CHEM 4689 - Capstone Project

Citation chaining helps you find papers by following citations through a chain of scholarly articles. It helps you trace the development of a research idea or theory over time. 

Method:

• usually start with a "perfect" article in hand (also called "seed" article)
• can be in two directions: Backward searching and forward searching based on this perfect article

Tools:

• Library's PowerSearch, Google Scholar, Web of Science, Scopus, Semantic Scholar, etc.
• Learn more from Citation Chaining Tools

Source: How Library Stuff Works: Citation Chaining (2:40) - McMaster University Libraries

Other helpful videos:

• What is citation chaining? (2:03) - Claremont Colleges Library
• Citation Chaining with Google Scholar (1:27) - SeattleU Library