. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	12

50 most relevant documents in this series (papers most cited in the last two years)

#	Year	Title	Cited
1	2018	The gender gap in science: How long until women are equally represented?. (2018). Holman, Luke ; Stuart-Fox, Devi ; Hauser, Cindy E. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:2004956. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	39
2	2015	The Extent and Consequences of P-Hacking in Science. (2015). Lanfear, Rob ; Jennions, Michael D ; Head, Megan L ; Holman, Luke ; Kahn, Andrew T. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:1002106. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	27
3	2020	The ARRIVE guidelines 2.0: Updated guidelines for reporting animal research. (2020). Karp, Natasha A ; Sena, Emily S ; Dirnagl, Ulrich ; Baker, Monya ; Howells, David W ; Steckler, Thomas ; Emerson, Michael ; MacCallum, Catriona J ; Holgate, Stephen T ; Avey, Marc T ; Ahluwalia, Amrita ; Lazic, Stanley E ; MacLeod, Malcolm ; Clark, Alejandra ; Silberberg, Shai D ; Rooney, Kieron ; Alam, Sabina ; Lidster, Katie ; Reynolds, Penny ; Cuthill, Innes C ; Garner, Paul ; Wurbel, Hanno ; Petersen, Ole H ; Rawle, Frances ; Browne, William J ; du Sert, Nathalie Percie ; Pearl, Esther J ; Hurst, Viki. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:3000410. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	19
4	2019	Microstructural and functional gradients are increasingly dissociated in transmodal cortices. (2019). Margulies, Daniel S ; Paquola, Casey ; Misic, Bratislav ; Bernhardt, Boris C ; Hong, Seok-Jun ; Evans, Alan C ; de Wael, Reinder Vos ; Wagstyl, Konrad ; Smallwood, Jonathan ; Seidlitz, Jakob ; Bullmore, Edward T. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:3000284. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	17
5	2015	Walk on the Wild Side: Estimating the Global Magnitude of Visits to Protected Areas. (2015). , Jonathan ; Beresford, James ; Huang, Charles ; Balmford, Andrew ; Manica, Andrea ; Naidoo, Robin ; Anderson, Michael ; Walpole, Matt. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:1002074. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	17
6	2006	Relaxed Phylogenetics and Dating with Confidence. (2006). , Simon ; Phillips, Matthew J ; Rambaut, Andrew ; Drummond, Alexei J. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:0040088. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	14
7	2019	Open science challenges, benefits and tips in early career and beyond. (2019). , David ; Allen, Christopher. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:3000246. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	14
8	2020	The Hong Kong Principles for assessing researchers: Fostering research integrity. (2020). Foeger, Nicole ; Sham, Mai Har ; Bouter, Lex ; Moher, David ; Coriat, Anne-Marie ; Barbour, Virginia ; Dirnagl, Ulrich ; Kleinert, Sabine ; Glasziou, Paul. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:3000737. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	13
9	2016	Differences in Collaboration Patterns across Discipline, Career Stage, and Gender. (2016). Nunes, Luis A ; Duch, Jordi ; Ribeiro, Haroldo V ; Radicchi, Filippo ; Han, Xiao ; Woodruff, Teresa K ; Sales-Pardo, Marta. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:1002573. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	12
10	2020	Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators. (2020). Boyack, Kevin W ; Baas, Jeroen. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:3000918. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	12
11	2019	A standardized citation metrics author database annotated for scientific field. (2019). Baas, Jeroen ; Boyack, Kevin W ; Klavans, Richard. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:3000384. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	11
12	2016	Microscopy Image Browser: A Platform for Segmentation and Analysis of Multidimensional Datasets. (2016). Joensuu, Merja ; Belevich, Ilya ; Vihinen, Helena ; Jokitalo, Eija ; Kumar, Darshan. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:1002340. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	11
13	2017	Empirical assessment of published effect sizes and power in the recent cognitive neuroscience and psychology literature. (2017). , John ; Szucs, Denes. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:2000797. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	10
14	2016	Relative Citation Ratio (RCR): A New Metric That Uses Citation Rates to Measure Influence at the Article Level. (2016). Yuan, Xin ; Anderson, James M ; Hutchins, Ian B ; Santangelo, George M. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:1002541. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	10
15	2007	Author Sequence and Credit for Contributions in Multiauthored Publications. (2007). Resh, Vincent H ; Tscharntke, Teja ; Rand, Tatyana A ; Hochberg, Michael E ; Krauss, Jochen. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:0050018. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	10
16	2019	Contest models highlight inherent inefficiencies of scientific funding competitions. (2019). Gross, Kevin ; Bergstrom, Carl T. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:3000065. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	9
