Web of Science My Research Assistant App

General 

What powers Web of Science My Research Assistant search? 

• My Research Assistant search is powered by two other Clarivate products; Web of Science for document search and Master Journal List for journal searches. 

What can I search for in My Research Assistant? 

• My Research Assistant allows you to search Web of Science and the Master Journal List from your smartphone and receive device notifications for new Web of Science alerts. (*notifications feature coming soon) 
• All users can do the following: 
  • Perform basic searches and save them for later reference 
  • Search the Master Journal List and view profiles for each journal 
  • Save specific articles and journals in a favorites list for later viewing in-app 
  • Share links to articles and journal profiles on social media or other applications on your phone 
  • Unlimited journal search 

• Free Users are limited to the following: 
  • Perform “Topic” searches
  • Search queries of fifty characters
  • Search results to the last 5 years
  • Search results to the latest twenty-five article records
  • Search results to the Web of Science Core Collection
  • 3 saved search feeds

• Subscribed Users can do the following:
  • No limitation on search criteria length or number of results
  • Unlimited saved search feeds
  • In addition to “Topic” searches, subscribed users can also search: 
    • Author 
    • Publication Name
    • Keyword
    • Keyword Plus® 
    • Funding Agency 
    • Grant Number 

• Journal search is unlimited for all users. 

Document Search 

Search functions available by account type 

• Free 
  • Can only perform “Topic” searches
  • Limited search query of fifty characters
  • Limits search results to the last 5 years
  • Limits search results to the latest twenty-five Document records
  • Limits search results to the Web of Science Core Collection
  • Limited to 3 saved search feeds

• Subscribed
  • No limitation on search criteria length or number of results
  • Unlimited saved search feeds
  • In addition to “Topic” searches, subscribed users can also search: 
    • Author 
    • Publication Name 
    • Keyword Plus® 
    • Funding Agency 
    • Grant Number 

Contact your institution about a Web of Science subscription to unlock unlimited search and more. 

Search field types: 

• Topic 
  • Searches title, abstract, author keywords, and Keywords Plus
  • Example: robot* control* “input shaping” 

• Author 
  • Searches these fields: Authors and Group Author. For Authors, enter the last name first followed by a space and the author’s initials
  • Examples: johnson m* 

• Publication Name 
  • Searches for journal titles, book titles, proceedings titles, and more. Also referred to as “source titles.” 
  • Examples: clin* nucl* med* “Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry” 

• Keyword Plus® 
  • Searches the KeywordsPlus®  field 

• Funding Agency 
  • Searches for the name of a Funding Agency within the Funding Acknowledgment within a record
  • Example: National Institute of Health OR NIH 

• Grant Number 
  • Searches for the Grant Number within the Funding Acknowledgment within a record
  • Example: RSG-04-066-01 

Search Modifiers 

• AND 
  • Use AND to find record containing all of your search terms. 

• OR 
  • Use OR to find records containing any of your search terms. 

• NOT 
  • Use NOT to exclude Records containing certain words from your search. 

Wildcard Characters 

• Use truncation for more control of the retrieval of plurals and variant spellings 
  • Asterisk ( * ) 
    • Zero to many characters

• • Question Mark (?)
    • One character. 

• • Dollar Sign ( $ ) 
    • Zero or one character. 

Saving Search Feeds 

• You can save your search queries as custom search feeds.  
  • This allows you to easily access Web of Science™ content that meets your desired criteria without having to create a new search each time. 

• You can save a search feed by selecting the “Save As Feed” button that appears on the search results pages.  
  • Enter the desired name of your search feed in the input provided and select “Save As Feed” at the bottom of the screen. 

• Saved search feeds will appear on the home page.  
  • To go between saved search feeds, select the tab at the top of the screen with your search feed name. 

• As a reminder, free users can only have a max of three saved search feeds at one time.  
  • Subscribed users can have an unlimited amount of saved search feeds. 

Journal Search Help 

What journals are searchable? 

• The My Research Assistant journal search is powered by the Web of Science Master Journal List; allowing you to search and quickly navigate 24,000+ journals across 254 subject disciplines. 
• At the heart of the search, is the Web of Science Core Collection. Curated by an expert team of in-house editors, the Core Collection includes only journals that demonstrate high levels of editorial rigor and best practice. 
• In addition to the Web of Science Core Collection, you can also search through, Biological Abstracts, BIOSIS Previews, Zoological Record, Current Contents Connect, and Chemical Information Products. 

Journals Not Appearing in Search 

• If the journal you are looking for does not appear in the search results, it may not be indexed in the Web of Science. 

Filtering Journals 

• At this time, not all of the filters available for the Master Journal List are available within My Research Assistant. 
• We are looking to add additional filters in the future. 

Collections & Categories (Scope Notes) 

• If you would like to know what each collection index covers, please click here. You will be taken to a description of each of the collections and categories. 

Journal Criteria for Inclusion 

• If you would like to learn about the journal criteria required to be included in a Web of Science Collection, please click here. You will be taken to the journal evaluation process. 

What are saved search feeds? 

• Saved search feeds are saved searches within the My Research Assistant app that update every time you log in.  
  • Say you want to keep up to date on the latest research for COVID-19. You can save a search with COVID-19 as the search topic and create a new feed.  
  • Whenever you log into the app and navigate to this saved feed it will automatically refresh with the latest articles with those search terms. 

• Users who have full access to Web of Science can save more advanced searches with multiple topics or other available criteria. 
• Free users can create up to 3 news feeds. 

How do I create a new search feed? 

• To create a new search feed, go to the search page and tap the “Create A Document Search” bar. 
• Enter your search criteria and tap “Create A Search” 
• On the search results page, a “Save As Feed” Floating Action Button (FAB) will appear. 
• Tap this button and a “Save As Feed” Page will appear. 

• Enter the name of your search feed in the “Feed Name” input. 
• Tap “Save as Feed”, you will now have a new saved search feed on your home page. 
• Please note, this can also be done through the search feed settings tapping “Create New Search Feed” and repeating the same process mentioned above. 

Can I create a saved search feed for journals? 

• No, at this point in tie, journal searches cannot be turned into saved seach feeds. This feature may be added in a future update. 

How do I go between search feeds? 

• To go between search feeds, simply swipe left or right on the home page. 
• You can also go between search feeds by sliding through the tab bar at the top and tap the feed you are looking for. 

How do I refresh a search feed for the latest document records? 

• To refresh a search feed, scroll to the top of the feed, then pull down on the search results. 

• This will refresh the search feed with the latest search results if there has been an update. 

How do I view more than the twenty-five results on the feed? 

• If you are a subscribed user, you can scroll down to the bottom of the search feed and pull up on the last search results. 
• This will load an additional twenty-five results. 
• Please note, if you are a free user, this feature is not available to you. 

How do I edit a search feed’s criteria? 

• To edit a search feed’s criteria, tap the settings icon in top right of the Home page. 
• Find the search feed you would like to edit, then tap the edit icon. 
• This will bring you to the search feed’s criteria. From here you can edit, add, and remove criteria. 
• Please note, you will not see a new preview of the updated search criteria before you save. 

How do I change a search feed’s order? 

• To edit the order in which saved search feeds are displayed, tap the settings icon in top right of the Home page. 
• Find the search feed you would like to change the order of and tap and drag on its left move icon. 
• This will allow you to reposition it in the order you desire. 

How do I remove a search feed? 

• To remove a search feed, tap the settings icon in top right of the Home page. 
• Find the search feed you would like to remove, then tap the edit icon. 
• This will bring you to the search feed’s criteria, from here tap the delete icon. 
• A dialog modal will open, tap “Yes, Delete” to confirm you would like to delete this search feed. 
• Please note, once deleted, you will not be able to recover a saved search feed. 

What is a Web of Science account? 

• Your Web of Science Account helps you get the most out of the Web of Science Platform. Adding information to your account allows us to personalize your experience across our products. 
• Currently, the following products support a Web of Science account with more coming in the future: 
  • EndNote 
  • InCites 
  • Master Journal List 
  • My Research Assistant  
  • Publons 
  • Web of Science 

What is the difference between a free and subscribed user? 

