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Advanced Search Examples

Search for records by using field tags, set combinations or a combination of both. Search operators and wildcards are allowed.

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AD=(Div* of Botany AND Zoology SAME Australian Nat*)

Finds records in which the address names Division of Botany and Zoology appear in the same sentence as the address name Australian National University. For example:

Division of Botany and Zoology,
Australian National University,
Canberra, ACT, 0200, Australia.

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AI=(A-1009-2008 OR 0000-0002-1553-596X)

Finds records in which either the Researcher ID A-1009-2008 or the ORCID identifier 0000-0002-1553-596X appears in the Author Identifiers table

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AN=(University of Pennsylvania)

Finds records in which the University of Pennsylvania is the named patent assignee of a patent record.

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AU=(Khan E* AND Dickinson J*)

Finds records in which both Khan E and Dickinson J both appear in the author list.

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CB=Glycine AND TI=Mutation

Finds records that contain the term mutation in the title and the term glycine within the Chemical Data table.

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CC=(Poultry AND Eggs) NOT TS=chick*

Finds records in which the major concepts poultry and eggs appear in the Concept Code field of a record, but records containing chicks, chicken, and chickens are excluded.

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CH=(Hemoglobin AND glucose) AND DS=diabetes

Finds records in which the chemical names hemoglobin and glucose appear in the Chemical Data table and the term diabetes (or diabetes mellitus) appears in the Disease Data table.

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CR=14265-44-2

Finds records that contains this CAS Registry Number within the Chemical Data table.

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DE=(Goat Farming)

Finds records that have the term goat farming listed as a Miscellaneous Descriptor.

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ED=Korczyn AD

Finds records of articles that were reviewed by this editor.

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GE=Argentina AND GT=(Early Eocene)

Finds records which have the term Argentina in the Geographic Data table and Early Eocene in the Geologic Time Data table.

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GN=(Frizzled Homolog)

Finds records which have the gene name variant Frizzled Homolog listed in the Gene Name Data table.

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GP=Merck

Finds records in which this group author appears in the Group Author(s) field within a record.

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IC=173*

Finds records which contain any codes beginning with the digits 173, including (but not limited to) ISSN, ISBN, Concept Codes, Patent Class, Patent Number, etc.

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IS=1367-4803

Finds records of publications such as journals and electronic publications that contains this ISSN number in the ISSN field within a record.

The ISSN (International Standard Serial Number) searches for periodical publications such as journals and electronic publications. If a journal has both a print ISSN and an electronic ISSN, then both display in the Full Record. The format is four numbers, a hyphen (-), three numbers, and then a check character that may be a number or X.

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IS=3-540-43697-9

Finds records of books that contains this ISBN number in the ISBN field within a record.

The ISBN (International Standard Book Number) searches for books. It is a unique machine-readable identifier that marks a book unmistakably. The format is a 10-digit number that contains 3 hyphens (-). The last digit is a check character, which may be a number or an X. The position of the hyphens can vary for each ISBN identifier.

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MC=Biogeography AND TA=Parrot

Finds records which have Biogeography listed as a Major Concept and the term Parrot listed in the Taxonomic Data table.

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MI=(zoological AND Japan AND 2002)

Finds records in which the search terms zoological and Japan appear in the Meeting Information field, along with the year 2002.

Example: Seventy-Third Annual Meeting of the Zoological Society of Japan, September 24-27, 2002

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MQ=(Neon Laser) AND DE=Cancer

Finds records which have Neon Laser listed in the Methods and Equipment Data table and the term Cancer listed in the Disease Data table.

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PSD=(Organelles AND Digestive System)

Finds records which have the terms Organelles and Digestive System listed Neon Laser listed in the Parts and Structures Data table.

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PY=2007 AND SO=Journal of Cell Science

Finds records of articles that appear in the Journal of Cell Science published in 2007.

When searching by publication year, you must combine the PY= field tag with another field tag using the AND or NOT Boolean operator.

Example: TS=cell growth AND PY=2007

When entering a range of years, restrict your search to five years or less; otherwise, processing slows down and the product returns too many unproductive results.

Example: TS=cell growth AND PY=(2008-2010)

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SO=Nature AND TS=Amphibian*

Finds records of articles that appear in the journal Nature that contain the term amphibian.

