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Scopus is a source-neutral abstract and citation database curated by independent subject matter experts that can help you understand who is researching what and where with accuracy, providing invaluable data for strategic decision-making.

 

Scopus combines a comprehensive, expertly curated abstract and citation database with enriched data and linked scholarly literature across a wide variety of disciplines. Scopus quickly finds relevant and authoritative research, identifies experts, and provides access to reliable data, metrics, and analytical tools.

  • 94M+ records
  • 66.6+ thousand organisation profiles
  • 19.6+ million author profiles
  • 2.4+ billion cited references
  • 29,200+ journal titles
  • 330,000+ books

Titles on Scopus are classified under 4 main clusters:

  • Health Sciences
  • Life Sciences 
  • Physical Sciences
  • Social Sciences

See Scopus' Content Coverage Guide and list of different subject areas.

Benefits

Quickly find relevant and authoritative research, identify experts and gain access to reliable data, metrics and analytical tools. Be confident in advancing research, educational goals, and research direction and priorities.

  1. Increase research efficiency.
  2. Identify emerging trends.
  3. Inform strategic research decisions.
  4. Enhance research visibility.
  5. Show journal, article and author influence.

Key Updates

  • Preprint Search — Preprints are now searchable on Scopus when performing a document search.
  • Researcher Discovery — Allows users to conduct a keyword search to find relevant researcher matches and build a view of the individuals contributing to a particular field.
  • SDGs available on Scopus Document details page — This make it easier to understand an SDG’s relationship to a research publication. It can also help demonstrate that research is making a difference in a particular area.
  • Author Metrics tab — Provides insight into scholarly impact, allowing authors to track and showcase the reach and significance of their research among the global scientific community.

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