UCF Faculty Citation Search

What is a citation search?

• A citation search will show you how many times your articles have been cited by others.

Why should I have a citation search performed?

• A citation search can be added to your portfolio for promotion purposes.
• Candidates for a UCF departmental position can be compared.
• Interesting to know who is citing your work and in which disciplines.

How is a citation search performed?

• An information specialist will search one or more of the Thomson’s ISI SciSearch®, Social SciSearch® and/or Arts & Humanities Search® databases through DIALOG depending on your discipline.
• Self-cites are removed to reflect only those citations from other authors.
• Total number of citations and a list of the most cited items are provided in a results letter.

What are the limitations of a citation search through ISI databases?

• Books, book chapters, conference proceedings, dissertations and technical reports may be excluded.
• Some journals in various fields may be excluded.
• Journal articles in press are not included in the databases.
• Journals are not consistently indexed nor indexed retrospectively when added to the databases.
• The focus is strongly on sciences and some of the social sciences.
• There is limited coverage of non-English publications.

How much does a citation search cost?

• Cost can vary depending on several factors. In general:
  • The more articles + more joint authors => more citations => higher charge
  • A common last name can contribute to a longer search and a higher charge
  • Searches over more than one database will have a higher charge

How long does a citation search take?

• UCF InfoSource would like a week’s notification. Email a publication list in a word processing format to:
  • isource@mail.ucf.edu
  • Telephone  407-823-5463 or 407-823-4253