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黑料不打烊 community members can employ a full access to database.

Important!听The full access to the database is available only when connecting from local University鈥檚 network. In order to use Scopus from external network,听VPN service听or personal Scopus user account (more information in 鈥淕eneral Information鈥� -> 鈥淪copus User Account鈥�) is required.

鈥� is an international, globally recognized multidisciplinary bibliographic database (DB), which was launched in 2004, and is owned by company, also known as one of the major publishers of scientific literature.

Learn about Scopus DB and the possibilities it provides in a short video guide

Scopus 鈥� is the main competitor to the Web of Science (WoS) DB, which up till now is considered as a 鈥済olden standard鈥� of bibliometric data. Regarding the type and purpose, these DBs are similar, since they both are bibliographic, selective, multidisciplinary, and commercial. Only literature sources of the highest quality, selected by the strict criteria and periodically revised, are indexed in these databases.

Bibliographic databases are used for science assessment, as well as for other everyday tasks.

The majority of the academic community members (researchers, lecturers, and students) use bibliographic databases mainly for two purposes:

  1. Searching for the most relevant literature for studies, research, and preparation of graduation works or lectures;
  2. Choosing a journal for publishing.

When using a database for literature search purposes, it is worth remembering that Scopus (as well as WoS) is a bibliographic database, which means that it contains only the abstracts and metadata of publications, not the publications themselves. For open access publications (and publications accessible to the user according to the literature resources subscribed by the institution) links to their full texts are provided.

Yet, nowadays bibliographic databases are commonly used because of the journal citation indicators they provide for evaluating indexed sources (usually 鈥� journals). These metrics are important when choosing a journal for publication or deciding on subscriptions. However, they are also applied in assessing the quality of publications. In principle, this is not a good practice, as citation indicators describe the average citation rate of a whole source (a journal), and are therefore intended to assess the quality of the journal, not an individual publications published in it.

Databases provide various alternative (altmetric) quality indicators for the assessment of publications. Scopus DB provides metrics of publication usage.

Detailed information on all indicators of publications, authors, institutions and sources (journals) displayed in Scopus, as well as information about their calculation and application can be found in .

Additionally, bibliographic DBs can be useful for assessing the most relevant research topics and the latest trends, also for discovering experts in a particular scientific field or opportunities for potential collaboration.

for researchers and students can help to achieve the aforementioned goals more efficiently by taking advantage of all the possibilities provided by Scopus DB.

  • General Information

    STRUCTURE AND INDEXED CONTENT

    Scopus content includes all disciplines and all kinds of sources and publications, which are equally accessible to the users, i.e. differently than WoS, Scopus is not composed of separate indexes and specialized databases, which may or may not be accessible depending on the subscription terms.

    The content indexed in Scopus covers the period of more than 230 years (the oldest entry is of 1788), and cited references are included for all documents published from 1970.

    Scopus DB indexes content of over 7,000 publishers, published in periodical sources of various types: scientific journals, conference proceedings, book series and even trade journals. In addition to literature published in periodical sources, Scopus provides records of individual books, preprints, datasets, and patents approved by the five major international patent offices, which are available to the users by the same conditions as all other indexed content.

    Scopus is a multidisciplinary database, meaning that the indexed content covers all major disciplines, although not in equal proportions: the most comprehensively covered are Physical Sciences (nature, medical, health, and technology sciences). It should be noted, that Scopus provides exceptionally wide coverage of engineering sciences. Arts and Humanities make up almost a third of the content in Scopus DB.

    More information about Scopus DB content and听lists听of all Scopus indexed听periodical sources听(including discontinued titles) and听books听can be found on听听(links are provided at the bottom of the page) and in听.

    SCOPUS USER ACCOUNT

    By setting up free Scopus accounts, registered users can additionally:

    • Save performed searches and their criteria (up to 200);
    • Set a subscription to the newest results of performed searches (Alerts);
    • Select and compose individual lists of publications (Saved lists), which can be saved (up to 50), extended, and edited;
    • Print and send to e-mail saved document search results or compiled lists;
    • Download lists of Scopus indexed sources (in Excel spreadsheets);
    • Manage account information and review previous activities performed by the user while being signed-in (Requests (Dashboard).

