Index
Web of Science
Selective citation index descended from the 1964 Science Citation Index; an editorial team decides which journals are included.
How it connects
What it is
- Web of Science is a kind of Citation index.
Who is behind it
- Web of Science operated by Clarivate.
- Web of Science owned by Clarivate. Owned by Clarivate, a private company.
Builds on
- Web of Science depends on ORCID iD. Web of Science Researcher Profiles sync publications and reviews in both directions with a connected ORCID iD.
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Details
Description
Web of Science is a selective index: according to Clarivate, an in-house editorial team assesses journals against 28 criteria. It is owned by Clarivate.
Attributes
| url | https://www.webofscience.com |
|---|---|
| identifiers | wikidata: Q1201886 |
| status | active |
| governance | Commercial |
| outputLicence | closed |
| codebase | proprietary |
| type | Index |
| indexKind | bibliographic |
| selectivity | editorial-board |
| inclusionCriteria | published |
| bulkDownload | none |
| coverageObjects | article, conference-paper, book |
| Tags | function: indexing, theme: vertical integration |
Sources
- https://clarivate.com/academia-government/the-institute-for-scientific-information/history/(opens in a new tab) (accessed 2026-11-12): ISI published the first Science Citation Index in 1964; the Web of Science launched online in 1997.
- https://clarivate.com/academia-government/scientific-and-academic-research/research-discovery-and-referencing/web-of-science/web-of-science-core-collection/editorial-selection-process/(opens in a new tab) (accessed 2026-11-12): Collection curated by in-house editors; journals assessed against 28 criteria (24 quality, 4 impact).
- https://clarivate.com/products/scientific-and-academic-research/research-discovery-and-workflow-solutions/web-of-science/(opens in a new tab) (accessed 2026-09-04)
- https://webofscience.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/36787077862545-How-to-Sync-Your-ORCID-Record-with-Web-of-Science-Researcher-Profile(opens in a new tab) (accessed 2026-09-04)
Last reviewed: 2026-11-12
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