What is Web of Science?
“Web of Science, previously known as Web of Knowledge, is a database of bibliographic citations of multidisciplinary areas that covers the various journals of medical, scientific, and social sciences including humanities.” Science Direct Topic Index for Web of Science
Each column below references functionality within Web of Science and a free database/tool that replicates the same functionality.
Visually analyzing the results of a search
In Web of Science, you can visually analyze the results of a search by
- Web of Science categories
- Publication years
- Document types
- Authors
- Affiliations
- Publication Titles
- Publishers
- Funding Agencies
- Grant Numbers
- Open Access
- The Lens a.k.a.lens.orgYou can analyze the search results for both patents as well as scholarly works in The Lens.
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Forward and backwards citation searching and analysis
In Web of Science, you can
- Conduct forward and backwards citation research on an article or conference proceeding
- Run a citation report to view the trends for a given research topic/search
- The Lens a.k.a.lens.orgYou can conduct forward and backwards citation research on patents and scholarly works in The Lens.
Where can I find training on Lens.org?
More information on using Lens.org is available on their website at https://support.lens.org/. Videos are available on Cambia's Vimeo channel https://vimeo.com/user10734565.