• search results depend on the content of the database and what is indexed
• entries in citation databases are not usually edited but reflect the form of the author's name and cited works as appeared in print
• for some articles, only the first author may be indexed
• citation reference searching works best for tracking citations in periodical articles and not as well for books, book chapters and other published works

Tools

• Web of Science

  This is the standard source for finding cited references and it includes:
  Arts & Humanities Citation Index, 1975-
  Social Sciences Citation Index, 1956-
  Science Citation Index, 1900-
  To search:
  Click Cited Reference Search
  Select Citation Database(s) and Timespan
  Search by Cited Author, Work and/or Year(s)
  For more information, go to Cited Reference Search Tutorial and then click on Recorded Training.

• ProQuest Databases

  Many of the subject specific databases available through the ProQuest interface provide cited references.
  To search:
  Select 'Cited by' link on the search results list or in the item record, if available.

• Google Scholar

  Google Scholar provides some cited references to books and articles but it only includes articles that are indexed within its database, which is a much smaller subset of scholarly resources than found in other library subscribed databases. Results frequently include links to cited by references.
  To search:
  Perform title or author search, then follow cited by links.

• EBSCOhost Databases

  The following subject specific databases available through the EBSCOhost interface provide Cited References searching: Academic Search Complete, America History and Life, Business Source Complete, CINAHL, Communication Abstracts, Historical Abstracts, LGBT Life with Full Text, Music Index.
  To search:
  Click Cited References in blue bar at top of screen.
  Type search terms in the Cited Author, Cited Title, Cited Source, Cited Year or All Citation Fields fields.
  A list of citation records for the search terms you entered will be presented. To view citing articles, mark checkboxes and click Find Citing Articles.

• Full Text Databases

  These databases allow you to search the full text of publications, including their references (if present). However, you may not be able to limit your search to references and most do not index different parts of the article in any detail. For more information, see Citation Rummaging (University of Toronto).

  Some examples of full text databases:

  • JSTOR

    To search:
    Enter the name of the author of the article for which you want to find cited references and change the dropdown box to "Author" (or enter article title). Click Enter.
    Click on the title of the article of interest.
    View the JSTOR box to the right of the screen, which will tell you how many times this item has been cited by works within JSTOR. Click to view the list of items.
    
    

  • Factiva

    To search:
    Search for citing references by entering the cited title of the item (book, article, book chapter, etc.) and the cited author and connecting these search terms with the 'same' operator.
    For example, type this search statement in the Free Text box: friedman same "From Beirut to Jerusalem"
    Select appropriate dates and search for terms in "Full Article"