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Web of Science: Viewing Results

Use Guide for Web of Science

Refining Results

You can narrow the results of your search by using any of the Refine Results options such as:

  • Web of Science Categories; these are established at the journal level and a record can belong to more than one category.
  • Document Types
  • Research Areas
  • Authors
  • Publication Years
  • Organization-Enhanced; Unified institutional name 
  • Source Titles
  • Funding Agencies
  • Open Access (Golden Edition only)

Select one or more check boxes, and then click Refine to display records of articles within the selected results. The most frequently occurring items appear at the top of the list. You can then also choose how to Sort your results by newest, most cited, recently added, relevance, etc.  

Viewing Results

Your results will be displayed as a list of references, with the total number of results found at the top of the results box. Click on the article for more information including the abstract, if available.

 

You can refine search results by using filters; find the most frequently used on the column on the left hand side of the screen beside the results.

 

Accessing Full Text

To access the full text: click on the link below the article or the U find it Button:

  • From the article abstract screen, there are options to view the article.

  • If the article is available from the Library’s holdings, this will be under Context Sensitive Links, a new window will open with the full text. Alternatively, you may be given the option of choosing from several sources.

  • The  Google Scholar icon is also available to allow you to search for resources not covered by Ulster’s subscriptions.

    Where no full text is available online, remember to check the Library Catalogue (enter the journal title) before requesting an article through the Document Delivery service.