Article Metrics for Researchers: Traditional article metrics tools

Article citation counts aka cited references

Many library databases provide article citation counts traditionally known as cited references. Web of Science/Biological Abstracts/Zoological Record (the Thomson Reuter databases) have until now been the standard tool in this area.

Find out:

• Who has cited your paper
• How many times your paper has been cited
• The most cited paper in your field
• Create a citation alert to your articles (need to register)

Here is more information from the Web of Science website

Many other vendors are now including cited references:

• Compendex includes “Scopus” cited references
• IEEE Xplore “Paper Citations” and “Patent Citations” (primarily to IEEE publications)
• Pubmed Central citing PubMed Central articles

It is important to know the general criteria that are being used to create this data.

Google Scholar also tracks cited references:

• Cited Reference Searching
• Google Scholar tips
• Create your Google Scholar profile to track citations to your articles

Cited references can be useful in tracking research trends, finding collaborators and mentors.