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PLOS Global Public Health

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SCImago
Q1
WOS
Q2
Impact factor
2.5
SJR
0.908
CiteScore
2.6
Years of issue
2024-2025
journal names
PLOS Global Public Health
Publications
3 946
Citations
16 852
h-index
35
Publications
3 944
Citations
16 519
Top-3 citing journals
PLOS Global Public Health
PLOS Global Public Health (954 citations)
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE (554 citations)
BMC Public Health
BMC Public Health (439 citations)
Top-3 organizations
Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University (184 publications)
Makerere University
Makerere University (157 publications)
Top-3 countries
USA (968 publications)
United Kingdom (571 publications)
South Africa (207 publications)

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Citing journals

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PLOS Global Public Health
954 citations, 5.66%
PLoS ONE
554 citations, 3.29%
BMC Public Health
439 citations, 2.61%
Frontiers in Public Health
315 citations, 1.87%
Scientific Reports
260 citations, 1.54%
BMJ Global Health
239 citations, 1.42%
BMJ Open
233 citations, 1.38%
BMC Health Services Research
205 citations, 1.22%
Malaria Journal
161 citations, 0.96%
Cureus
150 citations, 0.89%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
147 citations, 0.87%
Vaccine
128 citations, 0.76%
Vaccines
124 citations, 0.74%
BMC Infectious Diseases
106 citations, 0.63%
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
91 citations, 0.54%
Discover Public Health
88 citations, 0.52%
The Lancet
82 citations, 0.49%
medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences
76 citations, 0.45%
The Lancet Global Health
72 citations, 0.43%
Healthcare
70 citations, 0.42%
AIDS and Behavior
69 citations, 0.41%
BMJ Public Health
67 citations, 0.4%
Health Science Reports
65 citations, 0.39%
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
62 citations, 0.37%
Social Science and Medicine
61 citations, 0.36%
International Journal for Equity in Health
61 citations, 0.36%
Nutrients
60 citations, 0.36%
Journal of the International AIDS Society
58 citations, 0.34%
Global Health Action
57 citations, 0.34%
Global Public Health
54 citations, 0.32%
Nature Communications
53 citations, 0.31%
BMC Women's Health
50 citations, 0.3%
The Lancet Infectious Diseases
49 citations, 0.29%
Heliyon
49 citations, 0.29%
Viruses
46 citations, 0.27%
Open Forum Infectious Diseases
45 citations, 0.27%
Reproductive Health
44 citations, 0.26%
Wellcome Open Research
44 citations, 0.26%
BMC Global and Public Health
43 citations, 0.26%
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
42 citations, 0.25%
Frontiers in Medicine
42 citations, 0.25%
EClinicalMedicine
41 citations, 0.24%
Antibiotics
40 citations, 0.24%
F1000Research
40 citations, 0.24%
Frontiers in Global Women s Health
40 citations, 0.24%
Health Policy and Planning
38 citations, 0.23%
BMJ
38 citations, 0.23%
Pathogens
36 citations, 0.21%
Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics
36 citations, 0.21%
Science of the Total Environment
35 citations, 0.21%
Journal of Clinical Medicine
35 citations, 0.21%
Frontiers in Reproductive Health
35 citations, 0.21%
Microorganisms
34 citations, 0.2%
SSM - Health Systems
34 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
32 citations, 0.19%
AIDS Research and Therapy
31 citations, 0.18%
Archives of Public Health
31 citations, 0.18%
BMC Pediatrics
31 citations, 0.18%
Conflict and Health
31 citations, 0.18%
Journal of Public Health in Africa
31 citations, 0.18%
Tropical Medicine and International Health
31 citations, 0.18%
BMC Medical Education
30 citations, 0.18%
Medicine (United States)
30 citations, 0.18%
Frontiers in Psychiatry
29 citations, 0.17%
Tropical Medicine and Health
29 citations, 0.17%
Journal of Infectious Diseases
29 citations, 0.17%
International Journal of Infectious Diseases
28 citations, 0.17%
Frontiers in Immunology
28 citations, 0.17%
Frontiers in Psychology
28 citations, 0.17%
International Health
28 citations, 0.17%
Clinical Infectious Diseases
27 citations, 0.16%
Health Research Policy and Systems
26 citations, 0.15%
JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
26 citations, 0.15%
JAMA network open
25 citations, 0.15%
Nature Medicine
25 citations, 0.15%
BMC Nursing
25 citations, 0.15%
SSM - Qualitative Research in Health
25 citations, 0.15%
Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health
24 citations, 0.14%
Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
24 citations, 0.14%
Journal of Infection and Public Health
24 citations, 0.14%
Frontiers in Health Services
24 citations, 0.14%
IJID Regions
24 citations, 0.14%
The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia
24 citations, 0.14%
Maternal and Child Nutrition
23 citations, 0.14%
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
23 citations, 0.14%
One Health
23 citations, 0.14%
JMIR Formative Research
23 citations, 0.14%
BMC Primary Care
23 citations, 0.14%
Infectious Diseases of Poverty
22 citations, 0.13%
BMC Psychiatry
22 citations, 0.13%
Archives of Disease in Childhood
22 citations, 0.13%
Midwifery
22 citations, 0.13%
BMJ Paediatrics Open
22 citations, 0.13%
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
22 citations, 0.13%
JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance
22 citations, 0.13%
The Lancet HIV
21 citations, 0.12%
International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
21 citations, 0.12%
Women's Health
21 citations, 0.12%
Women and Birth
21 citations, 0.12%
BMC Medicine
21 citations, 0.12%
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Springer Nature
3813 citations, 22.63%
Elsevier
2499 citations, 14.83%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
1682 citations, 9.98%
MDPI
1022 citations, 6.06%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
1004 citations, 5.96%
Wiley
859 citations, 5.1%
Frontiers Media S.A.
