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PLoS Pathogens

Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
ISSN: 15537366, 15537374
SCImago
Q1
WOS
Q1
Impact factor
5.5
SJR
2.223
CiteScore
11.4
Categories
Genetics
Immunology
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Parasitology
Virology
Areas
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Immunology and Microbiology
Years of issue
2005-2025
journal names
PLoS Pathogens
PLOS PATHOG
Publications
11 475
Citations
670 350
h-index
265
Top-3 citing journals
Journal of Virology
Journal of Virology (22264 citations)
PLoS Pathogens
PLoS Pathogens (21819 citations)
Viruses
Viruses (16057 citations)
Top-3 organizations
Top-3 countries
USA (5902 publications)
United Kingdom (1478 publications)
Germany (1131 publications)

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USA, 5902, 51.43%
United Kingdom, 1478, 12.88%
Germany, 1131, 9.86%
France, 974, 8.49%
China, 970, 8.45%
Canada, 629, 5.48%
Australia, 491, 4.28%
Netherlands, 413, 3.6%
Switzerland, 408, 3.56%
Japan, 342, 2.98%
Spain, 279, 2.43%
Sweden, 202, 1.76%
Italy, 190, 1.66%
Belgium, 182, 1.59%
Brazil, 164, 1.43%
India, 150, 1.31%
Singapore, 122, 1.06%
Israel, 117, 1.02%
South Africa, 109, 0.95%
Republic of Korea, 107, 0.93%
Austria, 97, 0.85%
Denmark, 88, 0.77%
Portugal, 81, 0.71%
Czech Republic, 69, 0.6%
Finland, 61, 0.53%
Thailand, 60, 0.52%
Ireland, 57, 0.5%
Norway, 44, 0.38%
Argentina, 43, 0.37%
Uganda, 35, 0.31%
New Zealand, 31, 0.27%
Mexico, 29, 0.25%
Poland, 28, 0.24%
Croatia, 25, 0.22%
Kenya, 22, 0.19%
Vietnam, 21, 0.18%
Greece, 21, 0.18%
Chile, 19, 0.17%
Russia, 18, 0.16%
Hungary, 18, 0.16%
Tanzania, 18, 0.16%
Zambia, 15, 0.13%
Saudi Arabia, 15, 0.13%
Cameroon, 14, 0.12%
Lebanon, 14, 0.12%
Estonia, 13, 0.11%
Burkina Faso, 13, 0.11%
Indonesia, 13, 0.11%
Colombia, 13, 0.11%
Bangladesh, 12, 0.1%
Malaysia, 12, 0.1%
Mali, 12, 0.1%
Slovenia, 12, 0.1%
Gabon, 10, 0.09%
Ghana, 10, 0.09%
Malawi, 9, 0.08%
Nigeria, 9, 0.08%
Uruguay, 9, 0.08%
Egypt, 8, 0.07%
Peru, 8, 0.07%
Rwanda, 8, 0.07%
Gambia, 7, 0.06%
Cambodia, 7, 0.06%
Qatar, 6, 0.05%
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 6, 0.05%
Costa Rica, 5, 0.04%
Cuba, 5, 0.04%
Luxembourg, 5, 0.04%
Senegal, 5, 0.04%
Slovakia, 5, 0.04%
French Guiana, 5, 0.04%
Bulgaria, 3, 0.03%
Botswana, 3, 0.03%
Venezuela, 3, 0.03%
Guinea, 3, 0.03%
Zimbabwe, 3, 0.03%
Iran, 3, 0.03%
Madagascar, 3, 0.03%
Ecuador, 3, 0.03%
Ukraine, 2, 0.02%
Benin, 2, 0.02%
Bolivia, 2, 0.02%
Georgia, 2, 0.02%
Côte d'Ivoire, 2, 0.02%
Latvia, 2, 0.02%
Liberia, 2, 0.02%
Lithuania, 2, 0.02%
Nepal, 2, 0.02%
Oman, 2, 0.02%
Papua New Guinea, 2, 0.02%
Saint Kitts and Nevis, 2, 0.02%
Serbia, 2, 0.02%
Tunisia, 2, 0.02%
Turkey, 2, 0.02%
Algeria, 1, 0.01%
Afghanistan, 1, 0.01%
Haiti, 1, 0.01%
Guyana, 1, 0.01%
Guinea-Bissau, 1, 0.01%
Dominican Republic, 1, 0.01%
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USA, 1589, 43.57%
China, 504, 13.82%
United Kingdom, 392, 10.75%
Germany, 290, 7.95%
France, 234, 6.42%
Canada, 169, 4.63%
Australia, 142, 3.89%
Switzerland, 100, 2.74%
Japan, 99, 2.71%
Netherlands, 92, 2.52%
Spain, 74, 2.03%
India, 70, 1.92%
Belgium, 54, 1.48%
Sweden, 53, 1.45%
Brazil, 52, 1.43%
Italy, 48, 1.32%
Republic of Korea, 31, 0.85%
Singapore, 29, 0.8%
South Africa, 29, 0.8%
Israel, 26, 0.71%
Denmark, 25, 0.69%
Thailand, 25, 0.69%
Czech Republic, 25, 0.69%
Austria, 22, 0.6%
Finland, 20, 0.55%
Argentina, 14, 0.38%
Norway, 14, 0.38%
Portugal, 13, 0.36%
Ireland, 13, 0.36%
Uganda, 12, 0.33%
Mexico, 11, 0.3%
Greece, 9, 0.25%
Kenya, 9, 0.25%
Tanzania, 9, 0.25%
New Zealand, 8, 0.22%
Mali, 7, 0.19%
Zambia, 6, 0.16%
Nigeria, 6, 0.16%
Poland, 6, 0.16%
Chile, 6, 0.16%
Estonia, 5, 0.14%
Bangladesh, 5, 0.14%
Vietnam, 5, 0.14%
Egypt, 5, 0.14%
Colombia, 5, 0.14%
Saudi Arabia, 5, 0.14%
Russia, 4, 0.11%
Hungary, 4, 0.11%
Cameroon, 4, 0.11%
Lebanon, 4, 0.11%
Slovenia, 4, 0.11%
Croatia, 4, 0.11%
Burkina Faso, 3, 0.08%
Ghana, 3, 0.08%
Cambodia, 3, 0.08%
Qatar, 3, 0.08%
Cuba, 3, 0.08%
Malaysia, 3, 0.08%
Peru, 3, 0.08%
Guinea, 2, 0.05%
Zimbabwe, 2, 0.05%
Iran, 2, 0.05%
Luxembourg, 2, 0.05%
Malawi, 2, 0.05%
Nepal, 2, 0.05%
Rwanda, 2, 0.05%
Senegal, 2, 0.05%
Saint Kitts and Nevis, 2, 0.05%
French Guiana, 2, 0.05%
Ecuador, 2, 0.05%
Ukraine, 1, 0.03%
Bulgaria, 1, 0.03%
Guyana, 1, 0.03%
Guinea-Bissau, 1, 0.03%
Georgia, 1, 0.03%
Dominican Republic, 1, 0.03%
Indonesia, 1, 0.03%
Cyprus, 1, 0.03%
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1, 0.03%
Costa Rica, 1, 0.03%
Côte d'Ivoire, 1, 0.03%
Latvia, 1, 0.03%
Liberia, 1, 0.03%
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Mauritania, 1, 0.03%
Madagascar, 1, 0.03%
Nicaragua, 1, 0.03%
Oman, 1, 0.03%
Papua New Guinea, 1, 0.03%
Paraguay, 1, 0.03%
Romania, 1, 0.03%
Serbia, 1, 0.03%
Slovakia, 1, 0.03%
Sierra Leone, 1, 0.03%
Tunisia, 1, 0.03%
Uruguay, 1, 0.03%
Faroe Islands, 1, 0.03%
Ethiopia, 1, 0.03%
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