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This guide includes information and resources designed to aid you with research in the field of physics. Explore the tabs on the left or look below for information on finding books and articles, choosing which databases to search, and more. For further assistance with your research, please reach out to your librarian using the contact information in the left-hand column -- we're here to help!
Databases: Find Physics Articles
Key Databases for Physics
- SciTech Premium Collection This link opens in a new windowThe SciTech Premium Collection includes the Natural Science Collection and Technology Collection databases and provides full-text titles from around the world, including scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, government publications and more.
- Web of Science This link opens in a new window
A very powerful and varied database. Use the "citation" feature to check for new citing authors. Coverage from 1900 to present.
Additional Databases
- ArXiv.org This link opens in a new windowThis is a pre-print and e-print archive of research papers in physics, engineering, mathematics, and computing. While many of the papers on the server are high quality, be aware that they are not peer-reviewed. ArXiv does moderate the submissions for relevance and appropriateness, and has recently implemented and endorsement system for some submissions. However, this is not the same as peer-review.
- Data Citation Index This link opens in a new windowData Citation Index fully indexes a significant number of the world's leading data repositories of critical interest to the scientific community, including over two million data studies and datasets.
- IOPscience This link opens in a new windowFull-text articles in diverse scientific, medical, and technical fields, from journals published by IOP (Institute of Physics) Publishing. Covers materials published 1874-present.
- Google Scholar This link opens in a new windowGoogle Scholar searches scholarly literature and provides a simple interface for accessing full-text content, tracking citations, and citing sources.