     

    Personal Scopus user account allows registered user to access Scopus from external network, without the need to use VPN service.

    Important! Scopus personal account has to be created from the Local University network, using institutional e-mail address. After registration, user should at least once sign-in to the personal Scopus account from the Local University network before trying to sign-in from external network.

    More information about Scopus user accounts and the benefits they provide

  • Search and Futher Work with the Obtained Results

    In users can perform document (publication) [1], author [2], researcher [3], and institution (Organizations) [4] search. Advanced Search [5] is also available, as well as searching or browsing within all indexed periodical sources (in the Sources section) [6].

    Searches performed during the session are kept in Search History [7] section, where the last 10 searches are displayed. The listed searches changes in a sliding principle with the new searches replacing the older ones, but the preview can be expanded and a full list of performed searches (up to 50) can be reviewed. Performed searches can be saved [8] only by signed up users. Additional links to information on how to conduct searches are also provided (Search Tips) [9].

    • Queries for all search types can be formulated by applying Boolean Operators; the range of included results can be expanded by using wildcards (? 鈥� any symbol, * 鈥� varying part of the word, w/n 鈥� within, etc.); and only results matching an exact phrase can be search by inserting the phrase into brackets {} or quotation marks 鈥溾��.
    • The results of all search types can be further narrowed/refined by conducting a secondary search (Search within results), and/or applying various filters (Refine search) (the amount and variety of available filters depends on the type of search performed). The criteria applied for filtering/refining results can be exported (Export filter counts).
    • The results of document searches (and analyses), compiled lists, information of individual entries, and cited references lists can be exported in different formats, printed, e-mailed, and saved in PDF format and downloaded.

     

    Useful to know:

    • There is no need to use language specific (accended) characters in Scopus searches, since the search include results with all possible character variations. Also, keywords mentioned in the query are searched both in singular and plural forms, and in all inflections. Meanwhile, all punctuations and stop words, such as 鈥渢he鈥�, 鈥渋t鈥�, 鈥渙f鈥�, etc., are ignored in the searches.
    • Most of the data provided in the search results lists are activated (linked) and redirect to the according information (may be opened in a separate window). The numbers listed alongside filtering options are also activated and open in pop-out windows, from where a full list of results matching the particular criteria can be viewed in the separate window.

    DOCUMENT SEARCH

     

    Document (publication) search can be performed:

    • Within various document entry鈥檚 fields: title; abstract; keywords; authors, their affiliations, and identifiers (ORCID); DOI identifiers; information of source, funding, cited references; or within all fields (Search within);
    • Additional search fields can be added (Add search field);
    • The search can be limited by the time period (according to the publishing date, and/or by inclusion into Scopus DB date) (Add date range).

    After the search听obtained results list include:

    • List of documents听(publications) matching search criteria [1] 鈥� direct search results
    • Preprints听matching search criteria [2]
    • Secondary documents听[3] 鈥� publications mentioned in the reference lists of publications appearing in the direct search result list, but are not indexed in Scopus DB
    • Document听titles,听authors, publishing听years,听source, and听citation听information is provided for each document entry listed in the results.

    In the list of direct search results [1] can be additionally:

    • Expanded entries to听show their abstracts听(or an option that all abstracts were displayed (Show all abstracts) can be selected)
    • Related documents听for every entry in the list can be viewed
    • Information of listed publications can be听viewed at publisher鈥檚 website听(if available, the link听View at publisher听is provided for the majority of entries)
    • The听ranking of results听can be changed (by default entries are ranked by the newest date of inclusion into Scopus DB. If a different ranking criteria will be chosen, this setting will remain throughout the session, and in case of working while signed in 鈥� until this setting will be changed).

