Databases for Physics and Astronomy
Electronic resources are only available to registered network users. Further advice about remote access to electronic resources is available from the Library Web site or from the Enquiry Desk at the Western Bank Library.
| Main databases | |
|---|---|
| Journal citation reports | JCR identifies the highest impact journals in your area. |
| NASA ADS | Astrophysics data system (ADS) is a NASA funded project which maintains four bibliographic databases containing more than 3.3 million records: Astronomy and astrophysics, Instrumentation, Physics and geophysics, and Preprints in astronomy. |
| Scopus | Comprehensive database covering all areas of science, including chemistry, physics, life and health sciences, biological, agricultural and environmental sciences |
| Web of Knowledge | WoK includes Science citation index, which indexes major physics and astronomy journals. |
| Other useful databases | |
|---|---|
| Dissertation Abstracts | Authoritative source for information about U.S. dissertations and master's theses. |
| Index to Theses | Bibliographical information on theses accepted for higher degrees by the universities of Great Britain and Ireland. |
| Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations | A collection of electronic theses and dissertations from universities around the world. |
| NewsBank | Full text U.K. newspaper database, providing online access to news articles in both broadsheet and tabloid newspapers. |