2026 Impact Factor
2.8
Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data
↑ 0.2 (+7.7%) vs last year
PLOS ONE impact factor: 2.8 in the current JCR release.
Verified quick facts
PLOS One's newest impact factor is 2.8, released June 17, 2026 and based on 2025 citation data. This verified record also shows JCR quartile, ISSN, publisher, and verification links for exact-title searches.
Metric year 2025
Released
Metric year 2024
| Category | Indexes | Quartile |
|---|---|---|
| MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES | SCIE | Q2 |
PLOS One's newest impact factor is 2.8, released June 17, 2026 and based on 2025 citation data.
PLOS One is listed as JCR Q2. Use the quartile together with the newest impact factor, ISSN, and field context.
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Ranked #2,346 in Medicine by impact factor and #768 among Q2 Medicine journals. This context helps compare PLOS One against journals publishing in the same field.
Published 72,997 papers across the last 5 recorded years.
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