17	2006	Stochastic mRNA Synthesis in Mammalian Cells. (2006). Tyagi, Sanjay ; Vargas, Diana Y ; Tranchina, Daniel ; Peskin, Charles S ; Raj, Arjun. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:0040309. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	8
18	2008	Senescence-Associated Secretory Phenotypes Reveal Cell-Nonautonomous Functions of Oncogenic RAS and the p53 Tumor Suppressor. (2008). Goldstein, Joshua ; Coppe, Jean-Philippe ; Rodier, Francis ; Muoz, Denise P ; Patil, Christopher K ; Sun, YU ; Desprez, Pierre-Yves ; Nelson, Peter S ; Campisi, Judith. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:0060301. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	8
19	2015	The Economics of Reproducibility in Preclinical Research. (2015). Cockburn, Iain ; Simcoe, Timothy S ; Freedman, Leonard P. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:1002165. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	8
20	2019	PlotsOfDataâA web app for visualizing data together with their summaries. (2019). Postma, Marten ; Goedhart, Joachim. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:3000202. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	8
21	2019	Correction: Open science challenges, benefits and tips in early career and beyond. (2019). , David ; Allen, Christopher. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:3000587. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	8
22	2018	Classes and continua of hippocampal CA1 inhibitory neurons revealed by single-cell transcriptomics. (2018). Katona, Linda ; Harris, Kenneth D ; Hjerling-Leffler, Jens ; Hochgerner, Hannah ; Gonzales, Carolina Bengtsson ; Linnarsson, Sten ; Somogyi, Peter ; Kessaris, Nicoletta ; Skene, Nathan G ; Magno, Lorenza. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:2006387. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	8
23	2016	Multiple Citation Indicators and Their Composite across Scientific Disciplines. (2016). Boyack, Kevin W ; Klavans, Richard ; Pa, John. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:1002501. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	7
24	2018	Assessing scientists for hiring, promotion, and tenure. (2018). Naudet, Florian ; Moher, David ; Miedema, Frank ; Goodman, Steven N ; Cristea, Ioana A. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:2004089. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	7
25	2010	Improving Bioscience Research Reporting: The ARRIVE Guidelines for Reporting Animal Research. (2010). Browne, William J ; Emerson, Michael ; Cuthill, Innes C ; Altman, Douglas G ; Kilkenny, Carol. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:1000412. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	6
26	2019	High-order interactions distort the functional landscape of microbial consortia. (2019). Osborne, Melisa L ; Poyatos, Juan F ; Baji, Djordje ; Sanchez, Alvaro ; Sanchez-Gorostiaga, Alicia. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:3000550. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	6
27	2011	Fertilizing Nature: A Tragedy of Excess in the Commons. (2011). Beatty, Perrin H ; Good, Allen G. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:1001124. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	6
28	2021	Deep learning allows genome-scale prediction of Michaelis constants from structural features. (2021). Lercher, Martin J ; Heckmann, David ; Kroll, Alexander. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:3001402. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	6
29	2015	Resolving Conflicts between Agriculture and the Natural Environment. (2015). Walker, Susan ; Lamb, Anthony ; Tanentzap, Andrew J ; Farmer, Andrew. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:1002242. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	6
30	2020	Ensuring the quality and specificity of preregistrations. (2020). , Elise ; Mellor, David ; Soderberg, Courtney K ; Nosek, Brian A ; Bakker, Marjan ; Wicherts, Jelte M ; Ong, How Hwee. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:3000937. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	6
31	2006	Mapping the Economic Costs and Benefits of Conservation. (2006). Ricketts, Taylor H ; Naidoo, Robin. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:0040360. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	6
32	2019	Predicting translational progress in biomedical research. (2019). Meseroll, Rebecca A ; Davis, Matthew T ; Hutchins, Ian B ; Santangelo, George M. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:3000416. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	6
33	2012	Structural and Functional Loss in Restored Wetland Ecosystems. (2012). Yockteng, Roxana ; Power, Mary E ; Comin, Francisco A ; Moreno-Mateos, David. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:1001247. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	5
34	2017	The co-production of what? Knowledge, values, and social relations in health care. (2017). Marston, Cicely ; Filipe, Angela ; Renedo, Alicia. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:2001403. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	5
