The most comprehensive reference database for life sciences research
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BIOSIS Citation Index™ combines the carefully indexed life science coverage found in BIOSIS™ Previews (Biological Abstracts™, Reports, Reviews, and Meetings) with the power of cited reference searching in Web of Science™. Precision searching is delivered through custom terms, and specialized, article-level indexing, with tags to vital data such as Enzyme Commission numbers, and cross-references throughout to gene, disease, and organism names.
Deep and broad coverage across all subject areas, including traditional areas of biology like botany, zoology, and microbiology; alongside related and interdisciplinary fields such as agriculture, biochemistry, bioengineering, biomedical, biophysics, biotechnology, ecology, medicine, and pharmacology.
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Find
Find the first mention of plants, organisms, chemicals, or lab techniques in various life sciences fields
Access
Access over 27 million records from journals, books, reports, meetings, and U.S. patents dating 1926 or later
Improve
Improve search results through a seamless indexing backbone that consolidates multiple database coding and indexing methodologies into one unified system
Relate
Discover high-impact articles and related records that are based on shared references
Uncover
Detect emerging trends that help pursue successful research and grant acquisition
Follow
Follow the history or methodology of a topic
Create and challenge
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Gain insights
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Facilitate
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Discover
See where the top life-science researchers are publishing and presenting findings
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Transform searching, writing, and bibliography creation into one integrated process
A full view
Get a comprehensive, yet focused, view of life sciences literature from a resource designed specifically for the biological community
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