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NSBV 3398: Psychobiology of Sleep

Citation Databases

Use these tools to see who has cited a seminal paper on your topic.

You can trace a research path through time to see how it evolves.

  • Scopus
    Scholarly articles in all disciplines. This database offers many ways of analysing citation counts, trends in numbers of citations over time, most influential journals, etc.
  • Web of Science
    Scholarly articles in all disciplines. This database offers many ways of analysing citation counts, trends in numbers of citations over time, most influential journals, etc.

Use Thesauri with Subject-Specific Databases

1. Find specific terms for each aspect of your research 

2. Combine them for more precise results

3. Explore and use limits 

 

PsycINFO -- Use the "APA Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms"

Limits include (but are not limited to): 

  • Major Subject Headings
  • Age
  • Gender
  • Methodology (find review articles here!)
  • Tests & Measures
  • Population
  • And MORE!

 

MEDLINE -- Use "MeSH 2019" (MeSH stands for "Medical Subject Headings")

Limits include (but are not limited to): 

  • Source Type
  • Publication
  • Publication Date
  • Age
  • Gender 
  • Geography

Preprints

Preprints are a good way of finding very current research on a topic. Authors deposit them in preprint servers in order to share them with each other before a journal has published the content. 

Keep in mind that this material may not have completed the peer-review process. If you're unsure about how to evaluate these, consult your professor or librarian.

bioRxiv.org -- Neuroscience

PsyArXiv -- Neuroscience

Finding review articles

Review articles sum up the current state of research on a particular topic.