Citation analysis for PLOS Biology / Public Library of Science

Citation Profile [Updated: 2026-08-21 11:52:43]

5 Years H Index

Impact Factor (IF)

0.13

5 Years IF

0.26

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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	15		1	0		0			0		0	0.21
2004	0.13	0.47	0.02	0.13	44	52	144	1	2	8	1	8	1	1	100		0	0.21
2005	0.1	0.5	0.07	0.1	37	89	69	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	232	4	13	81	3	89	4	1	25		0	0.22
2007	0.07	0.44	0.1	0.1	31	153	201	15	28	70	5	122	12	6	40	3	0.1	0.2
2008	0.17	0.47	0.15	0.14	29	182	101	28	56	64	11	153	22	4	14.3		0	0.22
2009	0.15	0.46	0.17	0.17	24	206	82	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	153	32	123	53	5	154	24	4	12.5	4	0.13	0.2
2011	0.19	0.5	0.23	0.31	21	257	53	58	181	54	10	147	46	2	3.4	1	0.05	0.23
2012	0.14	0.5	0.23	0.26	21	278	78	63	244	51	7	135	35	6	9.5	1	0.05	0.21
2013	0.19	0.53	0.25	0.26	40	318	54	78	322	42	8	125	32	12	15.4	6	0.15	0.23
2014	0.23	0.52	0.28	0.3	30	348	91	96	418	61	14	136	41	14	14.6	4	0.13	0.22
2015	0.2	0.52	0.2	0.18	46	394	309	80	498	70	14	142	26	12	15	4	0.09	0.21
2016	0.39	0.49	0.28	0.27	57	451	205	127	625	76	30	158	43	30	23.6	12	0.21	0.2
2017	0.31	0.51	0.23	0.27	62	513	119	120	745	103	32	194	52	14	11.7	3	0.05	0.2
2018	0.24	0.52	0.24	0.29	69	582	176	142	887	119	28	235	69	18	12.7	5	0.07	0.22
2019	0.22	0.53	0.23	0.31	88	670	218	155	1042	131	29	264	82	25	16.1	4	0.05	0.21
2020	0.31	0.63	0.27	0.35	53	723	137	198	1240	157	49	322	112	11	5.6	1	0.02	0.3
2021	0.26	0.72	0.28	0.26	55	778	78	218	1458	141	37	329	85	14	6.4	5	0.09	0.26
2022	0.45	0.71	0.36	0.38	45	823	17	293	1751	108	49	327	124	14	4.8	2	0.04	0.21
2023	0.17	0.66	0.28	0.34	52	875	13	249	2000	100	17	310	106	6	2.4		0	0.19
2024	0.11	0.7	0.27	0.29	49	924	12	249	2249	97	11	293	85	11	4.4	1	0.02	0.2
2025	0.13	0.93	0.3	0.26	66	990	0	293	2542	101	13	254	67	2	0.7		0	0.27

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	95
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	84
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	79
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	73
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	72
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	69
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	54
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	47
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	47
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	43
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	38
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	38
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	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	31
15	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	31
16	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
17	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
18	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	28
19	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	28
20	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
21	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
22	2004	Motifs in Brain Networks. (2004). Kotter, Rolf ; Sporns, Olaf. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:0020369. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	24
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	24
24	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	23
25	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	21
26	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	21
27	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	21
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	2006	Citation Advantage of Open Access Articles. (2006). Eysenbach, Gunther. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:0040157. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	19
30	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
31	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
32	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	18
33	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	18
34	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
35	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	17
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	17
37	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	17
38	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
39	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	16
40	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
41	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
42	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
43	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
44	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
45	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
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	15
47	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
48	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
49	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
50	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	13

