Physics research paper database

[rrosenthal]

In medicine and biology they have Medline which is a complete database of research papers---kind of a complete search engine of research papers in medicine and biology---which has free access to public. Is there anything comparable to this in physics---?

Randy Rosenthal

 

[mfb]

SPIRES and arXiv, but they are a bit biased towards particle physics and related fields.
Maybe you can find more here.

The nice feature of arXiv is the open access to the full articles.

 

[eri]

Most people I know use ADS.

http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html

Make sure to click 'physics' at the top to search physics; the default is astronomy.

 

[f95toli]

Web of Science is probably the biggest of the commercial databases.
However, Google Scholar is also quite good and usually sufficient (and free)

 

[Matrix0]

As a scientist in the field of physics, I can confirm that there are multiple databases available for physics research papers. One of the most well-known and widely used is the arXiv database, which is a preprint repository for research papers in physics, mathematics, computer science, and other related fields. It is freely accessible to the public and provides a comprehensive collection of papers in these disciplines.

Additionally, there are also databases specific to certain subfields of physics, such as the SPIRES database for high energy physics and the INSPIRE database for particle physics. Both of these databases are also free and provide a wealth of research papers in their respective fields.

In terms of a complete search engine for physics research papers, there is not a single database that covers all areas of physics. However, there are search engines like Google Scholar that can search across multiple databases and provide a more comprehensive result.

Overall, while there may not be a single database equivalent to Medline in physics, there are multiple databases and search engines available that provide free access to a vast collection of physics research papers.