Swine influenza - lessons from history identified by Web of Science
Thomson Reuters
June 2009
With 110 years of coverage of international scholarly journals, Web of Science can identify highly valuable research relating to influenza.
Influenza epidemics are a rare occurrence, and the last epidemic of A/H1N1 strain (implicated in the 2009 outbreak of swine influenza) was in 1918. Scholarly research from that period of time may be of value to researchers today—however, research from this period can be difficult to locate because most literature databases do not cover so far back in time. Furthermore, narrowing in on the relevant and important articles may prove difficult because the research has fallen out of institutional memory.
Web of Science covers over 11,000 authoritative scholarly journals and 130,000 academic conferences from around the globe, reflecting all fields of scholarly research. Its unique citation coverage facilitates linking between current research articles and those previous articles that were used by the researchers. Additionally, citations can instantly uncover the most important high-impact research.
In a recent Science Watch article, Simon Pratt used Web of Science to uncover important research from the past that may help researchers investigate the current Swine Influenza outbreak.
See the complete Science Watch report on swine influenza
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