    Obtained results (document lists) [1] can be听(all or only selected ones [5]):

    • Exported听to a file (in various formats), or to bibliographic information management tools (Mendeley,听EndNote,听RefWorks,听Zotero).听Important:听the amount of results (rows) that can be exported in one session is limited: export to听Mendeley听includes up to 2,000, and all other export options 鈥� up to 20,000 results. [5]
    • Full texts听of the documents can be听downloaded听(up to 50) [6].听Important!听This option is applicable to听Open Access听publications and the ones which are accessible to the user according to the听resources subscribed by their institution.
    • Citation overviews听for selected documents can be viewed [7]
    • Selected entries can be听added to list听(temporal, or saved in case of working while signed in) [8]
    • Publications听citing听listed documents can be viewed [9]
    • References cited听in the listed documents can be viewed [10]
    • Sent via听Email听[11]
    • Search results can be听refined/narrowed听by conducting a听secondary search听within results [12] and/or applying various听filtering听criteria [13]
    • Further analyzed听(Analyze results) [14]


    More information about document search in Scopus听

    AUTHOR SEARCH

     

    听Authors can be searched:

    • By surname. First name (or initial) can also be indicated, but is not necessary.
    • By ORCID
    • An institution represented by the searched author may also be indicated additionally (Add affiliation).

    The search concludes with an author or a list of authors (if there are several authors with identical surnames in the database).

     

    The information provided for each author in the list include:

    • The main and alternative variants (if there are such) of author鈥檚 surname [1]
    • Number of published documents (indexed in Scopus) [2]
    • Affiliation [3], city [4], and country [5]
    • Ability to view the most recent author鈥檚 publication [6]

    Important! Author profiles in Scopus are generated by an automatic algorithm, and therefore may be incomplete and/or incorrect (e.g. publications of one author may be divided into two separate author profiles, and/or individual publications may be missing from/incorrectly assigned to the author profile). Therefore, authors are recommended to view and check the information provided in their author profile, as well as to link their Scopus profile with their ORCID profile.

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    Useful to know: author surnames, publication counts, and affiliations provided in the results list are interactive and redirect directly to an author profile, his/her publication list, and a profile of represented institution respectively, which may be opened in a separate window.

    The profiles of authors having published only one publication indexed in Scopus are regarded as unverified. These profiles are created for researchers only starting their career, but also may be created when the algorithm cannot accurately relate the publication to an existing author profile due to the significant changes in the data employed for this assignation (surname, affiliation, publishing frequency, and/or contributed topics). Therefore, the surnames of such authors in the search results are not active. However, the profile of the author can still be reached from the publication details page (by clicking on 鈥�1鈥� near the author at the Documents section in the results table [2]).

     

    Author search results, when a large number of authors is obtained, may be further:

    • Sorted by any data provided in the results table (surname, document count, h-index value, represented institution, city, and country) [7]
    • Narrowed by selecting an option that only exact matches of the search query would be listed [8]
    • Refined by filtering obtained results by author represented institutions (affiliations), cities and/or countries (the results may be limited to the authors matching the selected filtering criteria, or such authors may be excluded from the results) [9]
    • Publications [10] and their citations [11] of one or several selected authors can be viewed
    • If there are more than one author profile in the results list which belong to the same author, they can be marked and a request for their merging into one profile can be ordered [12]
    • The list of authors (initial, refined, or only selected entries) can be saved (personal Scopus user account is required) [13]

     

    [10-13] functions activate by selecting at least one author (or all of them) in the results list [14].

    RESEARCHER DISCOVERY

    Research discovery can be performed by entering keywords associated with a research area, topic, or interest.

    The search concludes with a list of researchers.

     

    The information provided for each researcher in the list include:

    • Researcher鈥檚 name, represented institution and country [1]
    • Number of published documents (indexed in Scopus) matching search criteria [2]
    • Citation count of all published documents (indexed in Scopus) [3]
    • Number of all published documents (indexed in Scopus) [4]
    • h-index value [5]

     

    Researcher discovery results can be:

    • Refined by publication year of matching documents, country and organization [6]
    • Sorted by number of matching documents, number of total citations, number of all documents, and h-index value [7]
    • Exported in CSV format [8]

    INSTITUTION (ORGANIZATION) SEARCH

    When the name of an institution is typed into Organizations search query field, a search system automatically generates a list of possible matches, one of which can be selected as the desired search result:

    • If the institution is selected from the list of suggested matches, the user is directed straight to the profile of the selected institution.
    • If the institution search is performed by the query, the institution (or several institutions) is provided in the form of results list table.

