PSCB90 Physical Sciences Research Experience

Scopus is a major multidisciplinary database for the social sciences, life sciences, health sciences, physical sciences, and arts and humanities. ​The Citation Tracker enables researchers to evaluate research using citation information.

1. From the library homepage, select Databases, then Popular Databases.
2. Select Scopus from the list of popular databases.
3. Enter your search terms. 
   • ​​Note that the default search field searches the Article Title, Abstract and Keywords. The search field can be changed using the drop-down menu.
   • You can also add additional terms and fields if needed using the + icon.
      
4. View your results
   • The number of results retrieved will be listed at the top left of your screen. 
   • To refine the number of results use the options on the left side column, such as publication year, subject areas and authors
   • You can also narrow your search by adding additional search terms into the Refine Results search box  
      
5. View a record
   • There is a lot of information on each document details page including:
     • a link to the fulltext (if available) 
     • link to the author's other publications (click on the author name)
     • full citation information
     • abstract
     • keywords (these could be used to refine the search)
     • metrics, including the number of times this article has been cited by other articles
     • the number of references contained in this article
     • a link to related documents based on common references