This document discusses the Scopus database and how it can enhance research. Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database containing over 21,500 peer-reviewed journals. It covers various fields like social sciences, health sciences, physical sciences, and life sciences. Key features of Scopus include advanced search options, alerts, reference managers, citation tracking and analysis tools. Registration on the Scopus website provides access to its search, discovery and analysis features to support research needs.

1. “Enhance your Research
with SCOPUS”
Atul Bhatt, Ph.D.
Librarian
Institute of Law
Nirma University

2. Outline
 About SCOPUS
 Why SCOPUS
 SCOPUS is your first step to
 Content Covers
 Features
 Registration
 Access
 Conclusion

3. About SCOPUS
 Scopus is the largest abstract and citation
database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific
journals, books and conference proceedings.
 Over 21,500 peer-reviewed journals, of which
more than 4,200 are full open access out
SCOPUS
 Scopus offers researchers a quick, easy and
comprehensive resource to support their
research needs in the scientific, technical,
medical and social sciences fields and in the
arts and Humanities also

4. About SCOPUS
 Scopus is a very useful for measuring the
citation impact of articles, journals and authors.
 SCOPUS officially named SciVerse SCOPUS
introduced by Elsevier in November.
 Strongest coverage initially started from 1996
onwards, Now includes substantial content prior
to 1996,

5. Why SCOPUS?
 Discover emerging trends that help you pursue
successful research.
 Search for relevant topics/articles during the
literature review phase
 Uncover relevant results in related fields
 Decide where to publish – analyze the top
journals and authors in your discipline
 Discover who is citing you
 Explore how many citations an article or author
has received, and identify potential
collaborators

6. SCOPUS is your first step to
 Discover what research exists globally
 Look for new ideas and research
opportunities
 Figure out who to follow and collaborate
with
 Decide which journal to submit my paper
 Evaluate my own success

7. Content covers
 Social Science: Psychology, Economics,
Business, A&H.
 Health Science: 100% MEDLINE, Nursing,
Dentistry
 Physical Science: Chemistry, Physics and
Engineering
 Life Sciences: Neuroscience, Pharmacology
and Biology
 Strongest coverage of biomedical &
natural sciences and engineering.

8. Content covers

9. Features – Search
Document search
Author search
Affiliation searches
Advanced search
Refine results

10. Features – Discover
 Alerts
 Browse sources
 My list
 Reference managers
 View cited by
 View references
 Scopus APIs

11. Features - Analyze
 Analyze search results
 Compare journals
 Article metric module
 Citation overview
 Author profile page

12. Registration

13. Document Search

14. Document Search

15. Author Search

16. Author Search

17. Affiliation Search

18. Affiliation Search

19. Affiliation Search

20. Affiliation Search

21. Affiliation Search

22. Conclusion
 Scopus has outstanding software features
 Scopus is the largest abstract and citation
database of peer-reviewed literature.
 You can access this database in campus and
outside campus using remote login facility.
 http://www.scopus.com/
 http://www.elsevier.com/online-tools/scopus