Answered By: Shanna Pearson
Last Updated: Sep 10, 2024     Views: 288

There are several ways to find out if a work has been cited by others. ​Here are a few possibilities.

Before you begin, keep in mind that "cited by" results may not present you with a comprehensive list of sources citing your article. Many databases will only list articles that are indexed within that specific database.


Using Library Search

When you look for articles on our website, you may notice that some articles have "cited by" information included in their catalogue record. If it's included you should see the Citations heading near the bottom of the article's record (see this example):

What the citing this and cited in arrows look like

Clicking the "Citing this" link will show you sources indexed in the library's digital collection that cite the article.

Using Google Scholar

Google Scholar may be one of the most effective ways of finding titles citing a particular source.

  1. In Google Scholar, search for an article.
  2. Once located, click on the "Cited by" hyperlink beneath the record.

For example, at the time of this screenshot Google Scholar had 50 sources citing this article (it's since gone way up!). Clicking the "Cited by" link will show us a list of those sources and links, if available.

A search in Google Scholar for "working environment in small firms" showing it's been cited 50 times.

Using Library Databases

Some databases (in particular, databases owned by EBSCO and ProQuest) have a cited references link beneath the article title in your search, usually near the Full Text link. You may find similar options in some of our other databases as well.

Here's an example of what that might look like:

Within the list of search results you can click on "Cited References" below a record.

In EBSCO databases you can also search directly for articles with cited references. Find out how in EBSCO's FAQ.​

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