LibGuides: Citation Chaining: Google Scholar + Other Free Platforms

Citation Chaining on Google Scholar

Google Scholar

Click on the citation numbers to explore related articles.

Cited by # - Find articles that are citing this article (Forward searching)

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Related articles - Find more related works based on Google's algorithm

Sample record on Google Scholar: Aerodynamic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 in two Wuhan hospitals (citation information accuracy as of 21 Jul 2022)

Citation Chaining on Other Free Platforms

A tool to help you discover articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. Library has subscribed the Premium Plus version.

Navigate to the Cited by or References section to explore related articles.

References - Find publications cited in this article (Backward searching)
Cited by - Find publications that are citing this article (Forward searching)

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Check results by paper sections (e.g. Results, Discussion)
Check results by citation types (e.g. supporting, contrasting)

Sample record on Scite: Aerodynamic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 in two Wuhan hospitals (citation information accuracy as of 27 Jul 2022)

Semantic Scholar

References - Find documents cited in this article (Backward searching)
Citation number - Find documents that are citing this article (Forward searching).
Citing documents include journal articles, conference papers, books, editorials, news, etc.

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Citations in context: see the most influential citing articles. Learn more here.

Sample record on Semantic Scholar: Safety and Immunogenicity of Two RNA-Based Covid-19 Vaccine Candidates (citation information accuracy as of 21 Jul 2022)

Dimensions

Publication references - Find documents cited in this article (Backward searching)
Publication citations - Find publications that are citing this article (Forward searching)

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Patent / Clinical trial / Policy document citations - Find patents, clinical trials, policy documents (if any) cited in this article
Mentions on social media (e.g. Twitter, blogs). Learn more here.

Sample record on Dimensions: Aerodynamic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 in two Wuhan hospitals (citation information accuracy as of 21 Jul 2022)

Lens.org

References - Find articles cited in this article (Backward searching)
Citing Works - Find articles that are citing this article (Forward searching)
Citing documents include journal and conference articles, book chapters, preprints, editorials, etc.

Can also check:

Citing Patents - Find patents cited in this article, if any

Sample record on Google Scholar: Aerodynamic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 in two Wuhan hospitals (citation information accuracy as of 21 Jul 2022)