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PLOS Computational Biology impact factor, and the open numbers behind it.
Short answer
The Journal Impact Factor is a licensed Clarivate metric, so we do not reproduce it. The closest open equivalent is OpenAlex's two-year mean citedness: 4.72 citations per paper for PLOS Computational Biology, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Key metrics
- Two-year mean citedness
- 4.72Citations per paper, papers from the two prior yearsSource: OpenAlex
- h-index
- 282Across all yearsSource: OpenAlex
- Papers in 2025
- 89313,134 in totalSource: OpenAlex
- Access
- OpenAPC about $3,043Source: OpenAlex
Papers per year.
How many works PLOS Computational Biology published in each complete year, as indexed by OpenAlex.
Fig. 1Works per year from OpenAlex. Retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
What PLOS Computational Biology publishes.
Mostly Cognitive Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Public Health and Environmental and Occupational Health, within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.
- Neural dynamics and brain function
- Gene Regulatory Network Analysis
- Protein Structure and Dynamics
- Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models
Most frequent research topics in OpenAlex.
Journals with a similar citation profile.
| Journal | Two-year mean citedness | h-index | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLOS Computational Biology | 4.72 | 282 | Open |
| Life Science Alliance | 4.75 | 61 | Open |
| PLOS Genetics | 4.66 | 341 | Open |
| BMC Bioinformatics | 4.78 | 306 | Open |
| Front Cell Dev Biol | 4.79 | 172 | Open |
About PLOS Computational Biology.
Comment 1What is the PLOS Computational Biology impact factor?
The Journal Impact Factor is a licensed Clarivate metric, so we do not reproduce it. The closest open equivalent is OpenAlex's two-year mean citedness: 4.72 citations per paper for PLOS Computational Biology, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Comment 2Is PLOS Computational Biology open access?
Yes, PLOS Computational Biology is fully open access, with an article processing charge of about $3,043.
Comment 3How many papers does PLOS Computational Biology publish a year?
OpenAlex records 893 works in 2025, and 13,134 in total.
Sources
- 1. OpenAlex source record · retrieved 23 Oct 2026
The Journal Impact Factor is a Clarivate metric and is not reproduced here.