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Complete List of Direct Links to Databases and Indexes

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Web of Science Core Collection
Resource Description URL
Web of Science Core Collection (All Indexes)

Access the world's leading scholarly literature in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities.

  • Also may be known as: ISI Citation Indexes, Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, SSCI, SCI, AHCI, ISI, WoS, WoK, Web of Knowledge
https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/basic-search
Arts & Humanities Citation Index

Arts & Humanities Citation Index is a multidisciplinary index to the journal literature of the arts and humanities, covering 1975-present. 

https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/search-with-editions?editions=WOS.AHCI
Book Citation Index (Science)

The Book Citation Index is a multidisciplinary index of monographs and books-in-series in the sciences. It includes the published scholarly literature of books and book chapters selected by Web of Science Group editorial staff.

Book citations are seamlessly integrated with other citation indexes in Web of Science Core Collection to provide a more complete citation count of an author's published work. 

2005 to present

https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/search-with-editions?editions=WOS.BSCI
Book Citation Index (Social Sci & Humanities)

The Book Citation Index is a multidisciplinary index of monographs and books-in-series in the social sciences and humanities. It includes the published scholarly literature of books and book chapters selected by Web of Science Group editorial staff.

Book citations are seamlessly integrated with other citation indexes in Web of Science Core Collection to provide a more complete citation count of an author's published work. 

2005 to present

https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/search-with-editions?editions=WOS.BHCI
Book Citation Index (both Science and Soc./Humanities) See above

https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/search-with-editions?editions=WOS.BSCI,WOS.BHCI,

 

Conference Proceedings Citation Index (Science)

The Conference Proceedings citation indexes include the published literature of the most significant conferences, symposia, seminars, colloquia, workshops, and conventions in a wide range of disciplines. They cover journal and book-based proceedings in science, social sciences, and humanities across 256 disciplines. Use these indexes to track emerging ideas and new research in specific fields.

1990 to present

https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/search-with-editions?editions=WOS.ISTP
Conference Proceedings Citation Index (Soc.Sci. & Humanities)

The Conference Proceedings citation indexes include the published literature of the most significant conferences, symposia, seminars, colloquia, workshops, and conventions in a wide range of disciplines. They cover journal and book-based proceedings in science, social sciences, and humanities across 256 disciplines. Use these indexes to track emerging ideas and new research in specific fields.

1990 to present

https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/search-with-editions?editions=WOS.ISSHP
Current Chemical Reactions

Current Chemical Reactions contains single- and multi-step new synthetic methods taken from leading journals and patents from 36 issuing authorities. The overall reaction flow is provided for each method, along with a detailed and accurate graphical representation of each reaction step.

Publication years: 1985 to present

https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/search-with-editions?editions=WOS.CCR
Emerging Sources Citation Index

ESCI captures scientific, social science, and humanities trends and developments beyond the high-impact literature. The journals selected and reviewed by our editorial team have identified as important to key opinion leaders, funders, and evaluators worldwide.

https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/search-with-editions?editions=WOS.ESCI
Index Chemicus

Index Chemicus contains the structures and critical supporting data for novel organic compounds reported in leading international journals. It is a vital source of new information on biologically active compounds and natural products.

Publication years: 1993 to present

https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/search-with-editions?editions=WOS.IC
Science Citation Index Expanded

Science Citation Index Expanded is a multidisciplinary index to the journal literature of the sciences. It fully covers major journals across 178 scientific disciplines and includes all cited references captured from indexed articles.

Publication years: 1900 to present

https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/search-with-editions?editions=WOS.SCI
Social Science Citation Index

Social Sciences Citation Index is a multidisciplinary index to the journal literature of the social sciences. It fully covers journals across 58 social sciences disciplines and includes all cited references captured from indexed articles.. 

Publication years: 1900 to present

https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/search-with-editions?editions=WOS.SSCI
Preprint Citation Index

Discover preprints for key research articles ahead of the formal publication in a journal from a range of international selected and evaluated preprint repositories in the sciences, social sciences and arts & humanities.

