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Who cites whom? Scopus gives you an over­view of sci­entif­ic art­icles, au­thors and cita­tions across dis­cip­lines.

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Facts

Coverage
27,000+ peer reviewed journals
Period
De­pends on the pub­lic­a­tion
Access
On campus + remote access
Provider
El­sevi­er
Subjects
Society Politics Economics Sociology Finance Leadership Communication Law Psychology Marketing Education Technology Environment Sustainability Innovation Organisation

What is Scopus?

Scopus is a comprehensive research database from Elsevier that includes scientific articles, conference papers and book chapters from around the world. 

The database covers all subject areas, including business, economics, social sciences, technology, natural sciences and health sciences, and provides access to abstracts, author profiles and citation data.

Scopus is, together with Web of Science, regarded as one of the most recognised databases for bibliometric analyses, literature searches and research assessment.

When is Scopus useful?

Scopus is a key tool for literature searches and citation tracking, helping you navigate the global research landscape.

Scopus is especially helpful when you:

  • need to find academic literature
  • need to identify the most cited articles and authors

In short, Scopus provides a very broad and up-to-date overview of global research from the latest articles to classic studies.

Help us­ing Scopus

Video guides

Scopus Tutorials shows you how to use the search functions, work with author and institution information, citations and journal rankings.

 

Find the most cited art­icles

If you want to see which pub­lic­a­tions shape the con­ver­sa­tion in your field, try sort­ing your Scopus res­ults by “Cited by (highest)”.

You’ll im­me­di­ately spot the art­icles oth­er re­search­ers cite again and again – the work that has made the strongest im­pact with­in your top­ic.