Web of Knowledge
Categories: Networks and relationships; R&D, innovation, and commercialization
Overview: Thomson Reuters Web of Knowledge℠ provides access to citations for the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. It is a research platform that provides access to objective content and tools to search, track, measure, and collaborate in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities.
Unit of Analysis: Individual publications & academic articles
Coverage and Size: The Web of Knowledge℠ and Web of Science℠ provide data from the following:
- 23,000 journals
- 23 million patents from 40 patent-issuing countries
- 110,000 conference proceedings
- 9,000 web sites
- 2 million chemical structures
- 87 million source items
- 700 million cited references
- 256 scientific disciplines
Form: Micro-level database; user defined table
Key Data Elements:
- Abstracts
- Citations index
- Derwent innovation index
- Science indicators
Timeframe: 100 years of back files and citation data
Frequency: Updated in real-time
Data Sources:
- Web of Science℠
- Chinese Science Citation Database
- Current Contents Connect
- Derwent Innovations Index
- BIOSIS Previews
- Biological Abstracts®
- CABI
- Inspec
- Medline
- Food Science and Technology Abstracts
- Zoological Record
- Journal Citation Reports®
- Essential Science Indicators
Access: Subscription for database. Free monthly online reports available on demand by occupation and metro area.
Potential Uses for Regional Analysis: Identification of the impacts of regional scientific research activity on the works of others. Identification of regional and interregional networks and relationships.
For Additional Information:
- Website: Web of Knowledge
- Contacts:
- Matt Probus (matt.probus@thomsonreuters.com)
- Elizabeth Deitz (elizabeth.deitz@thomsonreuters.com)