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How to Determine the Number of Citations for an Author

There are several databases available to determine how many times an authors article have been cited by other works.

Both Scopus and Web of Science can be used to find this information. Keep in mind that the citation counts from each database may differ due to the way they collect and index citation data.

Below, we provide instructions on how to use these databases to gather citation information.

To find the number of citations for an Author on Web of Science

  1. Go to the Lewis Library Website.
  2. From there you can click on the A-Z Database List.
  3. Then choose Scopus.
  4. Click on the Researchers Tab and enter the author you would like to search.
  5. A list will be generated, make sure the author is from the correct affiliation.  Then click on the correct author.
  6. A summary of their citations is on the right, but if you click on View Citations report, you will see more metrics.
  7. Scroll down to see a table of publications and the number of citations.

Screenshot from Scopus showing author Xiaowei Dong’s profile, indicating they have been cited by 1,736 documents.

To find the number of citations for an Author on Web of Science

  1. Go to the Lewis Library Website.
  2. From there you can click on the A-Z Database List.
  3. Then choose Scopus.
  4. Click on the Researchers Tab and enter the author you would like to search.
  5. A list will be generated, make sure the author is from the correct affiliation.  Then click on the correct author.
  6. A summary of their citations is on the right, but if you click on View Citations report, you will see more metrics.
  7. Scroll down to see a table of publications and the number of citations.

Screenshot of Xiaowei Dong’s author record in Web of Science. The 'View citation report' button is circled in the bottom right corner, highlighting where to access detailed citation metrics.

 

Screenshot of Xiaowei Dong’s Citation Report in Web of Science