Digital health
PLOS is pioneering digital health through Open Access, interdisciplinary research at the intersection of healthcare and technology, reshaping how we approach wellness and patient care.
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Whether in more traditional clinical informatics settings or ground-breaking artificial intelligence (AI) and large language modelling (LLM) research, PLOS’ Open Access digital health research promotes the responsible and equitable utilization of new tools and technologies for global benefit.
These tools present rich opportunities to improve care in marginalized communities, opening new paths to patient-reported outcomes and greater collaborative engagement with healthcare providers. They must be accessible to all.
As AI becomes increasingly ubiquitous in clinical settings, maintaining our high research integrity and publication ethics is crucial for identifying potential sources of bias. This helps ensure the publication of reliable digital health research to both support physician decision-making and safeguard individuals seeking greater agency over their welfare through innovative apps or programs.
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Research spotlights
As a leading publisher in the field, these articles showcase research that has influenced academia, industry and/or policy.
Digital health research topics
PLOS publishes research across a broad range of topics. Take a look at the latest work in your field.
Further medicine and health reading and insights
PLOS publishes a broad range of inter-disciplinary research in medicine and health, spanning multiple journals, disciplines, and regions. Uncover further curated research and insights in the following fields:
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Our commitment to Open Science means others can build on PLOS precision digital health research and data to advance the digital health field. Discover selected popular digital health research below:
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17,749 authors from 132 countries chose PLOS to publish their digital health research*
Reaching a global audience, this research has received over 4,511 news and blog mentions^
Research in this field has been cited 60,188 times
after authors published in a PLOS journal*
Related PLOS research Collections
Covering a connected body of work and evaluated by leading experts in their respective fields, our Collections make it easier to delve deeper into specific research topics from across the breadth of the PLOS portfolio.
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Related journals in digital health
We provide a platform for digital health research across various PLOS journals, allowing interdisciplinary researchers to explore digital health research at all preclinical, translational and clinical research stages.
*Data source: Web of Science. © Copyright Clarivate 2024 | January 2004 – April 2024
^Data source: Altmetric.com | January 2004 – April 2024
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