     

    The information provided for each institution in the list include:

    • The main and alternative name variants.
    • Document counts (indexed in Scopus): separately for affiliation only, indicating documents having the affiliation of the institution itself, and for whole institution, indicating all documents affiliated to the institution, including ones affiliated to institutes and other units, belonging to the institution (for institutions not having additional units this number will not be provided).
    • City and country

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    The list of institutions may be:

    • Refined by city and/or country (Refine results)
    • Sorted by any chosen data provided in the results table (name, document counts, city, country) (Sort on)
    • Documents of one or several selected institutions may be viewed in a single list (Show all documents)

    SOURCE SEARCH

    At the Scopus page all Scopus indexed periodical sources, including conference proceedings, book series, and trade publications, along with their values of the main quality indicators (citation indicators and rankings within subject areas) are provided.

    • The year for which the values of quality indicators are preferred to be displayed in the source table can be selected (View metrics for year) [1].
    • Scopus sources are classified into subject areas based on , and only the subject field in which the source occupies the highest ranking is provided in the source table (all subject fields to which the source is assigned can be viewed at the source profile page, or in the Scopus Sources list which can be downloaded in Excel format (Download Scopus Source List [2], log in to personal Scopus user account is required).
    • The sources in the table are listed by their CiteScore (more information about this indicator is provided at the top of the Source page [3]) values (in descending order), but the list may be ranked by any selected data displayed in the table by clicking on in the table heading [4].

    At the Source page the search for a particular source by its title, ISSN number, publisher, or subject area may also be performed [5].

    The list of sources (all sources, or ones obtained after the search) can be filtered by:

    • Selecting that only Open Access sources would be displayed [6]
    • Indicating minimal values for documents and/or citations published/received by individual sources during the preceding 4 years [7]
    • Indicating the preferable CiteScore quartile value the source should occupy [8]
    • Selecting particular type of source (journals, conference proceedings, book series, and/or trade publications) [9]

     

    All source titles listed in the table are activated and redirects to the source鈥榮 profile page.

    ADVANCED SEARCH

    In Scopus an advanced search by 13 entry field groups can also be performed:

    • Every field group can be expanded into lists of subfields with codes (Field codes).
    • The subfield is added to the search query by clicking + near the selected field code. Then the searched value of the subfield should be written within the brackets (the detailed subfield description and examples appears below the query after selecting the field code).
    • The search query can by formulated of multiple field codes connected by various search operators.
    • The search can be narrowed by indicating author and/or institution (Add Author name / Affiliation).

    Advanced search window also contains a link to source comparison tool (Compare sources).

  • Document, Author, Institution, and Source Information

    In Scopus for every publication (document), author, institution, and source unique individual identifiers are generated along with corresponding profile pages, presenting detailed information.

    DOCUMENT DETAILS PAGE

     

    Detailed information about every Scopus indexed document (publication) is provided on a separate document details page, and include (the types and extent of provided information may vary depending on document鈥檚 nature, type, and represented discipline):

    • Document title (in English and other languages, if applicable)
    • Information about the source in which the document was published (title, volume, issue, pagination/article number)
    • Source鈥檚 ISSN number
    • Publisher
    • Document and source types (open access sources are indicated additionally)
    • Document DOI identifier
    • Document authors
    • Author affiliations
    • Publication abstract (if available)
    • Keywords
    • Information about chemical structures (Reaxys Chemistry database information) (if applicable)
    • Options to access full-text of the document (Full text options). For open access publications a link for direct download of publication鈥榮 PDF is provided (View PDF)
    • List of sources cited in the document (References) (including ones not indexed in Scopus) and a link to view their full list in search result format
    • The count of documents citing the publication (Cited by) and a link to view their full list (Citing documents)
    • Suggested Related documents (based on publication鈥檚 references) with a link to view their full list, and the additional links to search for related documents by the publication鈥檚 authors or by keywords
    • The values of main publication鈥檚 quality and usage indicators (Metrics) with additional links to more detailed data (More metrics/View PlumX details)
    • Funding information (if available)
    • SciVal topics 鈥� information about research topics represented by the publication. These topics represent groups of Scopus indexed documents clustered by their citation relations.

    Document entries (selected data fields) can be exported, downloaded (an installation of internet browser plugin is required), printed, e-mailed, saved in PDF format, added to list, and a bibliographic description of the document can be generated:

    More information

    AUTHOR PROFILES

     

    All authors of Scopus indexed publications are assigned with unique听identifiers听(Scopus Author IDs) accompanied with听profiles听(Author profiles).