830 citations, 4.93%
Taylor & Francis
803 citations, 4.77%
BMJ
710 citations, 4.21%
Oxford University Press
427 citations, 2.53%
SAGE
425 citations, 2.52%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
315 citations, 1.87%
Research Square Platform LLC
135 citations, 0.8%
JMIR Publications
131 citations, 0.78%
F1000 Research
99 citations, 0.59%
AOSIS
92 citations, 0.55%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
83 citations, 0.49%
IGI Global
66 citations, 0.39%
Emerald
63 citations, 0.37%
Cambridge University Press
59 citations, 0.35%
American Society for Microbiology
58 citations, 0.34%
American Medical Association (AMA)
48 citations, 0.28%
Medknow
45 citations, 0.27%
Mary Ann Liebert
43 citations, 0.26%
IntechOpen
43 citations, 0.26%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
37 citations, 0.22%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
34 citations, 0.2%
SciELO
33 citations, 0.2%
Scientific Scholar
33 citations, 0.2%
IWA Publishing
28 citations, 0.17%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
27 citations, 0.16%
Hindawi Limited
26 citations, 0.15%
The Royal Society
21 citations, 0.12%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
21 citations, 0.12%
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
21 citations, 0.12%
Baishideng Publishing Group
19 citations, 0.11%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
17 citations, 0.1%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
16 citations, 0.09%
European Respiratory Society (ERS)
16 citations, 0.09%
CSIRO Publishing
16 citations, 0.09%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
15 citations, 0.09%
PAGEPress Publications
15 citations, 0.09%
Walter de Gruyter
14 citations, 0.08%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
14 citations, 0.08%
Microbiology Society
14 citations, 0.08%
eLife Sciences Publications
14 citations, 0.08%
EDP Sciences
13 citations, 0.08%
IOP Publishing
13 citations, 0.08%
S. Karger AG
13 citations, 0.08%
PeerJ
12 citations, 0.07%
Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishing
12 citations, 0.07%
Annual Reviews
11 citations, 0.07%
Brieflands
11 citations, 0.07%
Veterinary World
10 citations, 0.06%
Mark Allen Group
10 citations, 0.06%
Scientific Research Publishing
10 citations, 0.06%
American Academy of Pediatrics
9 citations, 0.05%
Secretaria de Vigilancia em Saude do Ministerio da Saude
9 citations, 0.05%
American Public Health Association
9 citations, 0.05%
Center for Strategic Studies in Business and Finance SSBFNET
9 citations, 0.05%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
8 citations, 0.05%
AME Publishing Company
8 citations, 0.05%
Royal College of Psychiatrists
8 citations, 0.05%
Health Affairs (Project Hope)
6 citations, 0.04%
Massachusetts Medical Society
6 citations, 0.04%
American Thoracic Society
6 citations, 0.04%
CABI Publishing
6 citations, 0.04%
Ubiquity Press
6 citations, 0.04%
Apex Publishing
6 citations, 0.04%
IMR Press
5 citations, 0.03%
American Speech Language Hearing Association
5 citations, 0.03%
Eco-Vector LLC
5 citations, 0.03%
Unisa Press
5 citations, 0.03%
Akademiai Kiado
5 citations, 0.03%
Hogrefe Publishing Group
5 citations, 0.03%
Environmental Health Perspectives
5 citations, 0.03%
IOS Press
4 citations, 0.02%
American College of Physicians
4 citations, 0.02%
American Society for Nutrition
4 citations, 0.02%
Moffitt Cancer Center
4 citations, 0.02%
Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)
4 citations, 0.02%
Institute of Research and Community Services Diponegoro University (LPPM UNDIP)
4 citations, 0.02%
SLACK
4 citations, 0.02%
XMLink
4 citations, 0.02%
Universidade Federal do Parana
3 citations, 0.02%
American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
