Web of Science (WOS): Home

Introduction

Web of Science is one of the most comprehensive citation index covering the leading scholarly literature. The Library has subscribed to the Core Collection which includes:

• Science Citation Index Expanded (1900 - present): it fully indexes over 8,500 major journals across 150 scientific disciplines and includes all cited references captured from indexed articles.
• Social Sciences Citation Index (1900 - present): it fully indexes over 3,000 journals across 55 social sciences disciplines and includes all cited references captured from indexed articles.
• Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1975 - present): fully indexes over 1,700 arts and humanities journals
• Conference Proceedings Citation Index- Science (1990 - present): it covers conference literature in all scientific and technical fields.
• Conference Proceedings Citation Index- Social Science & Humanities (1990 - present): it covers conference literature in all fields of social sciences, arts, and humanities.

By default, you will search the Web of Science Core Collection for all years. If you need to change the setting, click to expand the More Settings section.

1. Change the Timespan if necessary, the "year" refers to the year that the article information was entered in the database and not when the document was published.
2. Choose the citation database(s).
3. Enter search word(s) or phrase(s) in the query box.
4. Select a search field (Topic, Title, Author, ResearcherID, Group Author, Publication Name, DOI, Year Published, Address and Conferences, etc.) from the drop-down list boxes.
5. Click Add Row for additional search box. Use the drop-down menu to change the relationship between each search field to AND, OR or NOT.
6. Click Search.

Field Name	Search	Search Tips and Examples
Topic	Words/Phrases appear in article titles, abstracts or keyword lists	-Use quotation marks to look for an exact phrase, e.g., "global warming"
Title	Words/Phrases appear in article titles	Enter title word(s)/phrase(s), e.g., "soil drainage"
Author	Author names or editor names	Enter last name first and followed by a space and up to five initials - Use * [asterisk] if not sure of the initials, e.g., Herlert A* - Use Author Finder to distinguish one author from another by field of research and/or institution
Group Author	Organizations or institutions credited with authorship	-Click the Group Author Index icon to access a list of authors that you can add to your query , e.g., AMER ACAD FAMILY PHYSICIANS
Publication Name	Series and journal titles	Enter full or partial publication name, e.g., Journal of Manage* -Use Publication Name Index  to access a list of titles
Year Published	Records published in a particular year	Enter a four-digit year or a range of years, e.g., 2002-2007
Address	Author affiliations and addresses	Enter the institution and/or the department and/or place name (abbreviated words or phrases) from an author's address, e.g., Hong Kong Univ* Sci* Technol* and Biol*
Funding Agency	Funding acknowledgment table	Enter the name of a funding agency, e.g., National Agency for the Promotion of Science and Technology
Grant Number	Grant number field in Funding acknowledgement table	Enter a partial of full grant number, both right- and left-hand truncation using wildcards is allowed
ResearcherID	ResearcherID field	Enter the ResearcherID number
Conference	Conference title, date, location and sponsor	Enter the conference name, location and year, use 'AND' to connect the words, e.g Fiber Optics AND India AND 2000

Click Add Another Field link to include more search fields in your search.

Both right- and left-hand truncation can be used.

• Use 2-character tags and boolean operators, to create your statement query.
• e.g., TI=(sanit* AND (fruit* OR vegetable*))
• To restrict your search, select one or more languages and/or document types.
• To learn more about Advanced Search, watch this tutorial video