The Research search can be customized using a list of parameters that work as filters.
Content Filters
The user has an option to select any or all of the following data sources under Content – NEJM*, MEDLINE, Preprints*, NIH Projects, US Patents, Clinical Trials and Selected Conferences.
* New Features:
NEJM: This filter allows users to easily find and analyze the articles that are published in Journal : The New England Journal of Medicine.
Preprints: This allows users to easily find and analyze preprint articles from aRxiv, chemRxiv, medRxiv, Peer J Preprints and other preprints journal articles.
Filters Specific to MEDLINE
Research Focus
Search from the MEDLINE data source can also be restricted to journals with a focus on: Clinical, Clinical Trial, Geriatric, Guideline, Pediatric, Translational and Toxicology.
Journal Publication Country
This filter is used to find articles from journals that are published in a selected country.
Journal Publication Language
This filter is used to find articles published in a specified language.
Patents Filters
The Patents filters allow users to search patents by type and to include or exclude the claims section. Specific parameters for this section are:
Applications
This filter restricts the search to patent applications.
Grants
This filter restricts the search only to granted patents.
Search Claims
This filter allows users to include the claims section of patents in the search.
People Filters
The People filters allow users to structure search results based on certain personal characteristics and information known about experts. This filter is currently not available for Preprint articles. Specific parameters for this section are:
Name
This filter allows users to search for an expert by name. The use of quotes is recommended for a specific expert name search.
Affiliation
This filter allows users to perform free text searches to identify documents written by experts affiliated with the school, institution, and/or department entered.
Country
This filter allows users to identify experts from a specific country. The country information is currently captured from an expert's affiliation.
Dates Filters
This filter restricts search results to the specified date range.
From/To (Date Range)
The dates used in this filter for different types of documents are: Medline, published date; NIH Grants, project start date; Conferences, published date; US Patents, application date; and Clinical Trials, first received date.
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