3 citations, 0.02%
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
3 citations, 0.02%
Spandidos Publications
3 citations, 0.02%
Edizioni Minerva Medica
3 citations, 0.02%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
3 citations, 0.02%
The Endocrine Society
3 citations, 0.02%
SPb RAACI
3 citations, 0.02%
Korean Academy of Medical Sciences
3 citations, 0.02%
Academic Journals
3 citations, 0.02%
Canadian Science Publishing
3 citations, 0.02%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
3 citations, 0.02%
A and V Publications
3 citations, 0.02%
CAIRN
3 citations, 0.02%
University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
3 citations, 0.02%
Modestum Ltd
3 citations, 0.02%
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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
299 publications, 7.58%
Johns Hopkins University
184 publications, 4.66%
Makerere University
157 publications, 3.98%
Harvard University
151 publications, 3.83%
Kenya Medical Research Institute
135 publications, 3.42%
University College London
106 publications, 2.69%
University of Washington
101 publications, 2.56%
University of the Witwatersrand
99 publications, 2.51%
University of California, San Francisco
99 publications, 2.51%
University of Oxford
84 publications, 2.13%
University of Cape Town
84 publications, 2.13%
University of Ghana
79 publications, 2%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
72 publications, 1.82%
Emory University
69 publications, 1.75%
Imperial College London
68 publications, 1.72%
Yale University
68 publications, 1.72%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
66 publications, 1.67%
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
64 publications, 1.62%
University of Toronto
61 publications, 1.55%
Duke University
54 publications, 1.37%
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
52 publications, 1.32%
South African Medical Research Council
50 publications, 1.27%
University of Ibadan
49 publications, 1.24%
University of British Columbia
48 publications, 1.22%
Stanford University
44 publications, 1.12%
University of New South Wales
43 publications, 1.09%
Tribhuvan University
42 publications, 1.06%
Columbia University
41 publications, 1.04%
Uganda Ministry of Health
41 publications, 1.04%
University of Michigan
41 publications, 1.04%
Kamuzu University of Health Sciences
41 publications, 1.04%
University of Sydney
40 publications, 1.01%
Mbarara University of Science and Technology
40 publications, 1.01%
National Institute for Medical Research
37 publications, 0.94%
University of Nairobi
37 publications, 0.94%
Stellenbosch University
36 publications, 0.91%
McGill University
36 publications, 0.91%
University of Zambia
36 publications, 0.91%
Aga Khan University
34 publications, 0.86%
University of Melbourne
34 publications, 0.86%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
34 publications, 0.86%
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
34 publications, 0.86%
Karolinska Institute
33 publications, 0.84%
King's College London
33 publications, 0.84%
Massachusetts General Hospital
33 publications, 0.84%
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
33 publications, 0.84%
Boston University
32 publications, 0.81%
Western University
32 publications, 0.81%
Mahidol University
31 publications, 0.79%
University of California, Los Angeles
31 publications, 0.79%
University of Health and Allied Sciences
31 publications, 0.79%
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
30 publications, 0.76%
Brigham and Women's Hospital
30 publications, 0.76%
Addis Ababa University
30 publications, 0.76%
McMaster University
29 publications, 0.73%
University of Gondar
29 publications, 0.73%
University of Edinburgh
