Google Scholar arose out of a discussion between Alex Verstak and Anurag Acharya, both of whom were then working on building Google's main web index. Their goal was to … See more

While most academic databases and search engines allow users to select one factor (e.g. relevance, citation counts, or publication date) to rank results, Google Scholar ranks results with a combined ranking algorithm in a "way researchers do, weighing the … See more

Search engine optimization (SEO) for traditional web search engines such as Google has been popular for many years. For several years, … See more

• Jensenius, F., Htun, M., Samuels, D., Singer, D., Lawrence, A., & Chwe, M. (2018). "The Benefits and Pitfalls of Google Scholar" … See more

Google Scholar allows users to search for digital or physical copies of articles, whether online or in libraries. It indexes "full-text journal … See more

Some searchers found Google Scholar to be of comparable quality and utility to subscription-based databases when looking at citations of articles in some specific journals. The … See more

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