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Citation Trails: Researching Backward and Forward

Searching Citation Trails on Web of Science

Web of Science is an interdisciplinary database that includes journal articles and other resources the life sciences (e.g. biology, zoology, genetics, etc.), physical sciences (e.g. physics, chemistry), social sciences (e.g. anthropology, sociology, political sciences, history), arts and humanities (e.g. art history, theatre) and health sciences. This wide coverage makes Web of Science important for searching citation trails because it may include titles not available through the library catalogue or other databases.

Forward and Backward Searching on Web of Science

1) Locate your desired article.

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2) On the right of the title, you'll see the number of citations this article has received. Click here for forward searching.

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2) On the right of the title, you'll see the number of references this article contains that are available through Web of Science. Click here for backward searching.

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