28 publications, 0.71%
Burnet Institute
28 publications, 0.71%
University of California, Berkeley
28 publications, 0.71%
New York University
28 publications, 0.71%
Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
28 publications, 0.71%
University of Zimbabwe
28 publications, 0.71%
University of Alberta
26 publications, 0.66%
University of Ottawa
26 publications, 0.66%
University of Birmingham
25 publications, 0.63%
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research
25 publications, 0.63%
University of Cambridge
24 publications, 0.61%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
24 publications, 0.61%
University of Southampton
23 publications, 0.58%
Georgetown University
23 publications, 0.58%
Ifakara Health Institute
23 publications, 0.58%
University of Pennsylvania
23 publications, 0.58%
Ethiopian Public Health Institute
23 publications, 0.58%
National Health Laboratory Services
22 publications, 0.56%
George Washington University
22 publications, 0.56%
University of Cape Coast
22 publications, 0.56%
University of Maryland, Baltimore
22 publications, 0.56%
University for Development Studies
21 publications, 0.53%
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
21 publications, 0.53%
University of Bristol
20 publications, 0.51%
University of Liverpool
19 publications, 0.48%
Cornell University
19 publications, 0.48%
Africa Health Research Institute
19 publications, 0.48%
University of the Western Cape
19 publications, 0.48%
University of Amsterdam
19 publications, 0.48%
Moi University
19 publications, 0.48%
Pennsylvania State University
18 publications, 0.46%
Monash University
18 publications, 0.46%
University of Queensland
18 publications, 0.46%
York University
18 publications, 0.46%
University of York
18 publications, 0.46%
University Hospital Heidelberg
17 publications, 0.43%
University College Hospital, Ibadan
17 publications, 0.43%
University of California, San Diego
17 publications, 0.43%
Baylor College of Medicine
17 publications, 0.43%
Amsterdam University Medical Center
17 publications, 0.43%
University of Utah
17 publications, 0.43%
BRAC University
17 publications, 0.43%
Haramaya University
17 publications, 0.43%
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi
16 publications, 0.41%
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USA, 968, 24.53%
USA
968 publications, 24.53%
United Kingdom, 571, 14.47%
United Kingdom
571 publications, 14.47%
South Africa, 207, 5.25%
South Africa
207 publications, 5.25%
Kenya, 204, 5.17%
Kenya
204 publications, 5.17%
Uganda, 195, 4.94%
Uganda
195 publications, 4.94%
Canada, 190, 4.82%
Canada
190 publications, 4.82%
Australia, 178, 4.51%
Australia
178 publications, 4.51%
Switzerland, 159, 4.03%
Switzerland
159 publications, 4.03%
India, 147, 3.73%
India
147 publications, 3.73%
Tanzania, 142, 3.6%
Tanzania
142 publications, 3.6%
Ethiopia, 135, 3.42%
Ethiopia
135 publications, 3.42%
Ghana, 130, 3.29%
Ghana
130 publications, 3.29%
Nigeria, 126, 3.19%
Nigeria
126 publications, 3.19%
Bangladesh, 92, 2.33%
Bangladesh
92 publications, 2.33%
Malawi, 89, 2.26%
Malawi
89 publications, 2.26%
Netherlands, 73, 1.85%
Netherlands
73 publications, 1.85%
Nepal, 67, 1.7%
Nepal
67 publications, 1.7%
Germany, 64, 1.62%
Germany
64 publications, 1.62%
Zambia, 56, 1.42%
Zambia
56 publications, 1.42%
Belgium, 53, 1.34%
Belgium
53 publications, 1.34%
Sweden, 52, 1.32%
Sweden
52 publications, 1.32%
Brazil, 48, 1.22%
Brazil
48 publications, 1.22%
France, 47, 1.19%
France
47 publications, 1.19%
China, 47, 1.19%
China
47 publications, 1.19%
Pakistan, 46, 1.17%
Pakistan
46 publications, 1.17%
Zimbabwe, 41, 1.04%
Zimbabwe
41 publications, 1.04%
Cameroon, 38, 0.96%
Cameroon
38 publications, 0.96%
Thailand, 37, 0.94%
Thailand
37 publications, 0.94%