35	2021	Promoting inclusive metrics of success and impact to dismantle a discriminatory reward system in science. (2021). Silbiger, Nyssa J ; Metaxas, Anna ; Traylor-Knowles, Nikki ; Spalding, Ana K ; Smith, Nicola S ; Bates, Amanda E ; Ainsworth, Tracy ; Parker, Laura M ; Griffin, Alyssa J ; Hanley, Torrance C ; Baum, Julia K ; Humanes, Adriana ; Hill, Tessa ; Cote, Isabelle M ; Davies, Sarah W ; Putnam, Hollie M ; Crosby, Sarah C ; Rivera, Hanny E ; Mangubhai, Sangeeta ; Bove, Colleen B ; Fulweiler, Robinson W ; Weigel, Brooke L ; Wright, Rachel M ; Duplouy, Anne. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:3001282. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	5
36	2009	Article-Level Metrics and the Evolution of Scientific Impact. (2009). Wu, Shirley ; Neylon, Cameron. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:1000242. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	5
37	2016	Reproducible Research Practices and Transparency across the Biomedical Literature. (2016). Schully, Sheri D ; Iqbal, Shareen A ; Khoury, Muin J ; Wallach, Joshua D. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:1002333. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	4
38	2018	Errors as a primary cause of late-life mortality deceleration and plateaus. (2018). Newman, Saul Justin. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:2006776. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	4
39	2013	The Assessment of Science: The Relative Merits of Post-Publication Review, the Impact Factor, and the Number of Citations. (2013). Stoletzki, Nina ; Eyre-Walker, Adam. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:1001675. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	4
40	2010	Indigenous Lands, Protected Areas, and Slowing Climate Change. (2010). Pfaff, Alexander ; Conte, Marc ; Soares-Filho, Britaldo ; Ricketts, Taylor H ; Anderson, Anthony ; Ullman, Roger ; Petsonk, Annie ; Cattaneo, Andrea ; Victurine, Ray ; Moutinho, Paulo ; Linden, Lawrence ; Creighton, Ken ; Boucher, Doug ; Nepstad, Daniel ; Maretti, Claudio. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:1000331. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	4
41	2004	Motifs in Brain Networks. (2004). Kotter, Rolf ; Sporns, Olaf. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:0020369. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	4
42	2020	The actions of others act as a pseudo-reward to drive imitation in the context of social reinforcement learning. (2020). Palminteri, Stefano ; Bonnet, Emmanuelle ; Bahrami, Bahador ; Najar, Anis. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:3001028. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	4
43	2007	Conserving Biodiversity Efficiently: What to Do, Where, and When. (2007). Pressey, Robert L ; Possingham, Hugh P ; Shaw, Rebecca M ; Wardell-Johnson, Grant ; Rundel, Phil W ; Underwood, Emma C ; Kareiva, Peter ; Rondinini, Carlo ; Marquet, Pablo A ; Reyers, Belinda ; Looker, Michael ; Bode, Michael ; McBride, Marissa F ; Murdoch, William W ; Klausmeyer, Kirk R ; Morrison, Scott A ; Wilson, Kerrie A ; Andelman, Sandy ; Hoekstra, Jon M. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:0050223. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	4
44	2004	Ecology Drives the Worldwide Distribution of Human Diseases. (2004). Guernier, Vanina ; Hochberg, Michael E ; Guegan, Jean-Franois. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:0020141. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	4
45	2020	PlotTwist: A web app for plotting and annotating continuous data. (2020). Goedhart, Joachim. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:3000581. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	3
46	2023	The manifold costs of being a non-native English speaker in science. (2023). Ramrez-Castaeda, Valeria ; Berdejo-Espinola, Violeta ; Paudel, Kumar ; Borokini, Israel ; White, Rachel Louise ; Montao-Centellas, Flavia ; Gonzlez-Trujillo, Juan David ; Golivets, Marina ; Chowdhury, Shawan ; Verssimo, Diogo ; Amano, Tatsuya. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:3002184. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	3
47	2019	Chronotopic maps in human supplementary motor area. (2019). Murray, Micah M ; Hayashi, Masamichi J ; Battistella, Giovanni ; Protopapa, Foteini ; Bueti, Domenica ; van der Zwaag, Wietske ; Kulashekhar, Shrikanth ; Kanai, Ryota. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:3000026. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	3
48	2014	Poverty, Disease, and the Ecology of Complex Systems. (2014). keenan, donald ; Barrett, Christopher ; Murray, Megan B ; Bonds, Matthew H ; Pluciski, Mateusz M ; Ngonghala, Calistus N ; Farmer, Paul E. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:1001827. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	3
49	2016	Citation Metrics: A Primer on How (Not) to Normalize. (2016). Wouters, Paul F ; Boyack, Kevin. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:1002542. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	3
50	2006	Citation Advantage of Open Access Articles. (2006). Eysenbach, Gunther. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:0040157. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	3