  • Discover preprints connected to author profiles and peer reviewed literature in the Web of Science.
  • Link directly to the preprint repositories to view each version of the preprint and download full text.
  • Track citation activity for the preprint and link to the citation network in Web of Science.
https://www.webofscience.com/wos/pprn/basic-search
Web of Science (All Databases)
All Databases Search across all your subscribed content on the platform simultaneously https://www.webofscience.com/wos/alldb/basic-search
BIOSIS family of databases
BIOSIS Citation Index Unique BIOSIS content that is critical to life sciences research with powerful citation indexing https://www.webofscience.com/wos/bci/basic-search
BIOSIS Previews Life sciences and biomedical research covering pre-clinical and experimental research, methods and instrumentation, animal studies, and more. Includes Biological Abstracts coverage plus Reports, Reviews & Meetings. https://www.webofscience.com/wos/biosis/basic-search
Biological Abstracts An expansive index to the world's life sciences journal literature, with topics ranging from botany to microbiology to pharmacology. https://www.webofscience.com/wos/bioabs/basic-search
Zoological Record The world's leading taxonomic reference and oldest continuing database of animal biology. https://www.webofscience.com/wos/zoorec/basic-search
Data and Patents
Data Citation Index Connects data studies and datasets to powerful new discovery tools, giving researchers the ability to quickly and easily identify and access the most relevant digital research. https://www.webofscience.com/wos/drci/basic-search
Derwent Innovation Index Value-added patent information from Derwent World Patent Index® as well as patent citation information from Patents Citation Index® https://www.webofscience.com/wos/diidw/basic-search
  DII: Chemical Section DII edition links are not supported
  DII: Engineering Section DII edition links are not supported
  DII: Electrical & Electronic Section DII edition links are not supported
Regional Citation Indexes
Chinese Science Citation Database This database is comprised of almost 1,100 top scholarly publications from China, with nearly two million records in total. https://www.webofscience.com/wos/cscd/basic-search
KCI - Korean Journal Database Insights from research emanating from South Korea. https://www.webofscience.com/wos/kjd/basic-search
SciELO Citation Index Get a more complete global picture by discovering new insights from research in Latin America, Spain, Portugal, the Caribbean and South Africa. https://www.webofscience.com/wos/scielo/basic-search
Arabic Citation Index

Discover bibliographic information and citations to scholarly articles from expertly curated Arabic journals and other Web of Science content. ARCI is powered by the Web of Science and funded by the Egyptian Knowledge Bank (EKB).

  • Search in Arabic or English.
  • Identify critical Arabic research.
https://www.webofscience.com/wos/arci/basic-search
Subject Indexes
Medline The U.S. National Library of Medicine® (NLM®) premier life sciences database. https://www.webofscience.com/wos/medline/basic-search
Inspec A comprehensive index to the global journal and proceedings literature in physics, electrical/electronic engineering, computing, control engineering, and information technology. https://www.webofscience.com/wos/inspec/basic-search
FSTA Provides thorough coverage of pure and applied research in food science, food technology, and food-related nutrition. https://www.webofscience.com/wos/fsta/basic-search
CABI Provides authoritative research information on agriculture, environment, public health and all related applied science disciplines. https://www.webofscience.com/wos/cabi/basic-search
  CABI: CAB Abstracts CABI edition links are not supported
  CABI: Global Health CABI edition links are not supported
Current Contents Connect
Current Contents Connect (all editions)   https://www.webofscience.com/wos/ccc/basic-search
    CCC edition links are not supported
InCites Platform Resources
Journal Citation Reports Journal performance metrics offer a systematic, objective means to critically evaluate the world's leading journals. https://jcr.clarivate.com
Essential Science Indicators Determine influential individuals, institutions, papers, publications, and countries in hundreds of disciplines — as well as emerging research areas that could impact future work. https://esi.clarivate.com
InCites Benchmarking & Analytics Analyze institutional productivity, monitor collaboration activity, identify influential researchers, showcase strengths, and discover areas of opportunity. https://incites.clarivate.com