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Chemical Engineering: Databases

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Databases provide access to high-quality peer-reviewed journal articles, conference proceedings, book chapters, dissertations and many other resources. 

These databases have been especially selected for this subject area. When carrying out your research for a piece of work, you will need to search more than one database to find all of the journal articles relevant to your topic, as each database covers different journal titles.

Database Spotlight

Compendex (Engineering Village - Elsevier)

Compendex is an engineering-focused knowledge and data discovery database that provides comprehensive and trustworthy content to improve research outcomes and maximise the impact of your engineering research.

Comprising journals, conference proceedings, dissertations, standards, books, and, recently, preprints, Compendex content is sourced from thousands of publishers from around the world, including major engineering societies like IEEE, ASME, SAE, ACM, and many others. The amount of engineering-focused scholarly and technical literature in Compendex is vast and global in scope, featuring everything from the latest cutting-edge findings to historical research and innovations.

The content in Compendex is carefully chosen and draws from only the best sources in the field of engineering. An ongoing review and evaluation process guarantees that you always get high quality results.

With advanced search tools and an engineering-specific answer set, Compendex gets you to the information you need at top speed. Sophisticated indexing leads you to faster discovery and precise, relevant answers (Provided by Publisher).

Essential databases

The following are important databases for this subject area, however if you don't see what you're looking for, please go to the Database Directory for Chemical Engineering to browse a wider selection.

 

  • Scopus Essential
    Scopus, the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature, features smart tools to track, analyze and visualize research. Scopus delivers an overview of the world's research output in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences and arts and humanities. As research becomes increasingly global, interdisciplinary and collaborative, you can make sure that critical research from around the world is not missed.
  • Web of Science Essential
    Web of Science Core Collection provides access to the world's leading citation databases. Authoritative, multidisciplinary content covers journals worldwide, including Open Access journals and conference proceedings. Includes current and retrospective coverage in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities, with coverage to 1900. All cited references for all publications are fully indexed and searchable. Search across all authors and all author affiliations.Track citation activity with Citation Alerts. See citation activity and trends graphically with Citation Report.Use Analyze Results to identify trends and publication patterns.
  • British Standards Online Essential
    BSOL is a simple online tool that acts as your standards management system. Access, view and download standards with multiple user access, across multiple sites, facilitating the distribution of the knowledge across your business. BSOL contains British Standards and international and European standards that have been adopted as British Standards. It also includes ISO, IEC and ASTM standards that havent been adopted as British Standards as well as PAS.

    BSOL includes all British standards and international and European standards that have been adopted as British standards. It also includes ASTM, ISO and IEC standards that haven't been adopted as British standards. BSOL also holds BSI Publicly Available Specifications, as well as BSI books.

  • SciFinder Essential
    SciFinder retrieves information contained in databases produced by Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) as well as in the Medline database of the National Library of Medicine (NLM).
  • Reaxys Academic Edition Essential
    Reaxys Academic Edition provides access to all Reaxys features in one place allowing researchers and students to access experimental facts to empower chemistry research, chemical discovery, and scientific education from published literature.
  • IET Inspec Essential
    INSPEC is an English-language bibliographic information service providing access to the world's scientific and technical literature in physics, electrical engineering, electronics, communications, control engineering, computers and computing and information technology. Material covered includes journal articles, conference proceedings, reports, dissertations, patents and books, published in English and many other languages.
  • Compendex Essential
    Compendex is the most comprehensive bibliographic database of scientific and technical engineering research available, covering all engineering disciplines. It includes millions of bibliographic citations and abstracts from thousands of engineering journals and conference proceedings. When combined with the Engineering Index Backfile (1884-1969), Compendex covers well over 120 years of core engineering literature.
  • Springer eBooks Essential
    Springer Nature offers the most complete collection of peer-reviewed eBooks spanning all subject areas from the renowned publishing brands: Springer, Palgrave Macmillan, Apress, and more. Institutions, organizations, and businesses worldwide, trust Springer Nature eBooks to help excel research and learning for their library users. All eBooks are available without Digital Rights Management, making them accessible simultaneously by an unlimited number of users. Complete access to peer-reviewed research and scholarly content spanning all subject areas in science, technology and medicine (STM) and the humanities and social sciences (HSS) from the renowned brands: Springer, Palgrave Macmillan, Apress and more.

Key database categories

Follow the links below to browse databases for specific types of resources.

Database Directory

You can use our Database Directory to browse a broader range of databases that are relevant to Chemical Engineering as well as other subjects. The directory also allows you to identify databases that provide access to specific types of resources (e.g. Full Text Articles, Streaming Video, Patents, Theses and Dissertations, and much more).

Database Directory - Chemical Engineering

 

Research at the University of Manchester

The University of Manchester's research is internationally recognised. Go to Research Explorer, Manchester's research database, to discover the breadth of research produced by staff across the University.

Browse research publications from the Department of Chemical Engineering (please note: whilst many of the publications listed are available to access/Open Access, some records are for forthcoming titles awaiting publication).

 

Research Explorer Search Interface

 

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