Google Scholar
A free search engine for academic papers, citations and author profiles.
Where Google Scholar comes up1 episode or test
- 1Check citation countsSee how widely a paper is cited
- 2Read the abstractBefore relying on the paper
- 3Prefer recent papersNewer work over older work
- 4Follow author pagesCollaborators lead to related work
- 5Find senior review papersGet an overview of the field
From Rob Henderson's research process for Troubled
What was said about Google Scholar
Rob Henderson uses Google Scholar to check the claims he writes about. He looks at citation counts and reads the abstract before relying on a paper. He prefers recent papers.
He also follows author pages and collaborators to find related work, and looks for review papers by senior scholars to get an overview of a field. He used this research process while writing his memoir, Troubled.
Cambridge PhD: How to Write a Memoir — Rob Henderson
Henderson uses it to research his claims: he checks citation counts, reads the abstract, prefers recent papers, follows author pages and collaborators, and looks for review papers by senior scholars.
Rob Henderson uses Google Scholar to check the claims he writes about. He looks at citation counts and reads the abstract before relying on a paper. He prefers recent papers.
He also follows author pages and collaborators to find related work, and looks for review papers by senior scholars to get an overview of a field. He used this research process while writing his memoir, Troubled.
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