Research Guides: Scholarly Communications: Google Scholar

Use Google Scholar to Track Research

Google Scholar searches a vast amount of information to provide users with records of research. Just like with any search engine or database, Google Scholar does not search 100% of the world's digital information, but it is another good tool to use when tracking research.

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By going to Google Scholar through this link, you will see the option to check University of Memphis for articles and books that you find there if you have a valid username and password for the University of Memphis. Library links are article-level links to subscription full text for patrons affiliated with a library. This program works best for electronic resources, such as journal and conference articles.

Track Researchers/Authors in Google Scholar

Search for an author's name and select the "Follow" button on the top left of their profile page to follow new articles by the author, new citations to this author, and/or new articles related to the author's research. On an author's profile page, you can view a list of publications and citation metrics. You can also set up your own Scholar Profile for other researchers to discover your work.

Create your own Google Scholar profile

Track Searches in Google Scholar

Receive updates for search terms and regular queries by creating alerts to be sent to your email.

Set up Google Scholar alerts