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2024	Citation advantage of positive words: predictability, temporal evolution, and universality in varied quality journals. (2024). Li, Jianping ; Wu, Huidong. In: Scientometrics. RePEc:spr:scient:v:129:y:2024:i:7:d:10.1007_s11192-024-05074-4. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper
2024	The impact of COVID-19 on the debate on open science: a qualitative analysis of published materials from the period of the pandemic. (2024). Alperin, Juan Pablo ; Cox, Andrew ; Abbott, Pamela ; Pinfield, Stephen ; Marshall, Melanie Benson ; Peters, Isabella ; Oliveira, Monique ; Fleerackers, Alice ; Dorsch, Isabelle ; Chtena, Natascha ; Barata, Germana Fernandes. In: Palgrave Communications. RePEc:pal:palcom:v:11:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1057_s41599-024-03804-w. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper
2024	Towards geospatially-resolved public-health surveillance via wastewater sequencing. (2024). Vidovi, Duica ; Damle, Namita ; Solo-Gabriele, Helena M ; Laine, Jennifer ; Shukla, Bhavarth ; Butler, Daniel ; Grills, George S ; Reding, Brian ; Kumar, Naresh ; Ryon, Krista A ; Church, George M ; Boone, Melinda M ; Solle, Natasha Schaefer ; Foox, Jonathan ; Sharkey, Mark E ; Kobetz, Erin ; Lucaci, Alexander G ; Tierney, Braden T ; Kurt, Kubra Can ; Beaver, Cynthia Campos ; Andrews, David ; al Ghalith, Gabriel ; Amirali, Ayaaz ; Carattini, Yamina ; Proszynski, Jacqueline ; Stevenson, Mario ; Yin, Xue ; Hirschberg, Jeremy Wain ; Schurer, Stephan C ; Babler, Kristina M ; Tallon, John J ; Williams, Sion L ; Mozsary, Christopher ; Lamar, Walter E ; Currall, Benjamin ; Young, Benjamin G ; Mason, Christopher E ; Comerford, Samuel. In: Nature Communications. RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-52427-x. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper
2024	âBest Paperâ awards lack transparency, inclusivity, and support for Open Science. (2024). Rutkowska, Joanna ; Borg, David N ; Lagisz, Malgorzata ; Zhang, JU ; Ross, Robert M ; Aich, Upama ; Surendran, Aswathi ; Elisee, Jafsia ; Barnett, Adrian ; Wang, Joshua ; Santana, Manuela S ; Nakagawa, Shinichi ; Martinig, April Robin ; Wrightson, James G ; Amin, Bawan ; Trubanov, Nina ; Yang, Yefeng ; Page, Matthew J ; Yu, Andrew Adrian. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:3002715. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper
2024	The role of organisational- and country-level factors in the volume and public visibility of business and management research. (2024). Ryazanova, Olga ; Credit, Kevin ; McNamara, Peter. In: PLOS ONE. RePEc:plo:pone00:0305162. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper
2024	Lineage frequency time series reveal elevated levels of genetic drift in SARS-CoV-2 transmission in England. (2024). Volz, Erik ; Hallatschek, Oskar ; Boyd, Olivia ; Okada, Takashi ; Ascensao, Joao A ; Yu, Qinqin. In: PLOS Pathogens. RePEc:plo:ppat00:1012090. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper
2024	Evaluation of variation in preclinical electroencephalographic (EEG) spectral power across multiple laboratories and experiments: An EQIPD study. (2024). Seiffert, Isabel ; Miljanovic, Nina ; Waldron, Ann-Marie ; Nicholson, Janet R ; Bray, Jack ; Voehringer, Patrizia ; Aulehner, Katharina ; Riedel, Gernot ; Laloux, Clment ; Platt, Bettina ; Smyk, Magdalena K ; Potschka, Heidrun ; Ahuis, Tim P ; Jucker, Mathias ; Boulanger, Bruno ; Song, Dekun ; Leiser, Steven C. In: PLOS ONE. RePEc:plo:pone00:0309521. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper
2024	Accumulating evidence across studies: Consistent methods protect against false findings produced by p-hacking. (2024). Fabrigar, Leandre R ; Pek, Jolynn ; Wegener, Duane T. In: PLOS ONE. RePEc:plo:pone00:0307999. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper
2024	Realism and robustness require increased sample size when studying both sexes. (2024). Yang, Yefeng ; Nakagawa, Shinichi ; Drobniak, Szymon M ; Lagisz, Malgorzata. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:3002456. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper
2024	A response to âRealism and robustness require increased sample size when studying both sexesâ. (2024). Haschler, Timo N ; Phillips, Benjamin ; Karp, Natasha A. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:3002578. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper
2024	Phenotype selection due to mutational robustness. (2024). Kikuchi, Macoto. In: PLOS ONE. RePEc:plo:pone00:0311058. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper

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2024	A response to âRealism and robustness require increased sample size when studying both sexesâ. (2024). Haschler, Timo N ; Phillips, Benjamin ; Karp, Natasha A. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:3002578. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper

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2022	The Ellipse of Insignificance: a refined fragility index for ascertaining robustness of results in dichotomous outcome trials. (2022). Grimes, David Robert. In: OSF Preprints. RePEc:osf:osfxxx:32p8t. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper
2022	The Ellipse of Insignificance: a refined fragility index for ascertaining robustness of results in dichotomous outcome trials. (2022). Grimes, David Robert. In: OSF Preprints. RePEc:osf:osfxxx:32p8t_v1. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper

Recent citations received in 2021

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2021	How PLOS Biology aims to foster diversity, equity and inclusion in science. (2021). Biology, The Plos. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:3001102. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper
2021	Promoting inclusive metrics of success and impact to dismantle a discriminatory reward system in science. (2021). Silbiger, Nyssa J ; Metaxas, Anna ; Traylor-Knowles, Nikki ; Spalding, Ana K ; Smith, Nicola S ; Bates, Amanda E ; Ainsworth, Tracy ; Parker, Laura M ; Griffin, Alyssa J ; Hanley, Torrance C ; Baum, Julia K ; Humanes, Adriana ; Hill, Tessa ; Cote, Isabelle M ; Davies, Sarah W ; Putnam, Hollie M ; Crosby, Sarah C ; Rivera, Hanny E ; Mangubhai, Sangeeta ; Bove, Colleen B ; Fulweiler, Robinson W ; Weigel, Brooke L ; Wright, Rachel M ; Duplouy, Anne. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:3001282. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper
2021	Atypical and inflexible visual encoding in autism spectrum disorder. (2021). Ju, Woon ; Isenstein, Emily L ; Tadin, Duje. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:3001293. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper
2021	Donât let the perfect be the enemy of the good. (2021). Munafo, Marcus. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:3001327. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper

10 most frequent citing series

#	Series	H	Cites
1	Nature Communications / Nature	52	300
2	Scientometrics / Springer	68	149
3	PLOS ONE / Public Library of Science	59	100
4	Sustainability / MDPI	75	65
5	PLOS Biology / Public Library of Science	21	57
6	Journal of Informetrics / Elsevier	52	46
7	PLOS Computational Biology / Public Library of Science	23	37
8	IJERPH / MDPI	47	36
9	Humanities and Social Sciences Communications / Palgrave Macmillan	24	25
10	OSF Preprints / Center for Open Science	29	25
11	SocArXiv / Center for Open Science	31	23