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Web of Science

Searching in Web of Science - When should I use this database?

Web of Science provides abstracts and full text access to scientific literature. It is often most useful for any research in STEM or medical fields, but can also be relevant across all disciplines because of the wide scope of its 200 million+ records (this includes journals, books, and proceedings). Importantly, Web of Science allows you to search across several databases, including its Web of Science Core Collection and other databases included in the University of Arizona’s subscriptions, such as MEDLINE.

Note that some articles may be found in multiple databases, and Web of Science prioritizes results that are from within Clarivate-owned databases first in the list of results.