Scopus guide

Instructions for use of the Scopus database

Proximity operators

W/n words in any order, n≥0

energy w/2 policy

(distan* OR online OR virtual* OR remote*) w/5 (educat* OR learn* OR teach*)

robot* w/1 hand OR arm

systematic W/5 review > systematic PRE/5 review, review with a systematic... 

 

PRE/n words in given order, n≥0

heart PRE/0 attack is the same as "heart attack"

(sme OR smes OR smb OR smbs) OR ((small* OR medium*) PRE/3 (business* OR compan* OR enterpris* OR firm* OR corporation*))

systematic PRE/5 review > systematic review, systematic literature review, systematic and critical review, systematic search and scoping review...

Parentheses

Without parentheses, the program performs operations in the following order:

1. OR, 2. W/n and PRE/n, 3. AND, 4. AND NOT.

 

Parentheses can be used to specify the order of execution - the program always executes the parentheses first

finland or finnish and pisa  is the same as (finland or finnish) and pisa

(wind OR solar) AND (power OR energy)  

(robot* w/2 hand) OR (robot* pre/3 arm)