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Home   •   Support and Training  •  SciFinder  •  How To Guides  •  Analyze Reference Answer Sets
How to... Analyze Reference Answer Sets

Analyze is one of the many SciFinder tools that allow you to explore, evaluate, and review your reference answer sets. You can view trends in research as well as identify primary researchers and organizations within a subject area.


1.

When references are displayed in your main SciFinder window, click the Analyze/Refine button. Then click Analyze.

 

 

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2. Select an option for analyzing your answer set. Click OK.

 

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Tips

  • You may analyze (and/or refine) by one or more of the options sequentially.

    Select this option... To identify...
    Author Name Key researchers publishing in a technology area
    CAS Registry Number

    Substances reported in a technology area

    CA Section Title Records with a primary technical focus
    Company/Organization Organizations actively publishing in a technology area
    Database The breakdown of records by database
    Document Type The breakdown of records by original publication type
    Index Term Records with a primary technical focus
    Journal Name Articles published in particular journals of interest
    Language Records written in your preferred language
    Publication Year Publishing trends in a technology area, including the newest and oldest records
    Supplementary Term Records with a primary technical focus


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For example, select Publication Year to see trends over time.

 

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And/or, select Author Name to identify key researches in the area. Click Get References to retrieve only those references.

 

 

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2.

Review your answers.

 

 

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Working with references...

 

 

Click...

 

When you want to...


Microscope icon

 

See details about a document.


Full-text icon

 

View refine.


Analyze/Refine button

 

Analyze or Refine your answers.


Get Related button

 

Retrieve citations, substances,* or reactions.*


Get Related button

 

Eliminate duplicate records from your answer set.       


* SciFinder subscription and SciFinder Scholar users only.
Updated: 4/14/2009 11:13:03 AM
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