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	24
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	20
3	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	16
4	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	15
5	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	13
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	12
7	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
8	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	11
9	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	10
10	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	10
11	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
12	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
13	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	9
14	2006	Citation Advantage of Open Access Articles. (2006). Eysenbach, Gunther. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:0040157. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	9
15	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	9
16	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	9
17	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	9
18	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	9
19	2004	Motifs in Brain Networks. (2004). Kotter, Rolf ; Sporns, Olaf. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:0020369. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	9
20	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	8
21	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	7
22	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	7
23	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	7
24	2020	Reporting animal research: Explanation and elaboration for the ARRIVE guidelines 2.0. (2020). Hurst, Viki ; Dirnagl, Ulrich ; Holgate, Stephen T ; Lazic, Stanley E ; Clark, Alejandra ; Cuthill, Innes C ; Lidster, Katie ; Wrbel, Hanno ; du Sert, Nathalie Percie ; MacCallum, Catriona J ; Steckler, Thomas ; Browne, William J ; MacLeod, Malcolm ; Silberberg, Shai D ; Baker, Monya ; Petersen, Ole H ; Avey, Marc T ; Rawle, Frances ; Alam, Sabina ; Rooney, Kieron ; Ahluwalia, Amrita ; Sena, Emily S ; Howells, David W ; Garner, Paul ; Reynolds, Penny ; Karp, Natasha A ; Emerson, Michael ; Pearl, Esther J. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:3000411. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	6
25	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	6
26	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	6
27	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
28	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	6
29	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
30	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	6
31	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	5
32	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	5
33	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	5
34	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	4
35	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
36	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
37	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	4
38	2020	Dating genomic variants and shared ancestry in population-scale sequencing data. (2020). McVean, Gil ; Albers, Patrick K. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:3000586. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	4
39	2006	Viruses Life History: Towards a Mechanistic Basis of a Trade-Off between Survival and Reproduction among Phages. (2006). de Paepe, Marianne ; Taddei, Franois. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:0040193. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	4
40	2021	A phylogenomic framework for charting the diversity and evolution of giant viruses. (2021). Ha, Anh D ; Koonin, Eugene V ; Moniruzzaman, Mohammad ; Aylward, Frank O. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:3001430. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	4
41	2023	Statistical simulations show that scientists need not increase overall sample size by default when including both sexes in in vivo studies. (2023). Phillips, Benjamin ; Karp, Natasha A ; Haschler, Timo N. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:3002129. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	4
42	2006	Money for Nothing? A Call for Empirical Evaluation of Biodiversity Conservation Investments. (2006). Ferraro, Paul ; Pattanayak, Subhrendu K. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:0040105. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	4
43	2022	Systematically assessing microbiomeâdisease associations identifies drivers of inconsistency in metagenomic research. (2022). Patel, Chirag J ; Tierney, Braden T ; Shui, Bing ; Kent, Benjamin M ; Kostic, Aleksandar D ; Yang, Zhen ; Tan, Yingxuan ; Walker, Michaela J. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:3001556. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	3
44	2019	Fast near-wholeâbrain imaging in adult Drosophila during responses to stimuli and behavior. (2019). Aimon, Sophie ; Greenspan, Ralph J ; Broxton, Michael ; Grosenick, Logan ; Deisseroth, Karl ; Jia, Tongqiu ; Sejnowski, Terrence J ; Katsuki, Takeo. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:2006732. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	3
45	2014	Best Practices for Scientific Computing. (2014). Wilson, Paul ; Huff, Kathryn D ; Guy, Richard T ; Davis, Matt ; Brown, Titus C ; Aruliah, D A ; Chue, Neil P ; White, Ethan P ; Waugh, Ben ; Plumbley, Mark D ; Mitchell, Ian M. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:1001745. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	3
46	2015	Public Data Archiving in Ecology and Evolution: How Well Are We Doing?. (2015). Binning, Sandra A ; Lanfear, Robert ; Roche, Dominique G. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:1002295. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	3
47	2007	Structural and Functional Diversity of the Microbial Kinome. (2007). Zhai, Yufeng ; Taylor, Susan S ; Kannan, Natarajan ; Manning, Gerard ; Venter, Craig J. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:0050017. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper	3
48	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	3
49	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	3
50	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	3

