Where Can I Find Citations for a Paper Published in 1969?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion centers around finding citations for a paper published in 1969, particularly in the context of geological research. Participants explore various resources and methods for locating citations, including online databases and traditional citation indexes.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant inquires about websites for finding citations, noting difficulties with Google Scholar and Web of Science.
  • Another participant asks for clarification on the field and journals where the paper might be cited.
  • A suggestion is made to use the bound Science Citation Index as a potential resource for older papers.
  • One participant expresses confidence in Google Scholar's ability to find citations, countering the initial claim of its ineffectiveness.
  • Another participant shares access to articles from 1969 to the mid-1970s, specifically in physics, and offers to help if the paper falls within that scope.
  • A later reply specifies that the paper is in geology/sedimentology and lists potential journals where citations might appear.
  • Links to specific geological journals and resources are provided as potential avenues for finding the citations.
  • Participants discuss the indexing status of the original paper, with one noting that searches yield limited results.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express differing views on the effectiveness of Google Scholar for finding older citations, with some supporting its utility while others question it. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the best approach to locate the citations.

Contextual Notes

There are limitations regarding the indexing of older papers, and the effectiveness of various citation resources may depend on specific fields and journals.

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Can anyone recommend a website for finding papers that have cited a particular paper? Google scholar can't even find the original, and Web of Science seems to only go back as far as 1970, and my paper was published in 1969.
 
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What field? and in what journals would such a paper be cited?
 
There's always the good, old fashioned, bound Science Citation Index if you can't find an online resource that works for what you need to find.
 
matthyaouw said:
Can anyone recommend a website for finding papers that have cited a particular paper? Google scholar can't even find the original,

I'm not quite sure what you mean by "google scholar can't even find the original". Google scholar works very well in finding the citations to my papers, even when they were made out of ArXiv papers. You may not be able to get those papers IF they require subscription, but you certainly get the full citation of those papers.

Zz.
 
I took it to mean that the article that's the focus of his interest is too old to be indexed online.
 
I have access to actual articles dating back from 1969 to mid 1970's, They are all physics, Including Canadian, American and soviet journal of physics..
so if it's physics and from one of these 3 journals, I'll see if I can take a look.
 
Astronuc said:
What field? and in what journals would such a paper be cited?

Geology/sedimentology. The original paper was in the proceedings of the yorkshire geological society, but any citations could be in Geological magazine, Sedimentology, proceedings of various geological societies, speleological journals etc.

Moonbear said:
There's always the good, old fashioned, bound Science Citation Index if you can't find an online resource that works for what you need to find.

I'll have a look for one of these. Thanks.

ZapperZ said:
I'm not quite sure what you mean by "google scholar can't even find the original". Google scholar works very well in finding the citations to my papers, even when they were made out of ArXiv papers. You may not be able to get those papers IF they require subscription, but you certainly get the full citation of those papers.

Zz.

Searching the paper title brings up three results, but none of them directly relating to the paper I want. Searching the journal title & year brings up a few citations by other papers, but no results from the journal itself so it looks like it hasn't actually been indexed on google scolar.
 
ziad1985 said:
I have access to actual articles dating back from 1969 to mid 1970's, They are all physics, Including Canadian, American and soviet journal of physics..
so if it's physics and from one of these 3 journals, I'll see if I can take a look.

Its not, but thanks for the offer :)
 
Try -

http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/template.cfm?name=journals_pygs_home_page

The Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society has been published without a break since 1871. It is one of the leading journals of British geology. Each year two parts are issued containing original research papers on all aspects of geology. Traditionally the Proceedings has given particular attention to the geology of northern England and its neighbouring areas. The submission of papers on related topics but of a more general interest is encouraged. All papers are subjected to the full scrutiny of two independent referees.

The current chief editors Stewart Molyneux (BGS, UK) and Doug Holliday (BGS, UK) are supported by a board of specialist editors.

The Proceedings has a long-standing scientific reputation and was chosen in volume 50 to publish some of the results of the investigations by UK Nirex into the geology of west Cumbria related to the possible development of an underground repository for the storage of radioactive waste.

The information in the Proceedings is abstracted/indexed in GeoArchive, Georef, Geobase, Geological Abstracts, Mineralogical Abstracts, Research Alert and Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE).
Possibly in one of the indexes mentioned in the last paragraph.

If that doesn't work -

http://earth.leeds.ac.uk/ygs/ or

http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/subjects/ygs/
The YGS Library's holdings are included in the Library's Web Catalogue.

Good luck!
 
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Thanks Astro! I'll see if I can find anything with those.
 

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