Rwanda, 31, 0.79%
Rwanda
31 publications, 0.79%
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 29, 0.73%
Democratic Republic of the Congo
29 publications, 0.73%
Mozambique, 29, 0.73%
Mozambique
29 publications, 0.73%
Peru, 29, 0.73%
Peru
29 publications, 0.73%
Indonesia, 28, 0.71%
Indonesia
28 publications, 0.71%
Vietnam, 27, 0.68%
Vietnam
27 publications, 0.68%
Burkina Faso, 25, 0.63%
Burkina Faso
25 publications, 0.63%
Denmark, 25, 0.63%
Denmark
25 publications, 0.63%
Spain, 24, 0.61%
Spain
24 publications, 0.61%
Malaysia, 23, 0.58%
Malaysia
23 publications, 0.58%
Mexico, 22, 0.56%
Mexico
22 publications, 0.56%
Philippines, 20, 0.51%
Philippines
20 publications, 0.51%
Italy, 19, 0.48%
Italy
19 publications, 0.48%
Colombia, 18, 0.46%
Colombia
18 publications, 0.46%
Singapore, 18, 0.46%
Singapore
18 publications, 0.46%
Sri Lanka, 18, 0.46%
Sri Lanka
18 publications, 0.46%
Japan, 18, 0.46%
Japan
18 publications, 0.46%
Norway, 17, 0.43%
Norway
17 publications, 0.43%
Lebanon, 15, 0.38%
Lebanon
15 publications, 0.38%
Gambia, 14, 0.35%
Gambia
14 publications, 0.35%
Cambodia, 14, 0.35%
Cambodia
14 publications, 0.35%
Senegal, 14, 0.35%
Senegal
14 publications, 0.35%
Haiti, 12, 0.3%
Haiti
12 publications, 0.3%
Lesotho, 12, 0.3%
Lesotho
12 publications, 0.3%
Egypt, 11, 0.28%
Egypt
11 publications, 0.28%
Ireland, 11, 0.28%
Ireland
11 publications, 0.28%
Côte d'Ivoire, 11, 0.28%
Côte d'Ivoire
11 publications, 0.28%
New Zealand, 11, 0.28%
New Zealand
11 publications, 0.28%
UAE, 11, 0.28%
UAE
11 publications, 0.28%
Turkey, 11, 0.28%
Turkey
11 publications, 0.28%
Benin, 10, 0.25%
Benin
10 publications, 0.25%
Guinea, 10, 0.25%
Guinea
10 publications, 0.25%
Liberia, 10, 0.25%
Liberia
10 publications, 0.25%
Republic of Korea, 10, 0.25%
Republic of Korea
10 publications, 0.25%
Sierra Leone, 10, 0.25%
Sierra Leone
10 publications, 0.25%
Guatemala, 9, 0.23%
Guatemala
9 publications, 0.23%
Jordan, 9, 0.23%
Jordan
9 publications, 0.23%
Iran, 9, 0.23%
Iran
9 publications, 0.23%
Congo-Brazzaville, 9, 0.23%
Congo-Brazzaville
9 publications, 0.23%
Dominican Republic, 8, 0.2%
Dominican Republic
8 publications, 0.2%
Papua New Guinea, 8, 0.2%
Papua New Guinea
8 publications, 0.2%
Chile, 8, 0.2%
Chile
8 publications, 0.2%
Qatar, 7, 0.18%
Qatar
7 publications, 0.18%
Mali, 7, 0.18%
Mali
7 publications, 0.18%
Mongolia, 7, 0.18%
Mongolia
7 publications, 0.18%
Myanmar, 7, 0.18%
Myanmar
7 publications, 0.18%
Niger, 7, 0.18%
Niger
7 publications, 0.18%
Palestine, 7, 0.18%
Palestine
7 publications, 0.18%
Finland, 7, 0.18%
Finland
7 publications, 0.18%
Eswatini, 7, 0.18%
Eswatini
7 publications, 0.18%
Botswana, 6, 0.15%
Botswana
6 publications, 0.15%
Israel, 6, 0.15%
Israel
6 publications, 0.15%
Laos, 6, 0.15%
Laos
6 publications, 0.15%
Madagascar, 6, 0.15%
Madagascar
6 publications, 0.15%
Somalia, 6, 0.15%
Somalia
6 publications, 0.15%
Sudan, 6, 0.15%
Sudan
6 publications, 0.15%
Fiji, 6, 0.15%
Fiji
6 publications, 0.15%
Ukraine, 5, 0.13%
Ukraine
5 publications, 0.13%
Argentina, 5, 0.13%
Argentina
5 publications, 0.13%
Afghanistan, 5, 0.13%
Afghanistan
5 publications, 0.13%
Burundi, 5, 0.13%
Burundi
5 publications, 0.13%
Georgia, 5, 0.13%
Georgia
5 publications, 0.13%
Namibia, 5, 0.13%
Namibia
5 publications, 0.13%
Solomon Islands, 5, 0.13%
Solomon Islands
5 publications, 0.13%
Trinidad and Tobago, 5, 0.13%
Trinidad and Tobago
5 publications, 0.13%
Jamaica, 5, 0.13%
Jamaica
5 publications, 0.13%
Portugal, 4, 0.1%
Portugal
4 publications, 0.1%
Barbados, 4, 0.1%
Barbados
4 publications, 0.1%
Greece, 4, 0.1%
Greece
4 publications, 0.1%
Iraq, 4, 0.1%
Iraq
4 publications, 0.1%
Morocco, 4, 0.1%
Morocco
4 publications, 0.1%
Puerto Rico, 4, 0.1%
Puerto Rico
4 publications, 0.1%
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