Web of Science Core Collection Overview

Web of Science Core Collection is the world's leading citation database. It contains records of articles from the highest impact journals worldwide—including open access journals— conference proceedings and books. Coverage of some titles date back to 1900. Coverage will depend on your institutions subscription depth. For a complete list of journals covered by Web of Science Core Collection, consult the Master Journal List.

Indexes

The Web of Science Core Collection has ten indexes containing information gathered from thousands of scholarly journals, books, book series, and conferences.

Science Citation Index ExpandedTM

Science Citation Index Expanded is a multidisciplinary index to the journal literature of the sciences. It includes all cited references captured from indexed articles.

Publication years: 1900 to present

Some disciplines covered include:
  • Agriculture
  • Astronomy
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Biotechnology
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Materials Science
  • Mathematics
  • Medicine
  • Neuroscience
  • Oncology
  • Pediatrics
  • Pharmacology
  • Physics
  • Plant Sciences
  • Psychiatry
  • Surgery
  • Veterinary Science
  • Zoology

Social Sciences Citation Index® (SSCI®)

Social Sciences Citation Index is a multidisciplinary index to the journal literature of the social sciences. It also indexes individually selected, relevant items of the world's leading scientific and technical journals.

Publication years: 1900 to present

Some disciplines covered include:
  • Anthropology
  • History
  • Industrial Relations
  • Information Science & Library Science
  • Law
  • Linguistics
  • Philosophy
  • Political Science
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychology
  • Public Health
  • Social Issues
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Substance Abuse
  • Urban Studies
  • Women's Studies

Arts & Humanities Citation Index® (A&HCI®)

Arts & Humanities Citation Index is a multidisciplinary index to the journal literature of the arts and humanities. It also indexes individually selected, relevant items from major science and social science journals.

Publication years: 1975 to present

Some disciplines covered include:
  • Archaeology
  • Architecture
  • Art
  • Asian Studies
  • Classics
  • Dance
  • Folklore
  • History
  • Language
  • Linguistics
  • Literary Reviews
  • Literature
  • Music
  • Philosophy
  • Poetry
  • Radio, Television, & Film
  • Religion
  • Theater

Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)

Since launching the Emerging Sources Citation Index in 2015, we have added thousands of titles with backfiles dating back to 2005. Journals included in the Emerging Sources Citation Index cover all disciplines and range from international and broad scope publications to those that provide deeper regional or specialty area coverage.

Publication years: 2005 to present

Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Science (CPCI-S)

Publication years: 1990 to present

This citation index covers conference literature in all scientific and technical fields, including:
  • Agriculture
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Biotechnology
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Engineering
  • Environmental Sciences
  • Medicine
  • Physics

Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Social Sciences & Humanities (CPCI-SSH)

Publication years:1990 to present

This citation index covers conference literature in all fields of social sciences, arts, and humanities, including:
  • Art
  • Economics
  • History
  • Literature
  • Management
  • Philosophy
  • Psychology
  • Public Health
  • Sociology

Book Citation Index-Science® (BKCI-S) and Social Sciences & Humanities® (BKCI-SSH)

The Book Citation Index is a multidisciplinary index to the literature of the sciences, social sciences, and humanities.

Publication years: 2005 to present

Some disciplines covered include:
  • Agriculture
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Clinical Medicine
  • Computer Science
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Engineering
  • History
  • Life Sciences
  • Physics
  • Psychology
  • Social & Behavioral Sciences
  • Technology

Current Chemical Reactions® (CCR® Expanded)

Current Chemical Reactions contains single and multi-step new synthetic methods taken from leading journals and patents. The overall reaction flow is provided for each method, along with a detailed and accurate graphical representation of each reaction step.

Publication years: 1985 to present

Includes structure data records from the prestigious Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle (INPI) dating back to the 1840. INPI is the national intellectual property office of France. It is in charge of patents, trademarks, and industrial design rights.

Index Chemicus® (IC®)

Index Chemicus contains the structures and critical supporting data for novel organic compounds reported in leading international journals. It is a vital source of new information on biologically active compounds and natural products.

Publication years:1993 to present

Every journal and book covered by Web of Science core collection is assigned to at least one of the following subject categories. Every record in Web of Science core collection contains the subject category of its source publication in the Web of Science Categories field.

