Journal Record · Multidisciplinary Sciences
PLOS ONE
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Umair Abbasi
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AI Engineer & Data Scientist | PhD Candidate, Artificial Intelligence
Last reviewedJuly 26, 2026
Last verified: July 2026
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Key Metrics
| Metric |
Value |
Source |
| Impact Factor (current) |
2.8 |
Clarivate JCR |
| Impact Factor (5-year) |
3.3 |
Clarivate JCR |
| CiteScore |
4.8 |
Elsevier/Scopus |
| SJR |
0.726 |
SCImago |
| SNIP |
1.37 |
CWTS Leiden |
| Quartile |
Q2 |
Clarivate JCR |
Publisher: PLOS
Journal Information
- ISSN / eISSN
- 1932-6203
- Country
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USA
- Subject Area(s)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
- Indexing
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DOAJ
PubMed
SCIE
Scopus
- Open Access
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Fully OA
Reviewed by Umair Abbasi
AI Engineer & Data Scientist | PhD Candidate, Artificial Intelligence
Umair Abbasi is an AI Engineer and Data Scientist with a background in machine learning, AI agents, and MLOps, currently pursuing a PhD in Artificial Intelligence and holding a completed M.S. in Data Science. He leads the data architecture and tooling behind the journal metrics database and comparison tools. As an active researcher navigating journal selection and citation metrics in his own academic work, he brings a practitioner's perspective to how impact factor, CiteScore, and related metrics are actually used — not just how they're defined.
Credentials & Expertise:
- M.S., Data Science (completed)
- PhD Candidate, Artificial Intelligence (in progress)
- Machine Learning Specialization — Stanford University (Coursera)
- Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate
Frequently asked questions
What is the 2026 Impact Factor of PLOS ONE?
The current Journal Impact Factor of PLOS ONE is 2.8 (Clarivate Journal Citation Reports), with a CiteScore of 4.8 (Scopus). See the Key Metrics table on this page for the full metric set.
Is PLOS ONE a Q1 or Q2 journal?
PLOS ONE is ranked Q2 in Multidisciplinary Sciences. See the Journal Information section on this page for category details.
What is the CiteScore and SJR of PLOS ONE?
PLOS ONE has a CiteScore of 4.8 (Scopus) and an SJR of 0.726 (SCImago). See the Key Metrics table on this page for the full metric set.