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Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. Delivering a comprehensive overview of the world's research output in   the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities, Scopus features smart tools to track, analyze and   visualize research.

As research becomes increasingly global, interdisciplinary and collaborative, you can make sure that critical research from around the world is not missed when you choose Scopus.

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All About Scopus Content

Scopus has recently added over 195 million more cited references dating back to 1970 to complement the database's existing records that date back 1788 and further increase the depth of content.

Added cited references mean:

  • improved h-index measures for authors who began publishing prior to 1996
  • more extensive bibliometric and historic trend analysis
  • more complete author profiles

Learn more about the depth of Scopus content along with more insights into our content policies, selection criteria and data quality.

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CiteScore 2016 values are now available.

A new standard for measuring serial citation impact, CiteScore™ metrics are freely available for more than 22,600 titles on Scopus — 11,000+ more titles than the leading competitor.

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Content

You need to keep track of what's happening in your research world. Across all research fields — science, mathematics, engineering, technology, health and medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities — Scopus delivers a broad overview of global, interdisciplinary scientific information that researchers like you need.

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Features

Research is a complex pursuit. More than ever, finding the right result is as important as uncovering trends, discovering sources and collaborators, and analyzing results to yield further insights. Scopus features smart tools to track, analyze and visualize research.

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