SourceScore
PEERS · 5 CLOSEST · PLOS ONE

Sources at PLOS ONE's tier

The 5 sources closest to PLOS ONE (B · 78) by composite SourceScore Index, across all categories. Use this view to discover at-tier peers regardless of vertical.

Reference
PLOS ONE
journals.plos.org · Academic
Disc B · 84·Mod-Ref A · 88·Vel B · 70
B·78
Discipline leader
404 Media
A · 88+4 vs you
Modern Reference leader
PLOS ONE
A · 88(that's you)
Velocity leader
Axios
B · 80+10 vs you
Peer-group means (excluding PLOS ONE)
Index
78
0 vs you
Discipline
83
-1 vs you
Modern Reference
80
-8 vs you
Velocity
74
+4 vs you

The 5 closest peers

  1. 1
    404 Media404media.coTech News

    Independent journalism collective focused on tech + internet investigations; founded 2023.

    Discipline A · 88(+4)Modern Reference B · 76(-12)Velocity B · 70
    B·78
  2. 2
    Aeonaeon.coMagazine

    Online magazine for long-form essays on philosophy, science, society; CC-BY-ND licensed.

    Discipline B · 84Modern Reference B · 82(-6)Velocity B · 70
    B·78
  3. 3
    Al Jazeera Englishaljazeera.comNews

    Qatari international news network; English edition since 2006; Middle East + global beat coverage.

    Discipline B · 78(-6)Modern Reference B · 80(-8)Velocity B · 78(+8)
    B·78
  4. 4
    Axiosaxios.comNews

    U.S. news brand emphasizing 'smart brevity'; political + business + tech beat coverage since 2017.

    Discipline B · 80(-4)Modern Reference B · 80(-8)Velocity B · 80(+10)
    B·78
  5. 5
    BBC Research & Developmentbbc.co.uk/rdResearch

    BBC's research division publishing peer-reviewed-style technical papers + open-source projects.

    Discipline B · 84Modern Reference B · 82(-6)Velocity B · 70
    B·78

How we picked these peers

Peers are the 5 sources with the smallest absolute distance to PLOS ONE on the composite SourceScore Index, across all academic and non-academic sources. Distance is computed as |peer Index − PLOS ONE Index|. Ties are broken by higher Index first, then alphabetical by name.

Distinct from PLOS ONE's curated comparator hub, which lists hand-selected head-to-head pairs. Peers is auto-computed from the score data — every source has one, and it surfaces neighbors regardless of editorial selection.