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Citation Analysis

Basics of citation analysis, impact factors and scholarly publishing.

Tutorials for Citation Research

 

"Web of Science"

 

Click here to view a tutorial that takes you through the process of doing citation research in Web of Science. 
EBSCO Host logo Click here for a step-by-step tutorial on cited reference searching in EBSCO databases. Databases with citation searcing include CINAHL, Historical Abstracts, and PsycINFO, among others.

 

HighWire logo

 

Click here for directions on using the Citation Map in HighWire, which displays a graphical representation of the articles citing or cited by your selected article.

 

Scopus logo

 

Click here to view a tutorial on citation searching in Scopus (ScienceDirect).
PubMed.gov Click here to view a brief description of the "Cited by" function in PubMed. 

 

"Google scholar beta" logo

 

While there is no tutorial for citation searching in Google Scholar, you can use the "Cited by" link at the bottom left of each entry in the results page to see who has cited an item of interest to you. 

 

University of Buffalo Libraries

 

Click here for screen shots of cited reference searching from the University of Buffalo Libraries. Screen shots include Web of Science, Google Scholar, CINAHL, Academic Search Premier, Medline in OVID, MathSciNet, SciFinder Scholar, ACM Digital Libraries, and IEEE Explore.

Tutorials for Creating Email Alerts

 

ProQuest logo

 

Click here for a video on setting up email alerts in Proquest databases.
EBSCO Host logo Click here for a tutorial on setting up email alerts in EBSCO databases.

 

HighWire logo

 

Click here for directions on setting up email alerts in Highwire Press, using CiteTrack.

 

ScienceDirect logo

 

Click here for a tutorial on how to use alerts in Science Direct.

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