Cited Reference Search

Cited Reference Search allows you to search within the citation index of Web of Science. This function helps you find articles that cite a specific author’s work or determine how many times a particular publication has been cited. In the Cited Author field, enter the author’s last name and initials. In the Cited Work field, you can type an abbreviated journal title, a short form of the publication title, or the first words of the title followed by an asterisk (*). You may also use the Select from Index option to browse standardised journal abbreviations and citation variants.

It is important to include possible incorrect or variant forms of a citation, since references are not always recorded consistently (for example, differences in page numbers or incomplete publication details).

Example of a search

We will search articles published between 2020-2025 that cite the works by psychologist Endel Tulving.  

Search results display the article records from the citation index which contain the author E. Tulving. The results are sorted alphabetically by the first author and, within the range of the same author, by the title of the source. On the right, you can find Citing Articles, which includes all WOS databases and all years. You can select all articles or certain articles among the results. We will select all and click See Results.

Results display the records of articles and other publications which cite the works that we have just selected. The records are sorted chronologically. The results can be sorted and analysed similarly to other search results (Refine Results on the left, etc.).