DISCIPLINE · 35% of composite
PLOS ONE — Discipline
journals.plos.org · Academic
Citation Discipline measures how rigorously a source backs each factual claim with verifiable evidence. High-Discipline sources cite primary evidence inline; low-Discipline sources opine without sourcing.
B·84
B · 84
Peer-review checks methodology + ethics; novelty + significance left to readers; corrections public.
What drives this Discipline score
- PLOS editorialMethodological-soundness model rather than novelty filter.
Global rank
#91 of 130
By Discipline across all SourceScore sources
In-category rank
#17 of 19
Among academic sources
Vs. averages
Cat. mean: 91
Global mean: 85
Global mean: 85
-7 below category