Scopus guide

Scopus can be used by the students and staff of the university and Oulu University Hospital, remotely with the university's credentials (Haka Login or VPN connection), and by the library's local customers.

• Scopus AI is based on the use of natural language, meaning that you can write your questions or hypotheses in normal language, regardless of keywords or Boolean operators.
• Based on the question or hypothesis you entered, Scopus AI searches for publications published since 2003 and uses their summaries to create an answer, i.e., a brief summary of the topic.
• The summary includes references to reference articles found in the Scopus database.
• In case you want more in-depth knowledge, you can continue exploring with the help of an extended summary, concept map, basic publications in the research area, and expert sections on the subject.

Searching

You can write your question or topic without Boolean operators.

Search results

Scopus AI analyzes summaries of publications published after 2003.

• Show Copilot steps / Performing keyword search: you can look at keyword tips in the search phrase; It is not necessarily functional as such.
• Summary: summary and references.
• Foundational documents: the most cited publications used in the Summary. 
• Expanded summary: the expanded summary provides more in-depth information.
• Concept map: a concept map of related concepts.
• Topic experts: the three most important subject matter experts.
• Emerging themes: new and emerging themes of the topic.
• Go deeper: dive into the depths of the topic with additional questions.

Saving the results

• Scopus AI automatically saves conversations when signed in to Scopus.
• Copy summary and references to clipboard: You can copy the question, summary, and publications as text.
• The concept map can be downloaded and saved as a PNG image.
• The information of the publications can be exported to e.g. Mendeley or in RIS format.

Deep Research leverages agentic AI, with a reasoning engine designed to support complex research workflows. 

Scopus AI Deep research report:

• Overview of key findings 
• Direct answer
• Assumptions & Limitations
• Suggested research questions and study methodologies
• Study scope including time period and disciplines used
• Areas for suggested further research
• Discussion and future research directions
• Conclusion and recommendations
• References for findings.