Find sources by author

Find an author's publications in a specific field and add the ones you pick to your bibliography.

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Find the author

Type a name. Since several people may share a name, you choose the right author by institution and publication count.

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Example scenarios — pick one; the boxes fill, you run the search.
How to use this tool

Search an author’s name and list their publications, ready to copy as formatted references.

  1. Type the author’s name (and, if helpful, a topic to narrow it).
  2. Search; matching publications are listed — pick the right person by institution, ORCID and publication count.
  3. Pick a citation style and copy the formatted references you need.
  4. If it is a researcher you want to keep up with, hit “Follow this author” — you get a weekly email when new work appears.
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