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Web of Science Overview

What is Web of Science?

The Web of Science™ is the world’s most trusted publisher-independent global citation database. Guided by the legacy of Dr Eugene Garfield, inventor of the world’s first citation index, the Web of Science is the most powerful research engine, delivering your library with best-in-class publication and citation data for confident discovery, access and assessment. Our multidisciplinary platform connects regional, specialty, data and patent indexes to the Web of Science Core Collection™. Our comprehensive platform allows you to track ideas across disciplines and time from almost 2 billion cited references from over 171 million records.

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Web of Science is the world’s most trusted publisher-independent global citation database. Guided by the legacy of Dr Eugene Garfield, inventor of the world’s first citation index, Web of Science is the most powerful research engine, delivering your library with best-in-class publication and citation data for confident discovery, access and assessment. Our multidisciplinary platform connects regional, specialty, data and patent indexes to the Web of Science Core Collection, the world’s only true citation index. Our comprehensive platform allows you to track ideas across disciplines and time from over 1.7 billion cited references from over 159 million records. Over 9,000 leading academic, corporate and government institutions and millions of researchers trust Web of Science to produce high-quality research, gain insights and make more-informed decisions that guide the future of their institution and research strategy.


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Clarivate

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Clarivate is a global leader in providing trusted insights and analytics to accelerate the pace of innovation. Their mission is to help customers reduce the time from new ideas to life-changing inventions in the areas of science and intellectual property. They own and operate a collection of leading subscription-based businesses focused on scientific and academic research, patent analytics and regulatory standards, pharmaceutical and biotech intelligence, trademark protection, domain brand protection and IP management.Clarivate employs thousands of people across more than 40 countries worldwide, striving to foster a diverse and inclusive community of insight and collaboration. The company’s solutions aim to improve the discovery and research development lifecycle by providing comprehensive information and insights that enable clients to make well-informed decisions for maximizing efficiency and achieving positive outcomes.

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Yokesh B.
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Yokesh B.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Is Web of science the best product from clarivate ?"
It helps research firms and institutions to search academics, journals, citations and parents and helps them to take better decisions. This product...
Arunvinodh C.
AC
Arunvinodh C.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Excellent web tool for selecting quality journals"
Most helpful thing in web of science is categorizing journals as ESCI and SCIE, which is very helpful for finding the best journal for publishing m...
GAGANJOT SINGH S.
GS
GAGANJOT SINGH S.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"It was great experience for me with web of science during publication of research article."
Easy access to articles and soomthness of publication process, especially detailed comments.

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Arunvinodh C.
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What do you like best about Web of Science?

Most helpful thing in web of science is categorizing journals as ESCI and SCIE, which is very helpful for finding the best journal for publishing my review. Seaching journal names is also very easy to use. Since I am doing my phd degree I am frequently using Web of Science web tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Web of Science?

Nothing to mention. One thing I would like to share regarding Social Science Citation Index SSCI. As my phd degree is focused on ASD, I am finding difficult to identify whether SSCI indexed journals are emerging journals or Expanded journals. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Web of Science solving and how is that benefiting you?

As I am doing my phd degree based on ASD and AI, I am mainly use for citation tracking, searching Interdisciplinary Research journals, metrics and even collabration opportunities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Yokesh B.
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What do you like best about Web of Science?

It helps research firms and institutions to search academics, journals, citations and parents and helps them to take better decisions. This product helps to take better decisions based on market and research trends. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Web of Science?

User interface looks so dull, The modernization of website will attract much user base. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Web of Science solving and how is that benefiting you?

Web of science is a bridge between the research companies / institutions to verify their work whether their work is already been existing ? Or not. It helps to make better business decisions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

GAGANJOT SINGH S.
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engineer and student
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What do you like best about Web of Science?

Easy access to articles and soomthness of publication process, especially detailed comments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Web of Science?

Longer wait times for decision on articles submitted Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Web of Science solving and how is that benefiting you?

