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Searching the Address Field

Search the Address fields by entering the full or partial name of an institution and/or location from an author's address. For example, Univ and University finds institutions in which the term "Univ" appears in the Addresses field within a record.

When entering full names, do not use articles (a, an, the) and prepositions (of, in, for) in the name. For example, entering UNIV Pennsyvania is OK but entering University of Pennsylvania results in an error message.

Note that common address terms may be abbreviated in the product database. For example, the word Department may be abbreviated as Dept or Dep.

We recommend that you combine an Address search with an Author search to broaden or narrow your search results.

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Note: In Web of Science Core Collection and Current Contents Connect records, a superscript number may appear after an author's name in a Full Record. This means we have found an association between the author's name and the author's address. When you click the number link, the system takes you to the Addresses field where you can see the author's address.

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Address Examples

The system maps abbreviated address terms to known full address terms and vice-versa. For example:

  • Ave maps to Avenue and Avenue maps to Ave

  • Med maps to Medicine, Medical, and Medicinal and these three terms map to Med and to each other

  • Pkwy maps to Parkway and Parkway maps to Pkwy

  • Univ maps to University and University maps to Univ

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SAME Operator

Use the SAME operator because it specifies that terms joined by the operator be in the same address. Using the SAME operator restricts your search.

For example, the search query IBM SAME NY retrieves records that contain these two terms in the Addresses field of a Full Record. For instance:

IBM Res Corp, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 USA

See also SAME

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AND Operator

Use the AND operator to broaden your search across all addresses within a record.

The search IBM AND NY retrieves all of the records that IBM SAME NY retrieves. In addition, it will retrieve records in which IBM and NY are in the Address field but they are in different addresses.

For example, IBM AND NY retrieves a record that contains these two addresses.

1. Cornell Univ, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
2. IBM Corp, Almaden Res Ctr, Div Res, San Jose, CA 95120 USA

As you can see, the product returned a record in which NY appears in one address and IBM appears in a different address.

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Organization Search Examples

  • Columbia Univ finds records in which this university appears in the address of a record.

  • Columbia Univ OR Univ Penn finds records in which either university name (or both) appears in a list addresses.

  • Columbia Univ AND Univ Penn finds records in which both universities appear in a list of addresses.

  • Columbia Univ NOT Univ Penn finds records in which Columbia Univ appears in an address, but not Univ Penn.

Suborganization Search Examples

  • Dept Neuropathol finds records in which this department appears in the address of a record.

  • Dept Neuropathol OR Dept Neurosurg finds records in which either department name (or both) appears in a list of addresses.

  • Dept Neuropathol AND Dept Neurosurg finds records in which both departments appear in a list of addresses.

  • Dept Neuropathol NOT Dept Neurosurg finds records in which Dept Neuropathol appears in an address, but not Dept Neurosurg.

Street Address Search Examples

  • Chapel Hill OR Chapel Hill Rd finds records in which this street appears in the address of a record.

  • Chapel Hill OR Nelson Blvd finds records in which either street name appears in a list of addresses.

  • Chapel Hill AND Nelson Blvd finds records in which both street addresses appear in a list of addresses.

  • Chapel Hill NOT Nelson Blvd finds records in which Chapel Hill appears in an address, but not Nelson Blvd.

City Search Examples

  • New York finds records in which this city appears in the address of a record.

  • New York OR Cambridge finds records in which either city name (or both) appears in a list of addresses.

  • New York AND Cambridge finds records in which both cities appear in a list of addresses.

  • New York NOT Cambridge finds records in which New York appears in an address, but not Cambridge.

Province/State Search Examples

  • NY finds records in which this state appears in the address of a record.

  • NY OR MA finds records in which either state name (or both) appears in a list of addresses.

  • NY AND MA finds records in which both states appear in a list of addresses.

  • NY NOT MA finds records in which NY appears in an address, but not MA.

Country Search Examples

  • England finds records in which this country appears in the address of a record.

  • France OR Germany finds records in which either country name (or both) appears in a list of addresses.

  • France AND Germany finds records in which both countries appear in a list of addresses.

  • France NOT Germany finds records in which France appears in an address, but not Germany.

Zip/Postal Code Search Examples

  • 02138 finds records in which this zip code appears in the address of a record.

  • F-31077 OR F-34095 finds records in which either postal code (or both) appears in a list of addresses.

  • F-31077 AND F-34095 finds records in which both postal codes appear in a list of addresses.

  • F-31077 NOT F-34095 finds records in which F-31077 appears in an address, but not F-34095.

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Examples
  • Kyoto Univ AND Waseda Univ
  • Novartis OR Monsanto
  • Tufts SAME Geol
  • Univ Penn* NOT Cornell

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Address Synonyms and Abbreviations

Common address terms and many institution names are abbreviated in the product database.

Terms such Univ, Med, and Phys must be entered as part of an address phrase. For example, Penn State Univ is acceptable, but Univ alone is not.

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About Search Operators

To search on an address that contains a search operator (AND, OR, NOT, NEAR, SAME), enclose the name in quotation marks. Example: Portland "OR"

Also, try spelling out the full address. Example: Oregon OR "OR" AND Portland