SO=Nature AND TS=Amphibian* AND PY=2001

Finds records of articles published in the journal Nature in 2001  that contain the term amphibian.

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SO=Journal of Cell Science AND TI=canc*

Finds records of articles that appear in the Journal of Cell Science that contain the words cancer, cancerous, carcinogen, etc.

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SQ=DQ456865

Finds records of articles that list the accession number in the Sequence Data table.

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SU=Computer Science

finds records in which this term appears in the Research Areas field of a Full Record. These records may also include other research areas such as:

  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Mathematics
  • Zoology

For a list of research areas, see Research Areas.

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SU=Mathematical & Computational Biology OR SU=Mathematics

Finds records in which either or both research areas appear within the Research Area field in a Full Record. These records may also include other research areas such as:

  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Mathematics
  • Zoology
  • And more ...

See also Research Areas

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TA=Mytilus edulis

Finds records in which the organism name Mytilus edulis (variant name is mussel) appears in the Taxonomic Data table.

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TI=succinic acid

finds records in which the terms succinic and acid appear in the title.

TI="succinic acid"

finds records in which the exact phrase succinic acid appears in the title.

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TI=(sul*ur AND denitri*)

Finds records containing the search terms sulfur (or sulphur) and denitrification (or denitrify, denitrifying, etc.) in the title of an article.

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TS=Monte Carlo simulation

finds records of publications containing the terms Monte, Carlo and simulation in any Topic field. The terms do not have to appear together in the same field.

TS="Monte Carlo simulation"

finds records of articles containing the exact phrase Monte Carlo simulation in a Topic field.

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TS=(sul*ur AND nitra* AND denitri*)

Finds records containing the search terms sulfur (or sulphur) and nitrate (or nitrates) and denitrification (or denitrify, denitrifying, etc.).

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TS=(sul*ur AND nitra*) AND #1

Finds records containing the search terms sulfur (or sulphur) and nitrate (or nitrates) that also contain the search terms found in set #1.

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TS=biodeterioration AND #1 NOT #3

Finds records containing the search term biodeterioration that also contain the search terms found in set #1, but excludes all records that contain the search terms found in set #3.

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UT=PREV201100582396

Finds the record that is associated with this unique accession number.

UT=PREV2011005823*

Finds all records that begin with this accession number. The use of the asterisk (*) wildcard after the last digit increases the number of results that the product returns. For example:

  • BIOSIS:PREVI201100582357
  • BIOSIS:PREV201100582326
  • BIOSIS:PREV201100582396
  • And so on ...

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UT=*0058231*

Finds all records that contain these characters in the accession number. Using both left-hand and right-hand truncation (before the first digit and after the last digit) increases the number of results that the product returns.

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Field Tags
  • AD=Address
  • AI=Author Identifiers
  • AN=Patent Assignee
  • AU=Author
  • GP=Group Author
  • CB=Chemical and Biochemical
  • CC=Concept Codes
  • CH=Chemical
  • CR=CAS Registry No.
  • DE=Miscellaneous Descriptors
  • DS=Disease Data
  • ED=Editor
  • GE=Geographic Data
  • GT=Geological Time Data
  • GN=Gene Name Data
  • GP=Group Author
  • IC=Identifying Codes
  • IS=ISSN/ISBN
  • MC=Major Concepts
  • MI=Meeting Information
  • MQ=Methods & Equipment Data
  • PMID=PubMed ID
  • PSD=Parts & Structure Data
  • PY=Year Published
  • SO=Publication Name
  • SQ=Sequence Data
  • SU=Research Area
  • TA=Taxonomic Data
  • TI=Title
  • TS=Topic
  • UT=Accession Number

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Search Query Rules
  • Each search term in the query must be explicitly tagged with a field tag. Different fields must be connected with search operators.

  • Extraneous spaces are ignored by the product. For example, extra spaces around opening and closing parentheses ( ) and equal (=) signs are ignored.

  • For set combinations, enter a number (#) sign before each set number in the query.

  • Only use SAME in Address searches. When used in other searches (such as Topic), SAME works exactly like AND.

  • The total number of search sets that you can create during a session is 200.

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Search Tip

To search on the words AND, OR, NOT, and NEAR, enclose the word in quotation marks. Example: "Or"

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Searching for New Species

To search for new species, enter TA=new. The term "new" will appear in the Organism Classifier column in the Taxonomic Data table.