AI Visibility Scorecard
PLOS
plos.org · Nonprofits
Well-positioned for AI search. The breakdown below shows where PLOS is still leaving points on the table.
AI engines read this profile 867 times
Meta AI · ChatGPT · Amazon Alexa · Perplexity
#3 of 827,475 in Nonprofits for AI visibility
100
8
AEO Visibility
iVisible · 7.7/10
35
Muse Index Score
iAI agent readiness
Agent-ready · 35/100
0
AI Adoption
iNone detected · 0/100
About PLOS
from our crawl and measurement
PLOS is a business whose own site puts it this way: "Discover how we are transforming scholarly publishing with a mission-driven commitment to open science, research integrity, and innovation that benefits researchers, institutions, and." Measured against the twelve signals AI engines rely on, it scores 7.7 out of 10, a strong showing.
Our crawl found structured data on the page (WebPage, ImageObject, BreadcrumbList) and a sitemap. It is missing an llms.txt file and a heading structure that lays out what it offers.
AI crawlers have visited 20 times in our tracking, including GPTBot (ChatGPT), ClaudeBot (Anthropic) and Applebot (Siri).
The 6 signals AI reads
Strong · Good · Fair · Weak
Structured Data
Good
Organization / LocalBusiness JSON-LD that AI can read.
Content Structure
Strong
Clear headings and answer-style content.
Entity Clarity
Good
How clearly your brand identity reads to AI.
E-E-A-T Signals
Experience, Expertise, Authority, Trust
Fair
Experience, Expertise, Authority, Trust markers.
Technical AEO
Good
robots.txt, llms.txt, and AI-bot crawl access.
AI Discoverability
Strong
Sitemaps and entity links AI can follow.
Off-page authority
How the web signals your brand to AI
Backlinks
Strong
Inbound links from other sites.
Domain Authority
Good
Established authority for your domain.
Reference Presence
Strong
Recognized in AI knowledge graphs.
News & Press
Strong
Press and news coverage.
Community
Strong
Forum and community discussion.
Social Mentions
Strong
Social discussion and mentions.
What this score means
Your AEO score measures whether AI search engines - ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini - can actually read your site and cite it in answers. Roughly two-thirds of sites are invisible to them. At 7.7/10, PLOS has a working base to build on - fixable, and the signals above are where to start.
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Source & Attribution
Scored by Engagemii on August 1, 2026. Methodology: engagemii.com/aeo/methodology
Source URL: https://engagemii.com/aeo/brands/plos-org
Cite this score: Engagemii (2026). "AEO Score for PLOS." Retrieved from https://engagemii.com/aeo/brands/plos-org
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