Who Cited This Article?
Cited reference searching is finding articles that reference a particular author, article, or book. Use cited reference searching to:
- determine who has cited specific papers or authors
- discover how an idea or innovation has been confirmed, applied, corrected, or developed over time
- identify seminal papers
- find researchers with common interests
- assess the impact of a publication
There are many library databases that provide options for cited reference searching. Watch the tutorial below to learn how to perform a cited reference search in two comprehensive interdisciplinary databases.
Web of Science
Important things to know about Web of Science
- Authors' names are abbreviated, so for best results use wildcards for first names and middle initials: Harper W*
- Journal titles are usually abbreviated as well. Use the Web of Science Journals Abbreviation list to identify the correct form to use.
- All results in Web of Science have links to citing articles. However, Cited Reference Search will give you the most complete results.