    The information provided in author profiles include:

    • Author鈥檚 surname and name [1]
    • Current听institution听represented by the author (based on the affiliation information provided in the most recent author鈥檚 publication) [2]
    • Author identifiers:听Scopus Author ID听[3] and听听[4] (if the author has associated his Scopus profile with his ORCID account)
    • All other institutions previously represented by the author and corresponding periods (Institution history), along with author鈥檚 alternative name variants, profile identifiers and听represented听Subject areas, can be viewed by expanding author information (Show all information) [5]
    • List of Scopus indexed听author鈥檚 publications听[6]
    • Author鈥檚 scholarly output听impact听metrics (publication quality and collaboration metrics, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) [7]
    • Documents听(indexed in Scopus)听citing听author鈥檚 publications [8]
    • Non-peer reviewed documents听(preprints*) derived from听arXiv,听bioRxiv,听ChemRxiv,听medRxiv,听SSRN,听TechRxiv,听and听Research Square听servers [9].
    • Co-authors听(their surnames are active and redirects to corresponding author profiles) [10]
    • Research听topics, to which publications are grouped based on direct citation relations (topic titles are active and allows to review topic information and author鈥檚 publications representing particular topic (in the second tab) in a pop-out window) [11]
    • Projects听(Awarded grants) [12]. This section is new (beta听version), and currently most of the included projects are financed by US institutions. Nevertheless, the section is being expanded and it already includes some projects financed by funders from other countries.


    * Scopus tracks preprint information and lists only the most recent versions. The preprint entry will remain in the author profile even after its publishing in peer-reviewed source. The information of individual preprints is also gathered and can be viewed in the details page, similar to ones for other documents, but preprint profiles do not include any metrics, as well as preprints are not included in calculations of metrics for other Scopus indexed documents and sources.

    Document lists听(both published by the author and the ones citing them)听can be:

    • Viewed in document search results format [13].
    • Sorted by any information provided in the table (first author, date, citation counts, source title) and in selected order (ascending/descending) [14]
    • The听aggregated list听of documents referenced in all author鈥檚 publications (references) can be viewed [15].
    • The听alert听for author documents can be set, which would inform the author by e-mail about his new publications being added to Scopus [16]. The alert for new citations of author鈥檚 publications can also be set. Both alerts can be set only from personal Scopus user account.

    Author profiles also include a听summary of the main author productivity and citation indicators听(all values are calculated based on author鈥檚 publications and documents citing them indexed in Scopus):

    • Publication and citation counts,听h-index value and a link to review the graph of its determination [17].
    • Graphically visualized distribution of publication and citation counts by years (the graphic is interactive and individual elements redirect to corresponding data by clicking on them) [18].
    • Author profiles also provide links to additional听tools for analyzing听author鈥檚听publications听[20] and their听citation听data [19].

    Authors can correct their profile information.听Scopus provides two tools enabling it:

    Edit profile听tool [21] allows authors to:

    • Select the variant of his/her name and surname听to be displayed as the main name (possible name variants are collected from author publications and the preferred name can be selected only from these variants presented in the author鈥榮 profile).
    • Change the institution听displayed as the main author鈥檚 affiliation by selecting one of the institutions represented by the author (based on the affiliation information provided in author鈥檚 Scopus indexed publications).
    • Add/remove publications听(Search for missing documents on Scopus), non-peer reviewed documents (Search for missing preprints on Scopus), and/or projects (Search for missing Awarded grants on Scopus).

    Potential author matches听tool (More 鈫� Potential author matches)听[22] enables author to check if there are no additional profiles created in Scopus which belong to the author:

    • The tool searches for potentially matching author profiles by the surname and list only profiles of authors with identical surnames. Meanwhile, it does not include profiles with slight differences in the surnames (e.g. caused by spelling errors). Therefore, if the author notice that not all of his/her documents published in Scopus indexed sources are listed in the profile, they should be searched and added by using听Edit profile听tool.
    • If the tool finds additional profiles which belong to the author, they can be marked in the result list and requested to be added to the main author鈥檚 profile (Request to merge with author).