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Web of Science Core Collection Subject Categories
Acoustics Electrochemistry Literature Physics, Condensed Matter
Agricultural Economics & Policy Emergency Medicine Literature, African, Australian, Canadian Physics, Fluids & Plasmas
Agricultural Engineering Endocrinology & Metabolism Literature, American Physics, Mathematical
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science Energy & Fuels Literature, British Isles Physics, Multidisciplinary
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary Engineering, Aerospace Literature, German, Dutch, Scandinavian Physics, Nuclear
Agronomy Engineering, Biomedical Literature, Romance Physics, Particles & Fields
Allergy Engineering, Chemical Literature, Slavic Physiology
Anatomy & Morphology Engineering, Civil Logic Planning & Development
Andrology Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Management Plant Sciences
Anesthesiology Engineering, Environmental Marine & Freshwater Biology Poetry
Anthropology Engineering, Geological Materials Science, Biomaterials Political Science
Archaeology Engineering, Industrial Materials Science, Ceramics Polymer Science
Architecture Engineering, Manufacturing Materials Science, Characterization & Testing Primary Health Care
Area Studies Engineering, Marine Materials Science, Coatings & Films Psychiatry
Art Engineering, Mechanical Materials Science, Composites Psychology
Asian Studies Engineering, Multidisciplinary Materials Science, Multidisciplinary Psychology, Applied
Astronomy & Astrophysics Engineering, Ocean Materials Science, Paper & Wood Psychology, Biological
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology Engineering, Petroleum Materials Science, Textiles Psychology, Clinical
Automation & Control Systems Entomology Mathematical & Computational Biology Psychology, Developmental
Behavioral Sciences Environmental Sciences Mathematics Psychology, Educational
Biochemical Research Methods Environmental Studies Mathematics, Applied Psychology, Experimental
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Ergonomics Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications Psychology, Mathematical
Biodiversity Conservation Ethics Mechanics Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Biology Ethnic Studies Medical Ethics Psychology, Psychoanalysis
Biophysics Evolutionary Biology Medical Informatics Psychology, Social
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology Family Studies Medical Laboratory Technology Public Administration
Business Film, Radio, Television Medicine, General & Internal Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Business, Finance Fisheries Medicine, Legal Quantum Science & Technology
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems Folklore Medicine, Research & Experimental Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Cell Biology Food Science & Technology Medieval & Renaissance Studies Rehabilitation
Cell & Tissue Engineering Forestry Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering Religion
Chemistry, Analytical Gastroenterology & Hepatology Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences Remote Sensing
Chemistry, Applied Genetics & Heredity Microbiology Reproductive Biology
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear Geochemistry & Geophysics Microscopy Respiratory System
Chemistry, Medicinal Geography Mineralogy Rheumatology
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary Geography, Physical Mining & Mineral Processing Robotics
Chemistry, Organic Geology Multidisciplinary Sciences Social Issues
Chemistry, Physical Geosciences, Multidisciplinary Music Social Sciences, Biomedical
Classics Geriatrics & Gerontology Mycology Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Clinical Neurology Gerontology Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods
Communication Green & Sustainable Science & Technology Neuroimaging Social Work
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence Health Care Sciences & Services Neurosciences Sociology
Computer Science, Cybernetics Health Policy & Services Nuclear Science & Technology Soil Science
Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture Hematology Nursing Spectroscopy
Computer Science, Information Systems History Nutrition & Dietetics Sport Sciences
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications History & Philosophy of Science Obstetrics & Gynecology Statistics & Probability
Computer Science, Software Engineering History of Social Sciences Oceanography Substance Abuse
Computer Science, Theory & Methods Horticulture Oncology Surgery
Construction & Building Technology Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Operations Research & Management Science Telecommunications
Criminology & Penology Humanities, Multidisciplinary Ophthalmology Theater
Critical Care Medicine Imaging Science & Photographic Technology Optics Thermodynamics
Crystallography Immunology Ornithology Toxicology
Cultural Studies Industrial Relations & Labor Orthopedics Transplantation
Dance Infectious Diseases Otorhinolaryngology Transportation
Demography Information Science & Library Science Paleontology Transportation Science & Technology
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine Instruments & Instrumentation Parasitology Tropical Medicine
Dermatology Integrative & Complementary Medicine

Pathology

Urban Studies

Development Studies

International Relations

Pediatrics

Urology & Nephrology

Developmental Biology Language & Linguistics Peripheral Vascular Disease Veterinary Sciences
Ecology Law Pharmacology & Pharmacy Virology
Economics Limnology Philosophy Water Resources
Education & Educational Research Linguistics Physics, Applied Women's Studies
Education, Scientific Disciplines Literary Reviews Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical Zoology
Education, Special Literary Theory & Criticism