Exploring the Physics Literature with the Science Explorer

POSTER

Abstract

The Science Explorer (SciX) is a free portal to over 15 million physics articles, preprints, conference proceedings, and books, one of the most extensive open science resources available to physicists world-wide. Designed for NASA science, the digital library indexes Physical Review ABCDEFMPRSX, Physica ABCD, Journal of Physics ABCDEFG CS, Physics Letters AB, Nuclear Physics AB, Journal of High Energy Physics, and more refereed journals plus significant non-refereed publications.

Using SciX, researchers combine author, affiliation, title, keyword, or other metadata with precision to find relevant scholarly literature, data sets and software. Links to both open access versions and the publisher’s version of record increase access for all physicists.

SciX visualizations map connections among authors and concepts to reveal effective collaborations, influential works, and emerging trends. 

Advanced SciX functions suggest review articles, trending papers, and similar research, essential for following rapidly evolving areas. Robust citation metrics track research impact and pinpoint key papers. 

Physicists expedite drafting articles, proposals, CVs, and literature reviews by using custom, exportable SciX libraries.

NASA directed the Astrophysics Data System (ADS) to expand and cover planetary science, heliophysics, Earth science, and the biological and physical sciences, creating SciX. As a multidisciplinary search platform, SciX reveals commonalities across the physical sciences.

Presenters

  • Jennifer Lynn L Bartlett

    • Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian

Authors

  • Jennifer Lynn L Bartlett

    • Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian