Science Citation Index Expanded
| Company type | Citation index |
|---|---|
| Industry | Information services, Academic publishing |
| Founded | 1964 |
| Founder | Eugene Garfield |
| Products | Citation index database |
| Parent | Clarivate |
The Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) is a citation index managed by Clarivate. It was initially created by Eugene Garfield at the Institute for Scientific Information and first introduced in 1964 under the name Science Citation Index (SCI). Subsequently, it was distributed on CD/DVD formats and made accessible online in 1997, adopting its current title.
Covering more than 9,200 prominent scientific journals from 178 fields dating back to 1900, SCIE is renowned for its stringent criteria in journal inclusion. This makes it an essential tool for research in science, medicine, and technology. The database offers detailed information such as abstracts, article lengths, references cited, and author affiliations, facilitating thorough research exploration and evaluation.
Accessibility
Researchers can access this index through Web of Science as part of its Core Collection. Additionally, there are CD and print versions available that include a smaller selection of journals. The platform allows users to query over 53 million entries sourced from thousands of academic journals worldwide.
Specialty citation indexes
Clarivate previously provided "Specialty Citation Indexes," which included the Neuroscience Citation Index and the Chemistry Citation Index, though these are no longer updated.
The Chemistry Citation Index was launched by chemist Eugene Garfield and initially encompassed 330 primary chemistry journals along with selected articles from an additional 4,000 journals. It covered all branches of chemistry such as organic, inorganic, analytical, physical, polymer, computational, organometallic, materials chemistry, and electrochemistry. By 2002, the core journal coverage had grown to 500 titles with related content from 8,000 more publications. This index has played a significant role in studying citation patterns and the sociological aspects of chemistry over time.
See also
- Arts and Humanities Citation Index, indexing 1,130 journals since 1975
- Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
- Google Scholar
- Impact factor
- List of academic databases and search engines
- Journal Citation Reports
- Social Sciences Citation Index, covering 1,700 journals since 1956
Further reading
External links
- Introduction to SCIE
- Master journal list
- Chemical Information Sources/ Author and Citation Searches on WikiBooks
- Cited Reference Searching: An Introduction by Thomson Reuters
- Chemistry Citation Index via Chinweb