    Authors also can (and are encouraged) to听link听their Scopus Author profiles听with听听accounts (registration to Scopus user account is needed). This helps to ensure more accurate assignation of documents published by the author to his/her profile and avoid creation of additional incorrect author profiles (additional profiles are usually created due to the surname changes (e.g. after marriage), occurrence of spelling mistakes, and significant career changes (e.g. time gaps in active publishing, changes in author鈥檚 research interests, employment, and/or location (affiliation information)). Authors may also link their Scopus profiles with听Mendeley听accounts.

    More information about Scopus author profiles听

     

    INSTITUTION (AFFILIATION) PROFILES

     

    An exceptional advantage of Scopus DB is institutional (Affiliation) profiles presenting not only the main information about the institution (name, address) [1], but also:

    • Scopus Affiliation identifier (Affiliation ID) [2]
    • Number of documents published on behalf of the institution [3]
    • The number of authors representing the institution [4]
    • The distribution of institution鈥檚 documents [5] by subject areas [9] or by sources they were published in [10]
    • Hierarchical structure of the institution [6]
    • The list of collaborating institutions [7]
    • The distribution of institution鈥檚 publications by Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) [8].

    More information about Scopus institution profiles

     

    At the institutional profiles registered users can set alerts to inform them by e-mail about documents published on behalf of the institution being newly added to Scopus (Set document alert).

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    Useful to know: publication counts (both general and sorted by sources or subject areas), as well as author counts, names of collaborating institutions and sources listed in the tables are interactive and redirects to the corresponding document/author lists and institutional/source profile pages.

    SOURCE DETAILS (PROFILE) PAGE

    Source details听pages (source profiles)听present detailed information about Scopus indexed听periodical听sources:

    • Current [1] (and previous [2], if applicable) source title
    • Open access status (if applicable) [3]
    • Scopus coverage years (indicates the time-frame of source鈥檚 content available in Scopus) [4]
    • Publisher [5]
    • ISSN/eISSN number [6]
    • Represented subject areas (according to ASJC classification) [7]
    • Source type [8]

    From the source details (profile) page:

    • The list of all source鈥檚 publications indexed in Scopus can be viewed [9]
    • Alerts for new content from the source being added to Scopus can be set (for registered users) [10]
    • The source can be added to the list and saved (for registered users) [11]
    • The source can be compared to other Scopus sources [12]


    The most recent values of the main Scopus source citation indicators听are also provided (if available) at the sources profile [13]:

    • The values for indicators may not be provided (N/A) or indicated not for all indicators types in cases of discontinued sources, and/or sources just recently added to Scopus, since the data in Scopus required for calculations of indicators are insufficient (more information about Scopus provided source level impact indicators and their calculation principles is provided here听>>>).

    Important!听If the听CiteScore听value of the source is 鈥�0.0鈥� that does not mean that the source does not have听CiteScore, since with the听renewed CiteScore methodology听Scopus have decided to display听CiteScore听values only to one decimal place, which may result in that very small values are rounded as 鈥�0.0鈥�.

    • Below the main source data a detailed information about听publications and citations used to calculate听CiteScore听indicator values听[15] (the year of indicator can be selected [14]), and anticipated听upcoming听CiteScore听value听[16] along with the data accumulated for its calculation are presented. The听rank听of the source in a particular represented subject area [19] (an exact ranking place [20] and its expression in percentiles [21]) according to the selected indicator year [14] is also indicated.
    • In the second tab听CiteScore rank & trend听the听list of all sources assigned to subject areas represented by the source听(year of displayed values [22] and subject area [23] can be selected at the top of the list) along with听source鈥檚 ranking position听and a graphical visualization of the source鈥檚听CiteScore听values and ranking tendencies听over time in selected subject area [24] are displayed.
    • The last tab听Scopus content coverage听[25] presents amounts of听source鈥檚 publications covered in Scopus by years听(numbers are active and allows to open the list of publications) along with links to their citation overviews.

    More information about the indicators in Scopus source profiles听


    Useful to know:听source profiles can also be reached from document lists (presented in search results format) and from the individual document details page by clicking on activated source title. If the title is not active, the source is not indexed in Scopus (in case of cited references), or is not serial, and thus does not have Scopus source profile. Meanwhile, the profiles of discontinued sources remain accessible in the database.

