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Advanced Search Examples

Search for records by using field tags, set combinations or a combination of both. Search operators and wildcards are allowed.

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AD=Max Planck

Finds records in which Max Planck appears in the Address field

AD=(Max Planck SAME Mainz)

Finds records in which Max Planck appears in the same address as Mainz

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AI=(A-1009-2008 OR 0000-0002-1553-596X)

Finds records in which either the Researcher ID A-1009-2008 or the ORCID identifier 0000-0002-1553-596X appears in the Author Identifiers table

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AN=McCormick

Finds patent records in which the patent assignee is McCormick & Co. Ltd. or McCormick & Co. Inc.

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AU=(Khan E* AND Dickinson J*)

Finds records in which both Khan E and Dickinson J both appear in the author list.

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DE=(wheat bran OR wheat bread)

Finds records containing the descriptors wheat bran or wheat bread.

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FS=(stone fruits OR other fruits)

Finds records containing these two subsections.

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GP=UK Institute of Brewing

Finds records in which the UK Institute of Brewing is the named author of the document.

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IC=0950-9623

Finds records with this ISSN (International Standard Serial Number) identifying code number.

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IS=8756-0879

Finds records of publications such as journals and electronic publications that contains this ISSN number in the ISSN field within a record.

The ISSN (International Standard Serial Number) searches for periodical publications such as journals and electronic publications. If a journal has both a print ISSN and an electronic ISSN, then both display in the Full Record. The format is four numbers, a hyphen (-), three numbers, and then a check character that may be a number or X.

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IS=9781845694203

Finds records of books that contains this ISBN number in the ISBN field within a record.

The ISBN (International Standard Book Number) searches for books. It is a unique machine-readable identifier that marks a book unmistakably. The format is a 10-digit number that contains 3 hyphens (-). The last digit is a check character, which may be a number or an X. The position of the hyphens can vary for each ISBN identifier.

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PY=2000 AND SO=(Food Science and Technology)

Finds records of articles that appear in Foor Science and Technology published in 2000.

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SO=(Food Science and Technology) AND TS=soybean*

Finds records of articles that appear in this journal that also contains the Topic term soybean (or soybeans).

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SO=Nature AND TS=Amphibian*

Finds records of articles that appear in the journal Nature that contain the term amphibian.

SO=Nature AND TS=Amphibian* AND PY=2001

Finds records of articles published in the journal Nature in 2001  that contain the term amphibian.

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SU=Computer Science

finds records in which this term appears in the Research Areas field of a Full Record. These records may also include other research areas such as:

• Chemistry
• Computer Science
• Mathematics
• Zoology

For a list of research areas, see Research Areas.

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SU=Mathematical & Computational Biology OR SU=Mathematics

Finds records in which either or both research areas appear within the Research Area field in a Full Record. These records may also include other research areas such as:

• Chemistry
• Computer Science
• Mathematics
• Zoology
• And more ...

See also Research Areas

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TI=succinic acid

finds records in which the terms succinic and acid appear in the title.

TI="succinic acid"

finds records in which the exact phrase succinic acid appears in the title.

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TI=(sanit* AND (fruit* OR vegetable*))

Finds records containing the terms sanitary (or sanitize or sanitizing) and either the terms fruit (or fruits) and/or vegetable (or vegetables) in the title of an article.

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TS=(fish AND batter* AND chip*)

Finds records containing the terms fish and batter (or batters or battered) and chip (or chips) in the Abstract, Title, and/or Keywords fields of a record.

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TS=(sul*ur AND nitra*) AND #1

Finds records containing the search terms sulfur (or sulphur) and nitrate (or nitrates) that also contain the search terms found in set #1.

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TS=(beer OR ale) AND #2 NOT #3

Finds all records containing the terms beer or ale that also contain the search terms found in set #2, but excludes all records that contain the search terms found in set #3.

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TS=Monte Carlo simulation

finds records of publications containing the terms Monte, Carlo and simulation in any Topic field. The terms do not have to appear together in the same field.

TS="Monte Carlo simulation"

finds records of articles containing the exact phrase Monte Carlo simulation in a Topic field.

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UT=FSTA:2011-12-Eu1114

Finds the record that is associated with this unique accession number.

UT=FSTA:2011-08-Eu07*

Finds all records that begin with this accession number. The use of the asterisk (*) wildcard after the last digit increases the number of results that the product returns. For example:

• FSTA:2011-08-Eu0799
• FSTA:2011-08-Eu0783
• FSTA:2011-08-Eu0776
• And so on ...

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UT=*11-H-175*

Finds all records that contain these characters in the accession number. Using both left-hand and right-hand truncation (before the first digit and after the last digit) increases the number of results that the product returns.

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Field Tags

• AD=Address
• AI=Author Identifiers
• AN=Patent Assignee Name
• AU=Author/Inventor
• AU=Inventor
• DE=Descriptors
• FS=FSTA Sections
• GP=Group Author
• IS=ISSN/ISBN
• IC=Identifying Codes
• PY=Year Published
• SO=Publication Name
• SU=Research Area
• TI=Title
• TS=Topic
• UT=Accession Number

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Search Query Rules

• Each search term in the query must be explicitly tagged with a field tag. Different fields must be connected with search operators.

• Extraneous spaces are ignored by the product. For example, extra spaces around opening and closing parentheses ( ) and equal (=) signs are ignored.

• For set combinations, enter a number (#) sign before each set number in the query.

• Only use SAME in Address searches. When used in other searches (such as Topic), SAME works exactly like AND.

• The total number of search sets that you can create during a session is 200.

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Search Tip

To search on the words AND, OR, NOT, and NEAR, enclose the word in quotation marks. Example: "Or"