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How can I search for a research organization/university?
(The following functionality is not available in the free Dimensions version). To search for a particular research organization/university, expand the Rese...
Mon, 30 Jan, 2023 at 7:52 PM
How can I look at the trend in publications in a search/field over time?
The "Analytical Views" are designed to help you examine publication and citation trends over time. After running a search, select Analytical View...
Mon, 30 Jan, 2023 at 8:20 PM
How can I search for a person/researcher?
The easiest way to search for a person in Dimensions is to use the "Researcher" filter. In the left column, select the Researcher filter. Then ei...
Mon, 30 Jan, 2023 at 8:55 PM
How can I identify how much attention a paper has had beyond just citations?
You can easily identify how much attention a publication has by looking at the Altmetric Attention Score for any publication. The Altmetric Attention Score...
Mon, 30 Jan, 2023 at 9:03 PM
How can I search for only articles which are open access?
To limit publications displayed to open access articles, expand the Open Access filter in the left column, tick All OA, and then select Limit to. When this ...
Tue, 31 Jan, 2023 at 12:02 AM
How can I use the "Similar Documents" search?
(Available in Dimensions Analytics and Dimensions Plus) Dimensions offers the option to search for documents that are similar to an abstract or other longe...
Tue, 31 Jan, 2023 at 1:45 AM
How can I get alerts on new publications or grants for my search?
Creating and managing alerts Creating a new alert If you have searched for publications or grants and saved this search as a favorite, you can opt-in to r...
Wed, 21 Apr, 2021 at 8:46 AM
How can I switch between the different information types?
Any search in Dimensions automatically searches all of the databases in parallel. To switch to another data source, simply click on it to see the results li...
Thu, 25 Jul, 2019 at 3:22 PM
How can I send you feedback or ask for help?
To send us feedback about Dimensions just click on ‘Support’ at the top of the page and select “Send feedback”.
Thu, 25 Jul, 2019 at 3:24 PM
How can I cite or acknowledge Dimensions?
Please cite or acknowledge your use of Dimensions in one of the following ways..... Acknowledgement of use of Dimensions data: This paper was written usi...
Thu, 7 Oct, 2021 at 8:07 AM