  • Analysis Tools

    Scopus also provides tools allowing fast and convenient analysis of publications and authors, as well as to compare Scopus indexed sources.

    • All analyses results are represented as tables and in graphical form (except for co-author information).
    • Information provided in analysis results can be sorted by the analyzed criteria or by the corresponding document counts.
    • It should be noted, that the numbers indicating document counts and author surnames in the tables, as well as separate elements of graphics, are interactive and allows to view the corresponding data (publication lists and/or author profiles) in the same or separate window.
    • In case of document analysis, only limited number of results listed in the tables can be visualized in graphics. However, the results to be included in the graphics can be selected by marking them in the tables.

    Results of document and author analyses and source comparisons can be exported (in CSV or ZIP formats), printed, saved in PDF format, or e-mailed.

     

    PUBLICATION DATA ANALYSIS

     

    Publication (document) lists听compiled in every way (search results, publications of particular author, source, or institution, or individually selected documents) can be further听analyzed听by using听Analyze results听and听Citation overview听tools, to which links are provided above the document lists:


    Analyze results听tool can be opened in the same or in the separate window, and听Citation overview听is opened at the same window. In any case, the user can return to the document list by following link听Back to results听provided at the top left corner of the analysis window.

    Analyze search results听window presents document distributions by:

    • Years (according to publishing date)
    • Sources
    • Authors
    • Author represented Institutions (Affiliations)
    • Author represented countries/territories
    • Document types
    • Subject areas (according to ASJC classification)
    • Funding sponsors

    The set of analyzed publications can be additionally limited by indicating publishing date time-frame (by years).

    Citation overview听tool provides detailed information on publication citations and their changes over time.

    • Citation data analysis can be modulated by听changing applied time-frame听[1], and/or by excluding听author self-citations听[2] and/or听citations from books听[3], and/or by hiding documents without any citations [4].
    • The results are provided in听graphical听[5] and听table听[6] formats. Their elements are听interactive听and redirect to the corresponding information.
    • The number of the analyzed documents, their total citation count and h-index value are also provided [7].

     

    AUTHOR DATA ANALYSIS

    Two tools for analyzing author鈥榮 data are provided in the author profile:

    • Analyze author output听鈥� for analyzing听publication听data;
    • Citation overview听鈥� for analyzing听citation听data.


    Analyze author output听provides听distributions of Scopus indexed author鈥榮 publications听by sources, publication types, years, and subjects. It also includes a听citation overview听of author鈥榮 publications and a list of听co-authors.

    Citation overview听tool provides detailed information on author鈥檚 publication citations and their changes over time. The information and available actions provided in the tool are analogical to the ones in the case of听document citation听overview, but the modulation options are slightly different: in the case of author citation overview, in addition to excluding all self-citations and/or book citations, self-citations of only the analyzed author can be excluded from the analysis as well.

    Both tools also include听h-index value听of the author, but听Analyze author output听tool additionally provides author鈥檚听h-index determination graph.

    More information about Scopus author profiles and their use听

    SOURCE COMPARISON

     

    Scopus DB also provides听Compare sources听tool enabling the comparison of Scopus indexed periodical sources from various perspectives.
    The tool is accessible from the听source profiles听and from the听advanced search window.In order to compare sources,听the search of sources to be compared have to be performed听in the听Compare sources听tool:

    • The sources can be听searched by听their titles, ISSN numbers, and publishers [1]
    • The search can be limited to a selected听subject area听[2]
    • The sources in the results list can be听ranked听by preferable criteria: sources鈥櫶�CiteScore听(selected by default),听SNIP, and听SJR听values, or by听ISSN听numbers [3]
    • The听order of listed sources听can be changed in ascending/descending manner by the source title [4], or by other selected [3] criteria [4]

    The sources to be compared听(up to 10)听have to be selected听from the source search results list:

    • The听main information of every source听listed in the results table (publisher, source type, ISSN, period of coverage in Scopus) can be expanded (藚) for review [5].
    • The list of all selected sources is provided at the top and can be edited by removing sources (x) [6]
    • The set of compared sources may also be modulated at any time by selecting/unselecting sources in the source search results list
    • The search can be performed repeatedly by applying different criteria, and the sources from different search results can be included in the same comparison.


