Why does Google Scholar show higher citation counts than Scopus and Web of Science? What tools are better for tracing citations in fields outside of science and engineering?

After prolonged negotiations with Cambridge University Press, the Library will enter into a Read and Publish agreement with them effective January 2021. How is it different from the previous licenses?

While research publications on coronavirus have mushroomed in an amazing speed in 2020, some of them had to be retracted for various reasons. Retraction Watch is a good source to help us keep track of them.

You are probably familiar with using Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar to find citations between scholarly works. This week, we look at alternative citation indices that are also powerful, and free to use!

In September, we featured six new books by HKUST professors. Just two months later, we have another five to showcase, including two fictions.