ISI Citation Databases

ISI Citation Databases are multidisciplinary databases of bibliographic information gathered from thousands of scholarly journals. It is indexed so that you can search for specific articles by subject, author, journal, and/or author address. Because the information stored about each article includes the article's cited reference list (often called its bibliography), you can also search the databases for articles that cite a known author or work. Cited Reference Searching, unique to ISI, lets you use a given work as if it were a subject term to identify more recent articles on the same topic. For example, you can find all works that reference articles published by A. Williamson in 1995 in the Journal of Neurophysiology (J Neurophysiol). This type of searching often locates relevant articles that cannot be retrieved through traditional subject-author searching. Two search options are available: Easy Search - Offers a simplified topic, person, or place search that returns a maximum of 100 results. Full Search - Offers the full range of General Search and Cited Reference Search options and returns a site-configured maximum number of results. Data stored for each item in the databases include title, author(s), journal, issue, page(s), abstract, keywords (KeyWords Plus), author addresses, publisher, and more. These data are presented on the Full Record page. Once you find an article of interest, the Web of Science gives you the ability to link directly to other articles on the same topic, even articles that have been published after the article you are viewing. From the Full Record page, you can link to: Cited References – A list of records cited by the document you are viewing. Citing Articles – A list of records that cite the article you are viewing. Related Records – A list of records that share common references with the article you are viewing. The picture at the right shows the relationship between the Full Record and its Cited References, Citing Articles, and Related Records.

Science Citation Index Expanded Social Sciences Citation Index Arts & Humanities Citation Index ChemSciences Citation Index BioSciences Citation Index Clinical Medicine Citation Index Note: You may not have access to all the available databases. Science Citation Index Expanded The Science Citation Index Expanded is a multidisciplinary database, with searchable author abstracts, covering the journal literature of the sciences. It indexes more than 5,700 major journals across 164 scientific disciplines, covering approximately 2,100 more journals than its SCI print and CD-ROM counterparts, with all cited references captured. SCI Expanded: Provides access to current information and retrospective data from 1945 forward. Note: You may not have access to all data years Averages 17,750 new records per week. Includes approximately 362,000 new cited references per week. Includes approximately 775 new cited references to patents per week. Contains a current total of over 17 million records. As of January 1991, contains searchable, full-length, English-language author abstracts for approximately 70% of the articles in the database. Some of the disciplines covered include: Agriculture   Neuroscience Astronomy   Oncology Biochemistry   Pediatrics Biology   Pharmacology Biotechnology   Physics Chemistry   Plant Sciences Computer Science     Psychiatry Materials Science     Surgery Mathematics   Veterinary Science Medicine   Zoology Social Sciences Citation Index The Social Sciences Citation Index is a multidisciplinary database, with searchable author abstracts, covering the journal literature of the social sciences. It indexes more than 1,725 journals spanning 50 disciplines, as well as covering individually selected, relevant items from over 3,300 of the world's leading scientific and technical journals. SSCI: Provides access to current information and retrospective data from 1956 forward. Note: You may not have access to all data years Averages 2,700 new records per week. Includes approximately 50,500 new cited references per week. Includes approximately 138 new cited references to patents each week. Contains a current total of over 3.15 million records. As of January 1992, contains searchable, full-length, English-language author abstracts for approximately 60% of the articles in the database. Some of the disciplines covered include: Anthropology     Political Science History   Public Health Industrial Relations   Social Issues Information Science & Library Science     Social Work Law   Sociology Linguistics   Substance Abuse Philosophy   Urban Studies Psychology   Women's Studies Psychiatry     Arts & Humanities Citation Index Arts & Humanities Citation Index is a multidisciplinary database covering the journal literature of the arts and humanities. It indexes 1,144 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals, as well as covering individually selected, relevant items from over 6,800 major science and social science journals. A&HCI: Provides access to current information and retrospective data from 1975 forward. Note: You may not have access to all data years Averages 2,250 new records per week. Includes approximately 15,250 new cited references per week. Contains a current total of over 2.5 million records. Contains unique implicit citations that refer you to actual representations of a work of art or music score. Contains title enhancements added to ambiguous or hard-to-categorize article titles to clarify article contents. As of January 2000, the Arts & Humanities Index contains searchable, full-length, English-language author abstracts (as available) for the new articles entered into the database. Some of the disciplines covered include: Archaeology     Linguistics Architecture     Literary Reviews Art   Literature Asian Studies     Music Classics   Philosophy Dance   Poetry Folklore   Radio, Television, & Film History   Religion Language   Theater Chem Sciences Citation Index Chem Sciences Citation Index is a multidisciplinary database covering over 650 of the world's leading publications in the chemical sciences. CSCI: Provides access to current information and retrospective data from 1989 forward. Note: You may not have access to all data years Averages 2,100 new articles per week. Includes approximately 36,000 new cited references per week. Contains a current total of over 784,000 articles. Contains searchable, full-length, English-language author abstracts for approximately 70% of the articles in the database. Some of the disciplines covered include: Analytical Chemistry   Applied Chemistry Biochemical Research Methods     General Chemistry Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry     Medicinal Chemistry Organic Chemistry   Pharmacology & Pharmacy Physical Chemistry   Toxicology BioSciences Citation Index BioSciences Citation Index is a multidisciplinary database covering over 900 of the world's leading publications in the area of life sciences, with emphasis on molecular and cellular studies. BSCI: Provides access to current information and retrospective data from 1989 forward. Note: You may not have access to all data years Averages 2,900 new articles per week. Includes approximately 51,000 new cited references per week. Contains a current total of over 1.1 million articles. Contains searchable, full-length, English-language author abstracts for approximately 70% of the articles in the database. Some of the disciplines covered include: Biochemical Research Methods   Genetics & Heredity Biochemistry & Molecular Biology   Microbiology Biophysics   Pharmacology & Pharmacy Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology     Physiology Cell Biology   Toxicology Developmental Biology   Virology Clinical Medicine Citation Index Clinical Medicine Citation Index is a multidisciplinary database covering almost 2,100 of the world's leading publications in clinical research, dealing with both systems and clinical specialties. CLMI: Provides access to current information and retrospective data from 1989 forward. Note: You may not have access to all data years Averages 3,800 new articles per week. Includes approximately 67,800 new cited references per week. Contains a current total of over 1.4 million articles. Contains searchable, full-length, English-language author abstracts for approximately 70% of the articles in the database. Some of the disciplines covered include: Allergy   Anesthesiology Behavioral Sciences   Biomedical Engineering Cardiovascular Systems   Clinical Neurology Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine     Dermatology & Venereal Diseases Emergency Medicine & Critical Care     Endocrinology & Metabolism Gastroenterology & Hepatology   General & Internal Medicine Hematology   Immunology Infectious Diseases   Legal Medicine Medical Laboratory Technology     Microbiology Neurosciences   Nutrition & Dietetics Obstetrics & Gynecology   Oncology Opthalmology   Orthopedics Otorhinolaryngology   Parasitology Pathology   Pediatrics Peripheral Vascular Disease   Psychiatry Psychology   Public, Environmental & Occupational Health Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging     Rehabilitation Reproductive Biology   Respiratory System Rheumatology   Sport Sciences Substance Abuse   Surgery Transplantation   Tropical Medicine Urology & Nephrology   Virology

If you have any questions about the use of ISI Citation Databases, contact an ISI Technical Help Desk. The Help Desk answers questions about the citation index data, as well as questions about appropriate search and retrieval techniques. Questions about network connections and/or the use of your Web browser should be directed to your network administrator. ISI Technical Help Desk (This link opens a new browser window. Close that browser window to return to the Web of Science.)