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Data Citation Index^SM

The Data Citation Index contains source records relating to research data available in Web-based data repositories and covers all scholarly disciplines. Records are presented in a bibliographic style (similar to all product databases within the Web of Science platform).

Bibliographic source records comprise of three data types that include: Repositories, Data Studies, and Data Sets. These record types are linked in relationships to allow navigation from broadest level records to narrower level records.

Records in the Data Citation Index contain traditional elements such as: Author, Source, Abstract, Address, and Subject Indexing.

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Editions:

• Science (DCI-S) -- 1900-present
• Social Sciences & Humanities (DCI-SSH) -- 1900-present

Database Coverage: 1900 to the present

The process of entering records in Data Citation Index began in 2011. Actual data study and dataset records go back before 1900. You can select 1900 as the start of a timespan search and the system retrieves any data set that is earlier than 1900.

Updated: Weekly

Database: Approximately 2,000,000 records  when the product is released to customers.

Future: Approximately 500,000 new records to be added to the DCI database each year with a focus on digital scholarship such as images, videos, and audio data.

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Science (DCI-S)

The Science citation index is a multidisciplinary index to the source records from international repositories. Some of the research fields that the product database covers include Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Genetics & Heredity.

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Social Sciences & Humanities (DCI-SSH)

The Social Sciences & Humanities citation index is a multidisciplinary index to the source records from international repositories. Some of the research fields that the product database covers include

• Art
• Business
• Communication
• Criminology & Penology
• Demography
• Economics
• Education & Educational Research
• Family Studies
• Government & Law
• Linguistics
• Literature
• Public Administration
• Social Work
• Sociology
• Urban Studies
• And more ...

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About Citation Indexes

A citation index contains the references cited by the authors of the publications covered by the index. You can use these references to do a cited reference search. This type of search enables you to find works that cite a previously published work.

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About the All Databases Search

The All Databases search function allows you to search all products in your institution's subscription at the same time. It is available to institutions that subscribe to two or more products.

If your institution subscribes to only one product (for example, Web of Science Core Collection), then you will not have an All Databases option. In this instance, since you have only one product to search, the system takes you directly to that product's Search page.

To access the All Databases search option, go to the drop-down menu to the right of the Search label in the banner region.

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Document Types

For a list of document types, go to our listing of document types.

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Database Records

Full records include complete bibliographic details and author abstracts.

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Timespan Options

Timespan options allow you to specify the time period that you wish to search.