Table 3. Summary of research articles published in six PLOS journals in 2012.
| PLOS Journal | Impact Factor | Total | Indicator | Median | Mean | SD | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 12.690 | 134 | AAS | 7 | 17.78 | 37.93 | 0 | 358 |
| CIT | 18.5 | 21.56 | 15.69 | 2 | 89 | |||
| Medicine | 15.253 | 102 | AAS | 18 | 33.80 | 61.30 | 1 | 412 |
| CIT | 14.5 | 19.64 | 16.99 | 0 | 81 | |||
| Computational Biology | 4.867 | 466 | AAS | 2 | 4.54 | 9.79 | 0 | 112 |
| CIT | 8 | 10.40 | 10.93 | 0 | 99 | |||
| Genetics | 8.517 | 682 | AAS | 2 | 5.28 | 13.79 | 0 | 243 |
| CIT | 12 | 16.18 | 15.49 | 0 | 122 | |||
| Pathogens | 8.136 | 558 | AAS | 2 | 4.92 | 11.18 | 0 | 133 |
| CIT | 14 | 17.50 | 13.04 | 0 | 96 | |||
| Neglected Tropical Diseases | 4.569 | 464 | AAS | 1 | 4.61 | 39.39 | 0 | 845 |
| CIT | 8 | 10.04 | 9.12 | 0 | 97 | |||
| Total | 2,406 | AAS | 2 | 6.83 | 26.04 | 0 | 845 | |
| CIT | 11 | 14.63 | 13.64 | 0 | 122 |