Answered By: Nevenka Zdravkovska
Last Updated: Mar 11, 2026     Views: 92417

Hello,

There are a few websites that allow users to view the number of times an article has been cited.

The Libraries' Web of Science database is one way to find the number of citations for an article.  From the Web of Science homepage, enter the title, author, and journal for the article you have in mind (as follows):

 

explanation for searching the database

 

Click Search, and you will obtain a list of articles that match.  From there you can see how many times your article has been cited, and click the number (see arrow below) to see a list of the articles that cite the original article.

 

explanation for finishing the search of the database to get to the result

 

You can also use Google Scholar to find citation information. 

From the Google Scholar homepage, type in the name of your article and click search. You may also use the Advanced Google Scholar Search by clicking the arrow indicated in the screenshot below to enter in additional information such as author name and publication where the article appears.

 

pointing to the place where to find the number of citations

 

From the results page, you can see the number of times your article has been cited. Clicking on the "cited by" link (arrow below) will take you to the list of articles that have cited your specific article.

 

Showing how to search Google Scholar

 

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