Research any topic before you write.

Find related topics. | Discover entities. | See connections. | Build a topical map.

PLOS One

PLOS One (stylized PLOS ONE, and formerly PLoS ONE) is a peer-reviewed open access mega journal published by the Public Library of Science (PLOS) since 2006. The journal covers primary research from any discipline within science and medicine. The Public Library of Science began in 2000 with an online petition initiative by Nobel Prize winner Harold…

History & Science

Use the mouse wheel or two fingers (on touchscreens) to zoom in and out of the map.

Research this topic

Explore the main themes, entities and connections around PLOS One. Start with the topic map, then use the sections below for research and deeper semantic analysis.

Explore this topic

Start with a few of the strongest sections from the source topic. These are research directions, not a list of keywords you must use.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Publisher
Public Library of Science
Discipline
Multidisciplinary
Edited by
Emily Chenette
Frequency
Upon acceptance
History
Since 2006
Impact factor
2.8 (2025)

Topics to explore

Browse the full topic structure. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

Reception

Abstracting and indexing

Response to controversial publications

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

Map overview Semantic statistics

PLOS One

Nodes72
Edges71
Triples131
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.027778
Components1

How this topic connects Entity context

See the strongest relationship patterns around the current topic before diving into the raw triples.

PLOS One

Top relations

related to CreatorGate · 24
PLOS One → China, Chinese, Chinese Evangelical Church, Chinese National Basic Research, Chinese-language, Creator, CreatorGate, Despite, Higher Education, Iowa City, National Natural Science Foundation, Nature, On March, Others, PLOS One's, Program, Renzhi Han, Sarah Kaplan, Science, The
related to Rapid-onset gender dysphoria controversy · 17
PLOS One → Angelo Brandelli Costa, Brown University School, Data, Diane Ehrensaft, Dr, Heber, However, In, Julia Serano, Lisa Littman, Littman, Littman's, On August, On March, PLOS One Editor-in-chief Joerg, Public Health, The
related to Development · 15
PLOS One → Betty Moore Foundation, December, HTML, In, In August, In September, It, July, Later, May, October, PDF, PLOS, The Gordon, XML
related to External links · 14
PLOS One → April, Archived, Kaden Hazzard, Media, Peer-reviewed, PLOS Computational Biology, PLOS Genetics, PLOS ONE Topic Pages, PLOS Wiki, Retrieved, Wikimedia, Wikimedia Commons, Wikipedia, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Alleged sexism in one peer review instance · 13
PLOS One → Australian National University, By May, Fiona Ingleby, Head's, Ingleby, Megan Head, On April, PhD-to-postdoc, PLOS, Shortly, Sussex, The, University
related to Output and turnaround · 12
PLOS One → At PLOS One, Both, By, By November, By September, Himmelstein's, January, June, Nature, PubMed, Scientific Reports, The
related to Business model · 9
PLOS One → April, As, Creative Commons, Depending, PLOS, Public Library, Science, The, This
related to Reception · 9
PLOS One → According, Association, In January, In September, Journal Citation Reports, Learned, Professional Society Publishers, Publishing Innovation Award, The
related to Publication concept · 4
PLOS One → Based, PLOS One's, The, Then
Discipline · 1
PLOS One → Multidisciplinary

Important terminology Word statistics

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

plos one journal science article review published paper publication public impact articles scientific open factor journals data study academic papers

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
PLOS OneDisciplineMultidisciplinary1.00infobox
PLOS OneEdited byEmily Chenette1.00infobox
PLOS OneFrequencyUpon acceptance1.00infobox
PLOS OneHistorySince 20061.00infobox
PLOS OneImpact factor2.8 (2025)1.00infobox
PLOS OneISO 4PLOS ONE1.00infobox
PLOS OneISSN1932-62031.00infobox
PLOS OneLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
PLOS OneLCCN20062145321.00infobox
PLOS OneLicenseCreative Commons Attribution License 4.0 International1.00infobox
PLOS OneOCLC no.2282346571.00infobox
PLOS OneOpen accessYes1.00infobox
PLOS OnePublisherPublic Library of Science1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

These clusters group vocabulary that occurs around closely connected concepts in the source material.

    Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

    Bridges can reveal useful research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list of related terms.

    Min side: 3
    For writers, content strategists, SEOs, marketers and creators — from quick topic research to advanced semantic analysis.