UNSW Library Subject Guides - Medicine

Databases for researchers

The following databases can assist researchers:

find citation data for research literature
find peer reviewed literature
check publication details of journals

Researchers benefit from knowing how often their published research has been cited by other researchers.

For assistance with citation analysis, read more about the Research Impact Measurement Service (below)

Web of Science
The Web of Science delivers web-based access to the citation indexes: Science Citation Index 1945+, Social Sciences Citation Index 1956+, Arts & Humanities Citation Index 1975+
JCR: Journal Citation Reports
A comprehensive & unique resource tool for journal evaluation, using citation data drawn from over 8,400 journals from over 3,000 publishers worldwide. JCR can show you the: highest impact journal; most frequently used journals; hottest journals
Scopus
Scopus is an abstract and citation database of research literature including peer-reviewed titles, Open Access journals, conference proceedings, trade publications, patent records, scientific web pages, and seamless links to full text articles.
Ulrich's Periodicals Directory
Authoritative source of bibliographic and publisher information on more than 300,000 periodicals of all types — academic and scholarly journals, Open Access publications, peer-reviewed titles, popular magazines, newspapers, newsletters and more.

Thesis support

Need assistance with your thesis?

Thesis Guide
A guide to finding theses and writing your thesis, prepared by UNSW Library
Thesis Proposals: A Brief Guide
The Learning Centre's guide for students enrolled in a postgraduate research degree who have been asked to submit a thesis proposal
Writing and Presenting Your Thesis or Dissertation
This useful guide assists graduate students in thinking through the many aspects of crafting, implementing and defending a thesis or dissertation.

Library Thesis Deposit
A guide to preparing and depositing a print copy of your thesis to UNSW Library
Digital Thesis Deposit
How to deposit a digital copy of your thesis to UNSW Library

Databases providing full text or citation details of theses worldwide:

Proquest Dissertations & Theses
With more than 2 million entries, PQD&T is the single, central, authoritative resource for information about doctoral dissertations and masters theses. Dissertations published from 1980 forward include 350-word abstracts written by the author.
Australian Digital Theses
The aim of the Australian Digital Theses Project is to create a national collaborative distributed database of digitised theses produced at Australian Universities. The ADT database provides access to PhD and Masters by Research theses only.
Index to Theses
Contains records of theses accepted for higher degrees by the Universities of Great Britain and Ireland. Corresponds to the printed Index to Theses.
1716+
British Library EThOS | Electronic Theses Online Service
EThOS aims to give access to ALL theses from participating UK institutions whether paper based or electronic. EThOS harvests e-theses from Institutional Repositories and digitises paper based theses as they are ordered by researchers using the system.

UNSWorks

What is UNSWorks?

UNSWorks is an online institutional repository of UNSW research output. This UNSW Library service makes content freely available to other researchers to search and access

Who can deposit material in UNSWorks?

UNSW staff and students can deposit research material into UNSWorks

What is the purpose of UNSWorks?

UNSWorks aims to enhance the value and impact of UNSW research by making it more visible and accessible globally, free of charge. It assists researchers and academics with managing their research material, providing a stable and enduring home for their research output.

Visit UNSWorks for more information and help

RIMS

Research Impact Measurement Service

A service advising UNSW researchers on issues around measuring and tracking the impact of research outputs.

Individual researchers are provided with:

a complete H-Index or life-time citation counts
group benchmarking against other GO8 faculties
research impact statements
discipline based research trends

Useful to Schools whose research publication output is journal based.

For more information or to arrange a presentation, please contact your Faculty Outreach Librarian