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2025	A constricted mitochondrial morphology formed during respiration. (2025). Mallet, Adeline ; Dietrich, Lea ; Zimmer, Christophe ; Kunz, Christina ; Cohen, Mickael M ; Morcillo-Parra, Maria Angeles ; Cavellini, Laetitia ; Lelek, Mickal ; Singh, Manish K ; Bomme, Perrine ; Barascu, Aurlia ; Alsayyah, Cynthia ; Teixeira, Maria Teresa ; Belgareh-Touz, Nama. In: Nature Communications. RePEc:nat:natcom:v:16:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-025-60658-9. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper
2025	Alterations in peroxisome-mitochondria interplay in skeletal muscle accelerate muscle dysfunction. (2025). Negro, Samuele ; Salviati, Leonardo ; Trani, Giulia ; Romanello, Vanina ; Blaauw, Bert ; Armani, Andrea ; Mammucari, Cristina ; Cali, Tito ; Barazzuol, Lucia ; Rigoni, Michela ; Nogara, Leonardo ; Gherardi, Gaia ; Jaspers, Yorrick ; Davigo, Ilaria ; Filadi, Riccardo ; Scalabrin, Marco ; Turco, Eloisa ; Kemp, Stephan ; Prete, Eugenio ; Sandri, Marco ; Cegli, Rossella ; Pizzo, Paola ; Baschiera, Elisa ; Moro, Cedric ; Franco-Romero, Anais ; Caspar-Bauguil, Sylvie. In: Nature Communications. RePEc:nat:natcom:v:16:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-025-64833-w. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper
2025	Major depressive disorder on a neuromorphic continuum. (2025). Chen, Yuan ; Han, Shaoqiang ; Li, Jiao ; Ji, Gong-Jun ; Liao, Wei ; Long, Zhiliang ; Wang, Kai ; Cheng, Jingliang ; Zhang, Yong ; Xu, Yong ; Yao, Guanqun. In: Nature Communications. RePEc:nat:natcom:v:16:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-025-57682-0. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper
2025	Evidence for divergent cortical organisation in Parkinsonâs disease and Lewy Body Dementia. (2025). Ryten, Mina ; Peters, Melissa Grant ; Callaghan, Martina F ; Dobreva, Ivelina ; Thomas, George ; Zarkali, Angeliki ; Weil, Rimona S ; Hannaway, Naomi. In: Nature Communications. RePEc:nat:natcom:v:16:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-025-66783-9. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper
2025	Can GenAI Improve Academic Performance? Evidence from the Social and Behavioral Sciences. (2025). Wunsch, Conny ; Filimonovic, Dragan ; Rutzer, Christian. In: Papers. RePEc:arx:papers:2510.02408. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper
2025	Gaps in tropical science from unrepresentative distribution of sampling and citation across natural terrestrial environments. (2025). Axelsson, Petter E ; Feeley, Kenneth J ; Kardol, Paul ; Tang, Jing ; Hwang, Bernice C ; Leonce, Olivier Jean ; Prevy, Janet S ; Lindh, Arvid ; Vought, Olivia K ; Cadillo-Quiroz, Hinsby ; Bermudez, April E ; Salinas, Norma ; Axn, Hanna ; Virkkala, Anna-Maria ; Yan, Yan ; Chaudhary, Nitin ; Wallin, Gran ; Bargus-Tobella, Aida ; Zhang, Wenxin ; Butt, Nathalie ; Mewett, Gavyn ; Callebaut, Timon ; Mujawamariya, Myriam ; Anders, Emily ; Wanger, Thomas Cherico ; Dusenge, Mirindi Eric ; Bartholomew, David C ; Jonsson, Micael ; Lussetti, Daniel ; Lamba, Shubhangi ; Witteman, Maria ; Metcalfe, Daniel B. In: Nature Communications. RePEc:nat:natcom:v:16:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-025-67617-4. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper
2025	Lessons from an AI-Sprint: a proposal for measuring human-AI cooperation in research. (2025). Gschwend, Thomas ; Scaplehorn, Niki ; Ratkovic, Marc ; Wendering, Leonard ; Schoenenberger, Henning. In: Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. RePEc:pal:palcom:v:12:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1057_s41599-025-06110-1. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper
