How to search Scopus

There are two main reasons why you might want to save your search history.  One, you might want to save your search and run it again at a later date. And two, you might want to capture your search history to share with a professor or a librarian.  

You can save your search in Scopus to run it again at a later date.  This requires you set up a free account in Scopus.

To create a Scopus account refer to the Scopus Account information in this guide.

To save your search to run later:

1. Open Scopus.
2. Click Sign in (button), and sign in with your Scopus Account credentials.
3. Search Scopus.
4. Click Save search (link; left side of search box(es)).
5. Type in a name for your search, something meaningful you will remember later.
6. Click Save (button).

Note: if you created your search before signing in, start at step 4.  In step 5, you will be prompted to login with your Scopus account credentials.

To run your saved search:

1. Open Scopus.
2. Click Sign in (button), and sign in with your Scopus Account credentials.
3. Click on your profile (your initials; upper right-hand side of Scopus), and select Saved searches.
4. On the Saved searches page, do one or more of the following as appropriate:
   1. Click Show more to view your search strategy.
   2. Click the pencil (icon) to edit your search strategy.
   3. Click on the results (link) to view the original results of your search.
   4. Click on New results (link) to view any new results since the date of your last search.
   5. Click the three-dot More (link) to:
      1. Change the name of your saved search.
      2. Delete your saved search.

Sometimes a professor or librarian will want to see how you searched. You can share your search history either as text or an image. Ask the person you are sharing with which is their preference.

To share your search history as text:

1. Search Scopus.
2. Click the Search (link; top of the page) to display the search history.
3. For the search you want to share, click the pencil (icon).
4. Copy the text in the Enter query string (box) and paste it into a document or email.

To share your search history as an image:

1. Search Scopus.
2. Click the Search (link; top of the page) to display the search history.
3. Use a screen capture tool to select and copy the search history table.
4. Paste the image into your document or email.