Web of Science

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Searches millions of papers. Web of Science lets scientists find research articles from thousands of academic journals all around the world. Instead of searching one journal at a time, they can hunt through millions of papers at once to find exactly what they need.

Shows who cited who. When a scientist writes a new paper, they mention other papers that helped them. Web of Science tracks all these connections, so you can see which old discoveries inspired new ones and how ideas build on each other over time.

Used by researchers everywhere. Scientists, universities, and research hospitals pay to use Web of Science because it helps them stay updated on the latest discoveries in their field and understand how their own work fits into the bigger picture of science.

Counts research impact. Web of Science keeps track of how many times other scientists have cited a paper, which helps show which research has had the biggest influence on the scientific world.