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Cited Reference Searches on Dialog: How to Find Articles that Cite a Given Author

1. Choosing the Right Database
   
   Social SciSearch® (File 7) for the social sciences
   
   SciSearch®:a Cited Reference Science Database (Files 34 and 434) for the physical and biological sciences
   
   Arts & Humanities Search® (File 439)
   
   

   Tip:	Do a OneSearch® if you are not sure where your author's subject area may be indexed. For example, in psychology, (covered in both Social SciSearch and SciSearch), BEGIN 7, 434, 34 or BEGIN CITEDREF to search all the cited reference databases.

   
   

   Tip:	Do a OneSearch if you want to cover years 1974 to the present. BEGIN 34, 434 or BEGIN CITEDREF.

   
   
2. Start with a good citation or bibliography for your cited author. An accurate bibliography will provide you with critical data, including:
   
   First listed author
   Year of the cited work
   The cited journal, volume, issue, and page number
   
   

   Tip:

   The importance of an accurate bibliography of the cited author cannot be overstated. ISI, the producer of the SciSearch files, lists only the first author of co-authored papers as the cited author. This name, whether it is the cited author for whom you are searching, or one of his/her co-authors, is the starting point of your search. An accurate bibliography also provides data: journal name, volume, page, which help you verify your findings.

3. EXPAND CR= (Cited References)
   
   EXPAND CR=LAST NAME INITIAL, 19xx [Enter]. You will see the cited author's last name, first initial, and the year of publication. The data includes the journal name (abbreviated), volume, issue, and page number. Use your cited author's bibliography to verify and select the appropriate entries.
   
   SELECT all that seem appropriate. You will usually see a few variations in journal names, or abbreviations, or page numbers.
   
   Do a second EXPAND with the middle initial, and verify journal name, volume, and page number as above, make appropriate selections, and combine (OR) the sets.
   
   TYPE or PRINT the records. These records are by authors who have quoted your author in the References section at the end of their papers.
   
   Format 7,K is commonly used. It lists the citation you selected, but avoids long lists of all of the other (non- relevant) citations. See the following search example.

Sample Search

Who has cited the article written by Robert K Springer, in 1980, in the Geological Society of America Bulletin?

Search Strategy (printable version )

1. BEGIN in the appropriate file, considering the date and subject coverage (Figure 1).
   
   
2. First EXPAND the author's name with only one initial (Figure 2).
   
   
3. SELECT the appropriate E number(s)
   Then EXPAND on both initials (Figure 3).
   
   
4. SELECT the appropriate E number(s) (Figure 4).
   
   
5. Combine the sets for this article. These are the people who have cited your author. In the first record, Mittwede quoted Springer (Figure 5).

Note the use of Format 7 (for citation and abstract only, no indexing or cited references) and K(for a KWIC window, showing which of the cited author's works was cited.

These files can also be searched as subject files. They are well indexed, and cover a multitude of different disciplines, making them particularly useful for interdisciplinary searches. Abstracts are available in Files 34, 434, and 7, and from January 2001 forward in File 439, Arts & Humanities Search. Other options for searching cited references are by Cited Patent (CP=), Cited Work (CW=)--best used for searching citations to books, dissertations, and other monographs--and cited author (CA=).

BEGIN in the appropriate file, considering the date and subject coverage.First EXPAND the author's name with only one initial.SELECT the appropriate E number(s).Training UpdateThen EXPAND on both initials.SELECT the appropriate E number(s).Combine the sets for this article.

These are the people who have cited your author. In the first record, Mittwede quoted Springer.

Note the use of Format 7 (for citation and abstract only, no indexing or cited references) and K (for a KWIC window, showing which of the cited author's works was cited.

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