2025	Virtual Reality in Higher Education: A Systematic Review Aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals. (2025). Ausn-Villaverde, Vanesa ; Abella-Garca, Vctor ; Llanos-Ruiz, David. In: Societies. RePEc:gam:jsoctx:v:15:y:2025:i:9:p:251-:d:1745760. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper
2025	Explosion of formulaic research articles, including inappropriate study designs and false discoveries, based on the NHANES US national health database. (2025). Aliu, Anietie E ; Suchak, Tulsi ; Spick, Matt ; Geifman, Nophar ; Zwiggelaar, Reyer ; Harrison, Charlie. In: PLOS Biology. RePEc:plo:pbio00:3003152. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper
2025	The Sex Inclusive Research Framework to address sex bias in preclinical research proposals. (2025). Hunt, Lilian ; Ryder, Kathy ; Gray, Kelly ; Reynolds, Penny S ; Berdoy, Manuel ; Phillips, Benjamin ; Karp, Natasha A ; du Sert, Nathalie Percie ; Pearl, Esther J ; Gledhill, Jon ; Tremoleda, Jordi L ; Leach, Matt ; Whitfield, Lucy ; Kerton, Angela ; Wells, Sara ; Jennings, Maggy ; Stanford, Clare S. In: Nature Communications. RePEc:nat:natcom:v:16:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-025-58560-5. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper
2025	Mitochondrial complexity is regulated at ER-mitochondria contact sites via PDZD8-FKBP8 tethering. (2025). Hirabayashi, Yusuke ; Du, Yudan ; Polleux, Franck ; Suga, Shogo ; Lippincott-Schwartz, Jennifer ; Kosako, Hidetaka ; Tsuboi, Masafumi ; Nagao, Takahiro ; Seo, Jeong Kon ; Nakakido, Makoto ; Potter, Clint ; Tsumoto, Kouhei ; Nakamura, Koki ; Kishi, Yusuke ; Aoyama-Ishiwatari, Saeko ; Gotoh, Yukiko ; Paaran, Mohammadreza ; Kwak, Chulhwan ; Obara, Christopher J ; Rhee, Hyun-Woo ; Sakurai-Saito, Yui ; Carragher, Bridget ; Johnston, Jake. In: Nature Communications. RePEc:nat:natcom:v:16:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-025-58538-3. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper
2025	Induced endosymbiosis between a fungus and bacterium reveals a shift from antagonism to commensalism. (2025). Giger, Gabriel H ; Dehapiot, Benoit ; Sintsova, Anna ; Holderbusch, Alannah ; Gassler, Thomas ; Sunagawa, Shinichi ; Bossert, Olivia X ; Bortfeld-Miller, Miriam ; Vorholt, Julia A. In: Nature Communications. RePEc:nat:natcom:v:16:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-025-65741-9. Full description at Econpapers \|\| Download paper
2025	Textile Materials Information for Digital Product Passport Implementation in the Textile and Clothing Ecosystem: A Review on the Role of Raw Fibers in a Substantial Transition. (2025). del Curto, Barbara ; Papile, Flavia. In: Sustainability. RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:17:y:2025:i:19:p:8804-:d:1762245. 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
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10 most frequent citing series

#	Series	H	Cites
1	Nature Communications / Nature	59	367
2	Scientometrics / Springer	71	135
3	PLOS ONE / Public Library of Science	62	74
4	Journal of Informetrics / Elsevier	54	56
5	PLOS Biology / Public Library of Science	23	49
6	Sustainability / MDPI	79	49
7	IJERPH / MDPI	50	33
8	PLOS Computational Biology / Public Library of Science	24	32
9	Humanities and Social Sciences Communications / Palgrave Macmillan	28	30
10	Papers / arXiv.org	100	22
11	Research Policy / Elsevier	191	22