    The results of source comparison听are by default provided in graphical form (charts), but can be selected to be displayed in听tables听[7]

    Firstly, the distribution of compared sources by their听CiteScore听values and their changes over time is presented [8]. The start point for every source may be different, since it depends on the beginning of the source鈥榮 indexing in Scopus. However, the time-frames presented in听CiteScore听comparison do not coincide with sources鈥� indexing periods since sources obtain their听CiteScore听(and other source citation indicators) values only after several years of continues indexing.

    Below analogic comparisons of selected sources are provided, according to sources鈥�:

    • SJR听[9] and听SNIP听[10] values
    • Citation听[11] and听publication听[12] counts
    • Percentages of published听review articles听[14] and听not cited publications听[13].

    More information about source comparison in Scopus听听(at the bottom of the page)

    SCOPUS AI

     

    听鈥� is听听intuitive and intelligent search tool, powered by generative artificial intelligence and content indexed in听Scopus DB.

    The tool relies only on information from Scopus, including publication abstracts, metadata, citation data, and author profiles. It uses data of the following types of publications:
    鈥⑻� 听articles;
    鈥⑻� 听books;
    鈥⑻� 听book chapters;
    鈥⑻� 听conference papers;
    鈥⑻� 听reports;
    鈥⑻� 听reviews;
    鈥⑻� 听short-surveys;
    鈥⑻� 听data papers.

    The chronological scope of this information varies depending on the selected function, e.g., when generating a response to a query, information from documents published since 2003 is used, but when providing a list of foundational publications or topic experts, information from older publications is also used, regardless of their publication date.

    A link to Scopus AI听is provided on the听听homepage.


    On the initial page of this tool, the user can choose whether their conversation with听Scopus AI听will be stored in the user鈥檚 history (Temporary conversation).

    When a user submits a query,听Scopus AI听generates a concise response in textual form, which includes links to the used sources.


    Next to the generated text, an abbreviated list of references is provided, in which the data (publication title, authors, source title, year of publication) are active and redirect to corresponding data in听Scopus听database.

    Show all references听link at the bottom of the list provides a complete list of the used sources, which additionally includes publication citation counts and publication abstracts (Show abstract). This list can be exported in various formats.


    Additionally, an analogous list of foundational documents of a particular topic, which corresponds to the user鈥檚 submitted query, is provided next to the generated text.听Show more听documents link at the bottom of the list provides complete lists of foundational and other related publications.

    A more detailed answer to a query can be acquired by selecting the听Expanded summary听feature [1].


    The听Concept map听feature [2] generates a diagram that visualizes the links between a topic, which corresponds to the user鈥檚 submitted query, and various concepts related to it. This diagram is interactive 鈥� when a user clicks on one of the concepts, a text is generated that describes the links between the aforementioned topic and the selected concept.

    The听Topic experts听feature [3] provides information about three experts who are the leading researchers in a field, which corresponds to the user鈥檚 submitted query. The information is provided in a list, which includes summaries of each expert’s qualifications in the research field, relevant publication and their citation counts, as well as h-index values. More information about an expert can be acquired by clicking the听Preview听profile link.

    The feature听Emerging themes听[4] provides a list of topics related to the user’s query, compiled based on abstracts of publications published in the last 24 months. These topics are divided into 3 types:

    • Consistent themes听鈥� research areas with publication rate, which remained stable for the past 2 years.
    • Rising themes听鈥� research areas with noticeable increase in academic activity.
    • Novel themes听鈥� developing research areas with recent interest.

    For each theme a brief description, a link to theme鈥檚 reference list, and a few potential hypotheses (they are active and act like queries submitted by the user in the initial听Scopus AI听page) are provided in the list.

    Scopus AI听also provides suggestions for new queries, which are thematically related to the user’s original query (Go deeper) [5].

    In 2025, Scopus AI was updated with a new听听feature. When this feature is turned on (this can be done in the initial page of Scopus AI), the answer to the user鈥檚 query is given in a form of detailed report, consisting of overview of the main findings, suggested research areas and methods, references to relevant publications, and other information. These reports can be downloaded in PDF format.

    More information about听Scopus AI听tool听听and its use听

    You can learn about the capabilities of Scopus AI and the use of artificial intelligence in scientific research in the following webinars:
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