The purpose of article-level metrics is to establish the impact of an article. The most common way of evaluating this is to count the number of times an article has been cited in other articles. Citation counts vary by the database used because the number of journal titles included varies.
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Select "Cited Reference Search;"
Enter author's name, the work's source, and/or publication year for the cited work;
"Select Page" or "Select All" for the cited works;
"Finish Search" to retrieve results
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Faculty Opinions from ScienceNow identifies and recommends important articles in biology and medical research publications. Articles are selected by a peer-nominated global 'Faculty' of scientists and clinicians who then rate them and explain their importance.
