Research leaders
Research leaders are at the cutting edge of a field. It is useful to know who they are, what their current research focus is and where they work. This information can help to validate and provide credibility to your work.
Who is researching in my area, and where are they publishing?
Databases
Search in relevant databases to find other researchers writing in your area, and to find the journals or conferences in which they publish. The list of databases by subject will help you to decide which database to use. Some database options are:
- limiting your search to peer reviewed, refereed, academic or scholarly if available.
- viewing or sorting the results by author, to see the most prolific writers in the field. Note that this aspect is not necessarily an indication of quality. You may also be able to sort the results by Source to see the title with the most articles in an area of study.
- creating an email alert or RSS feed based on a search statement or a
list of journals. These will alert you to
- new material published in your area of research
- new issues of journals of interest to you
- new works by authors of interest to you
Web of Science
In Search for use either the Refine
results, or the Analyse function option at the search results to rank the results by author, source
or institution.
Scopus
In Scopus at the results screen you can see the list of authors or source titles
in ranked order by the number of citations. You can also click on an author
name to view the Scopus author profile and citation overview.
Digital repositories
Institutional digital repositories are developing rapidly around the world,
and may comprise e-prints, digital theses and electronic publishing.
- showcases UniSA's research and intellectual output to the world
- provides a comprehensive picture of the breadth and diversity of research at UniSA
Theses
- The Finding Research Proposals and Theses online workshop lists sources of published theses including databases
- Searches on internet search engines may find researchers currently working on their thesis. Use your subject keywords and add theses or thesis or dissertation(s) to the search statement
Other universities
Most university web sites will have links to current research interests
and institutes.
- Australian Education Network University Guide (opens in new window) provides a list of universities in Australia, searchable by state or city, with rankings
- Braintrack (opens in new window) University Index is a worldwide University-Index on the Internet
- Colleges and Universities (opens in new window) is a gateway to the home pages of universities around the world
Who are the leading researchers in my field?
- InCites provides details of top international scientists, journals, institutions, nations, and papers
- ARC (opens in new window) (Australian Research Council) advises the Government on research matters and manages the National Competitive Grants Program
- NHMRC (opens in new window) (National Health and Medical Research Council) is Australia's leading expert body promoting the development and maintenance of public and individual health standards, research funding, consideration of ethical issues, development of advice and regulation of sensitive research activities
- Science.ca (opens in new window) describes Canada's greatest scientists and their achievements
