Web of Science is a global search platform that unites the largest bibliographic and abstract databases of peer-reviewed scientific literature. In today's review we will consider the features of the service, the stages of registration in the database and the specifics of the Web of Science search engine.
Overview of the Web of Science database
Web of Science (WoS) is a global publisher-independent database of scientific publications, books, patents and scientific citations. Today, WoSis the world's leading platform for searching and locating scientific papers, obtaining scientometric information about scientific journals and scientists, and an analytical tool for the academic community.
Web of Science - a product of Clarivate Analytics, which includes several citation databases within the Web of Science Core Collection:
- ESCI - Emerging Sources Citation Index
- AHCI - Arts and Humanities Citation Index
- SSCI - Social Science Citation Index
- SCIE - Science Citation Extended Index
- BKCI - Book Citation Index
- CPCI - Conference Proceedings Citation Index
The service indexes only the most high-quality and relevant research, the best scientific journals. No more than 30% of applications from authors and journals for review and indexing are passed by the editorial board. Therefore, indexing in the Web of Science database is considered a significant achievement in the world scientific community.
WoS is:
- more than 161 million articles
- 254 subject areas
- more than 1.5 billion citations
- More than 9,000 leading academic, commercial and government institutions
- millions of users with scientific degrees
- Only the highest quality research and scientific materials
- > 34,665 journals, books, scientific papers, patents, and other materials
Web of Science is a collection of databases that indexes the world's most authoritative scientific literature in various fields of science. This service differs from other global databases by the widest coverage in such areas of knowledge: natural sciences, information technology, materials science, patents and datasets.
How to register on the Web of Science platform?
Web of Science platform can be familiarized to each user on a free basis. The full version and all functions of the search engine are available by paying for a subscription.
To create an account, you need to go to the WoS registration page:
To create an author profile, just follow a simple procedure and fill in a few fields:
- Enter your e-mail.
- Create a password for your account.
- Enter a first name.
- Enter last name.
- Press the "Register" button to register.
After filling in all fields, the system will offer to verify. A confirmation letter will instantly appear in your mail.
If you already have publications indexed by Web of Science, the platform will prompt you to add them to complete your profile.
Once you have registered your account, you will have access to basic search capabilities.
Basic and advanced Web of Science search capabilities
The free version of the search differs from the paid version in its limited functionality. Studies can only be searched by authors (section "Researchers"), the option to search by publications will not be available:
In addition to the possibility to search scientific works of an author by his/her first and last name, there are search functions by Author Identifiers (Author Identifiers) or by scientific institution (Organization):
The advanced search provides significantly more options. Scientific literature can be found in two ways: by publication ("Documents") or by author ("Researchers"). In addition, the full version allows you to check the indexing of a scientist's article.
To find a publication, fill in the following search fields in the Documents section:
- Select the WoS collection you want to search.
- Select one citation index or check all indexes.
- Define a topic or enter the title of the article.
- Add additional search fields if necessary: by keywords, document type or author's name.
- Set necessary restrictions for the search (for example, by publication period).
- Start the search by clicking the "Search" button.
This search method allows you to find both scientific works of researchers from all over the world and your own indexed works.
If you need an article indexed in the international database Web of Science, the experts of the company "Scientific Publications" are ready to help you go through all stages of publication and guarantee the result of indexing your work on the platform. Leave a request on the website and we will contact you as soon as possible.
