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So­cial Sci­ence Cita­tion In­dex

Cita­tion data­base fo­cused on the so­cial sci­ences. You can see who cites whom and find new art­icles that cite earli­er re­search.

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Facts

Coverage
3,500+ journals
Period
1900-
Access
On campus + remote access
Provider
Clariv­ate
Subjects
Society Culture Sociology Philosophy

Find top re­search with­in the so­cial sci­ences

What is Social Science Citation Index?

Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) lets you search for articles from recognised journals within the social sciences such as economics, business and sociology. All journals in SSCI are selected by an editorial board that ensures the content meets high academic standards.

You can see which researchers and articles are most frequently cited. This makes SSCI an obvious tool when you want to investigate how research influences and inspires others.

SSCI is part of Web of Science. In Web of Science, you can search across several citation databases at once and broaden your search to include more subject areas.

When is Social Science Citation Index useful?

SSCI can help you identify the most cited and influential research within a field.

Use it when you want to:

  • carry out a citation analysis of researchers or articles
  • find highly cited articles within the social sciences
  • see who cites whom
  • explore how research is cited and develops over time

Help us­ing So­cial Sci­ences Cita­tion In­dex

2 tips for the res­ults list

In your results list, try clicking:

  1. Related records: to compare articles that share references in their bibliographies.
     
  2. Citation reports: to see a visual overview of how the citations are connected.