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Policy Citation Index
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Grants Index
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ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Citation Index
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Preprint Citation Index
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Chinese Science Citation Database
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SciELO Citation Index
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KCI Korean Journal Database
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ARCI Arabic Citation Index
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Connecting research to real-world outcomes: policy documents in the Web of Science
The new Policy Citation Index on the Web of Science platform links policy documents to the research papers they cite, helping researchers and institutions demonstrate the societal impact of their…
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Connecting the dots: Integrating preprints into the research ecosystem
With the recent launch of the Preprint Citation Index on the Web of Science, now it’s even easier for researchers to include preprints in their existing research workflows and link them to trusted sources.
Blog December 7, 2023
Discovering new insights from early-career scholarship through the addition of >172M linked cited references from ProQuest dissertations and theses on the Web of Science
Students and researchers can easily locate new sources of research on diverse topics with the enriched ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Citation Index, as well as easily showcase their work and monitor impact over time.
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New Web of Science Grants Index helps researchers develop more targeted grant proposals
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