Physics: Guide

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SAO / NASA Astrophysics Data System
The SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) is a Digital Library portal for researchers in Astronomy and Physics, operated by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) under a NASA grant. The ADS maintains three bibliographic databases containing more than 9.0 million records: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Physics, and arXiv e-prints
Annual Reviews
Annual Reviews publishes authoritative, analytic reviews in 37 focused disciplines within the Biomedical, Physical, and Social Sciences. Annual Reviews publications are among the most highly cited in scientific literature. Updated continuously, covers 1932-present.
ArXiv preprints
ArXiv is an e-print service in the fields of physics, mathematics, non-linear science, computer science, quantitative biology, quantitative finance and statistics.
CDS CERN
CERN document server
Condensed Matter Preprints
Condensed Matter Preprints is a part of arXiv, which is an e-print service in the fields of physics, mathematics, non-linear science, computer science, quantitative biology, quantitative finance and statistics.
Energy Citations Database
The Energy Citations Database (ECD) provides free access to over 2,425,000 science research citations with continued growth through regular updates. There are over 279,000 electronic documents, primarily from 1943 forward, available via the database. Citations and documents are made publicly available by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
InSPIRE-HEP
High energy physics
Inspec Archive
INSPEC is the leading bibliographic information service to scientific and technical literature in physics, electrical / electronic technology, computing, control engineering and information technology, indexing over 3,850 journals plus conference proceedings, books, reports, and dissertations. Updated weekly, covers 1898-1968.

Dissertations & Theses
With more than 2.4 million entries, the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) database is the most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses in the world. ProQuest's UMI Dissertation Publishing group publishes more than 65,000 new dissertations and theses each year, with weekly updates to the PQDT database. Coverage: 1861 - present.
Espacenet
Espacenet’s worldwide database enables you to search for information about published patent applications from over 90 different countries and regions. Espacenet also offers free access to more than 70 million patent documents worldwide – most of them patent applications rather than granted patents – from 1836 today. Includes the full-text for U.S. patents. It is possible to print and download documents.
PubMed
PubMed indexes journal articles in medicine and basic biomedical sciences. Links to NCBI molecular sequence and structure data are included in PubMed records.
Scopus
Scopus is the world’s largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature with smart tools that track, analyze and visualize research. Easy to use and comprehensive,
Web of Science
Search over 9,200 core journals across the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities to find the high quality research. Move backward/forward in time using cited/citing reference identified by researchers. Updated weekly, covers Sciences 1900-present, Social Sciences 1956-present, and Arts and Humanities 1975-present.
BIOSIS Previews
Bibliographic database within the biological field. Covers subject areas such as botany, microbiology, zoology and biomedicine. Refers to journal articles, books, book chapters, reports, congress reports, etc. Biosis Preview is part of the Web of Knowledge portal.
Coverage: 1969-

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