• All users can do the following: 
  • Perform basic searches and save them for later reference 
  • Search the Master Journal List and view profiles for each journal 
  • Save specific articles and journals in a favorites list for later viewing in-app 
  • Share links to articles and journal profiles on social media or other applications on your phone 
  • Unlimited journal search 

• Free Users are limited to the following: 
  • Perform “Topic” searches
  • search queries of fifty characters
  • Search results to the last 5 years
  • Search results to the latest twenty-five article records
  • Search results to the Web of Science Core Collection
  • 3 saved search feeds

• Subscribed Users can do the following: 
  • No limitation on search criteria length or number of results
  • Unlimited saved search feeds
  • In addition to “Topic” searches, subscribed users can also search: 
    • Author 
    • Publication Name 
    • Keyword Plus® 
    • Funding Agency 
    • Grant Number 

Why did my account information change? 

• You may have updated your account information within one of the other Web of Science Platform products. 
• Remember, your Web of Science Account is your account for all of the Web of Science platform. What you update in one product will update across all of the other products as long as they support the Web of Science Account. 

How do I change the email address associated with my Web of Science account? 

• Currently, you cannot change the primary email address of a Web of Science Platform Account within My Research Assistant. 
• To change your primary email address, you must go to the desktop version of Web of Science and change it there. 
• While in Web of Science, go to your name in the top right, then “Settings”, then “Edit My Information”, then enter your new email address & re-enter it. Last, click “Submit Changes.” 
• You can then use the new email address to login to your Web of Science Account. 

How do I change my password? 

• To change your password, go to the “Account” Tab. 
• Once there, tap the button that says “Manage Web of Science Account“. 
• Then, tap “Login & Security”. 
• Enter your current password in the “Enter Your Current Password” Input then enter your new password in the “Enter Your New Password” Input. 
  • Be sure to meet the 4 requirements for new passwords. 
    • At Least 8 Characters 
    • At Least 1 Letter 
    • At Least 1 Number 
    • At Least 1 Special Character 

• Repeat your new password in the “Re-enter Your New Password” input and a “Save” button should appear. 

• Tap the “Save” button and a notification will appear to confirm you have changed your password. 

How do I change my marketing preferences? 

• To change your marketing preferences, go to the “Account” tab. 
• Once there, tap the button that says “Manage Web of Science Account“. 
• Then, tap “Account Preferences”. 

• Here you will find a section labeled “Marketing Preferences.” 
• To receive “Author Connect” or “Clarivate Marketing Emails,” check the box next to the item and complete the subscribe dialog modal. 
  • You must enter your first name, last name, email address, country, and possibly state (depending on the country). 
  • We will prefill these inputs with all the information we have from the Web of Science Account. Any new information that is added, will be saved to your Web of Science Account. 

• To unsubscribe from “Author Connect” or “Clarivate Marketing Emails”, uncheck the box next to the item and follow the unsubscribe dialog modal. 
  • You must confirm you would like to unsubscribe by tapping the button “Yes, Unsubscribe.” 

Can I save more than one Web of Science account to My Research Assistant? 

• At this time, you may only have one Web of Science Account saved to My Research Assistant. 
• To change accounts, you must logout of the current account and login with the other accounts information. 

How do I read the full text of a document? 

• To read the full document record text, tap on the DOI link. 
  • If the document is Open Access or your institution has access to the publisher, you will be able to read the full document record text on the publisher’s website. 

Can I share a document record? 

• To share a document record, tap the share icon in the purple top bar. 

• This will bring up the share functionality on your phone and allow you to send the record to your contacts via text, email, and other options available. 
• If the recipient has the My Research Assistant app installed on their device, the link will bring up the document record within the app. 
  • If they do not, they will be directed to the Web of Science within their default browser. 

How do I save a document record? 

• To save a document record, tap the save to reading list icon in the purple top bar. 

• The document record will now appear in your reading list under the “Documents” section. 

How can I quickly navigate to a certain section of a document record? 

• To quickly navigate to a certain section of a document record, tap the menu icon in the purple top bar. 
  • This will display the contents of the document record. 

• From here you can tap on any section and the UI will navigate you there. 

What does the purple text represent on the document record page? 

• The purple text on a document record page represents a link. 
• Depending on the text, the link will take you to different areas. 
  • Examples: 
    • The DOI will take you to the full text on the publisher’s website. 
    • The journal name will take you to the journal profile page. 
    • An author’s name will take you to a new author search. 
    • A Web of Science Coverage link will take you to aa new search for that category, research area, author keyword, or Keywords Plus®. 
    • A funding agency will take you to a new search for that funding agency and a the same for a grant number. 

How do I view more related records? 

• Related records can be viewed at the bottom of the page.
• To view more, swipe up on the bottom of the section.
  • This will load 25 additional related records. 

Why is certain text no longer purple? 

• If certain text is no longer purple, it may mean that you no longer have roaming enabled for Web of Science. 

• To re-enable roaming for Web of Science, visit the Web of Science from a desktop or web browser while on your institution’s network. 

What document record features are available to a subscribed user vs a free user? 

• A subscribed user has access to: 
  • Web of Science record information 
  • Links to create new searches from document record information 
  • Citation metrics 
  • Related records 

• A free user is limited to: 
  • Web of Science record information 
  • No links to create new searches from document record information 
  • No citation metrics 
  • No related records 

Can I share a journal profile? 

• To share a journal profile, tap the share icon in the purple top bar. 

• This will bring up the share functionality on your phone and allow you to send the record to your contacts via text, email, and other options available. 
• If the recipient has My Research Assistant app installed on their device, the link will bring up the journal profile within the My Research Assistant app. 
  • If they do not, they will be directed to the Web of Science within their default browser. 

How do I save a journal profile? 

• To save a journal profile, tap the save to reading list icon in the purple top bar. 

• The journal profile will now appear in your reading list under the “Journals” section. 

How can I quickly navigate to a certain section of a journal profile? 

• To quickly navigate to a certain section of a journal profile, tap the menu icon in the purple top bar. 
  • This will display the contents of the journal profile. 

• From here you can tap on any section and the UI will navigate you there. 

What does the purple text represent on the journal profile page? 

• The purple text on a journal profile page represents a link. 

How do I read the most recent articles from a journal? 

• To read the most recent articles from a journal, scroll down or use the navigation menu to locate the section titled “Recent Articles”. Here you will find the most recent articles from the journal. 

How do I view additional recent articles? 

• Recent articles can be viewed at the bottom of the journal profile page. 
• To view additional articles, swipe up on the bottom of the section. 
  • This will load 10 additional recent article records. 

What do the purple info icons represent on the journal profile page? 

• The purple info icons on the journal profile page represents additional information. 
  • Tapping on the info icon will open a dialog modal with more information about the corresponding subtitle. 

What journal profile features are available to a subscribed user vs a free user? 

• A subscribed user has access to: 
  • Journal profile information 
  • Recent Articles 

• A free user is limited to: 
  • Journal profile information 
  • No recent articles 

What is a reading list? 

• Your reading list is your way to manage document records and journal profiles that you want to, save to read or reference, at a later date. 

How do I add and remove items from my reading list? 

• To save a document record or journal profile, tap the save to reading list icon in the purple top bar while viewing the document record or journal profile  or within the item menu on the search result pages. 
  • The document record or journal profile will now appear in your reading list under the corresponding “Documents” or “Journals” section. 

• To remove a document record or journal profile, tap the remove from reading list icon in the purple top bar while viewing the document record or journal profile or within the item menu on the reading list pages. 
  • The document record or journal profile will now be removed from your reading list. 

How do I view the document records saved to my reading list? 

• To view the document records saved to your reading list, navigate to the reading list page and tap on the “Documents” tab. 
• Documents saved to your reading list will appear here. 

How do I view the journal profiles saved to my reading list? 

• To view the journal profiles saved to your reading list, navigate to the reading list page and tap on the “Journals” tab. 
• Journals saved to your reading list will appear here. 

Can items in my reading list be grouped together? 

• At this current time, no, items in your reading list cannot be grouped together. We are looking to add this functionality in the future. 

Can I view my reading list in the desktop version of Web of Science? 

• We’ll be providing this feature to users in the future.