Navigating through research articles Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Web of Science?

The ability to search and create lists and to find connected papers makes conducting a systematic review easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Web of Science?

There is a lot to discover - I am a new user and I have found that some of the tools are not super intuitive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Web of Science solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use this primarily to find papers as it is connected to my university library and to help in finding information about number of citations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Eric B.
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Research Librarian
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What do you like best about Web of Science?

I like that you combine similar search terms in parentheses (to search for one or all the search terms) and that you can use Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT). I like that you can limit results by year of publication. I like that you can export citations to citation managers such as EndNote. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Web of Science?

"Garbage In, Garbage Out" applies: You only receive results for the terms that you search. You may not retrieve citations that may be useful but were not displayed because certain search terms were not included. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Web of Science solving and how is that benefiting you?

I've worked at scientific and medical facilities. Researchers submit requests for online literature searches related to upcoming projects. Web of Science is one of several databases that are searched to retrieve citations based on keywords related to the search requests. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

RI
Technical Information Specialist
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What do you like best about Web of Science?

easy to use interface. excellent analytic tools Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Web of Science?

limiting by publications years - checking all boxes takes a long time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Web of Science:

highly recommended Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Web of Science solving and how is that benefiting you?

author profile; bibliometrics Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Vartika A.
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Research Fellow
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What do you like best about Web of Science?

The best thing about Web of Science is that it is the most reliable platform for editing citations in research paper. It covers a huge databases which really proove to be beneficial for the research. It saves alot of time as we can add references using citation tool instead of adding them manually. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Web of Science?

Although there it is a great tool for doing research work but the only thing is that it is quite difficult to use with so many features and one has to take training before using it. Also it is quite expensive to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Web of Science solving and how is that benefiting you?

This is software is of immense help in completing ny research papers on time. I can do my research easily as it has access to huge databases. Also working on this software is also beneficial as it keeps the record of the citations which are of great help. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Web of Science?

This is one of the best software so far which really proves to be beneficial in research work. It makes the work so easy as one can quickly add citations in the work. Moreover it has large access to databases which is even more useful as we can have databases for almost all the areas. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Web of Science?

The only thing which I dislike about it is that it is quite expensive and also difficult to handle. One must have a pre requisite training before actully using it. Also it has so many options which sometime are cumbersome to handle. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Web of Science solving and how is that benefiting you?

Web of Science is actually helping me a lot in completing my research papers. Also it keeps a record of all the citations which one have done it so we don't to make a record of it. The editing and formatting tool is just amazing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Prakshi A.
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Junior Research Fellow
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What do you like best about Web of Science?

It allows us to access multiple databases on a single platform, and hence make the research easier. Additionally, the software provides EndNote as a citation tool, which is very useful for adding references in research papers and related documents. It saves a lot of time, instead of adding them manually, references can be added in any format using a citation tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Web of Science?

It is quite expensive software as compared to some others. Also, all the options seem to be complex to a new user. But when an organization opts for this software, training is provided by the experts to understand the options and utilize the software completely. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Web of Science:

I recommend this to people who belong to the research background, It helps in managing time, helps in keeping a record of citations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Web of Science solving and how is that benefiting you?

Adding references to my papers and thesis. One can easily check, update, and modify them easily. Also, It allows adding layers to the search option that makes my research easy and time-saving. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Prakshi A.
PA
Research Fellow
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Web of Science?

It enables the users to analyze a large number of databases which helps in acquiring knowledge about our research. The best thing about software is adding, eiting and formatting citations easily in thesis, research papers etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Web of Science?

It is quite complex to access, but they also provide trainings on how to ise it efficiently. Also, its expensive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Web of Science:

I recommend it to research organisations as it enables the access to major databases. It also helps the organisation to keep record of their performance in research . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Web of Science solving and how is that benefiting you?

It saves a lot of time as it provide the option of adding layers to your search across the database. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.