What Research Came Later? Cited Reference Searching
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What Research Came Later? Cited Reference Searching
Have you ever found an article that matched your research topic perfectly, but was too old? Maybe you found a review article that summarizes and evaluates the current state of knowledge on a certain topic, but you need a primary research article. You look at the references listed in your review article, and, again, they all are older. You want something more recent. Never fear! Cited reference searching is here!
Photo: Steve Jurvetson, 2007.
The following resources allow you to track who has cited a particular article. You'll be able to trace who has either confirmed, refuted or taken the ideas in the original article and applied them in another field of study. You can see how ideas build upon other ideas in the research process and find new developments.
Click on the links below to learn more about cited reference searching in each of these resources: