COS Scholar Universe

Scholar Tab
Scholar Profiles
Co-Scholars Tab
Community Tree

Scholar Tab

For users whose subscription package includes COS Scholar Universe, profiles of active academic scholars are provided as a supplemental resource to enhance your research. Click on the Scholars tab in the top row of resources across the top of your search results to access scholar profiles.

A listing of relevant scholars working in the subject area searched is displayed, with direct links to full Scholar Universe profiles. You can sort the listing of scholars by relevancy ranking or by last name.

The following databases contain citations that have been linked to Scholar Universe Profiles:

ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts
Biological Sciences
Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts
CSA Engineering Research Database
CSA High Technology Research Database with Aerospace
CSA Materials Research Database with METADEX
CSA Technology Research Database
Environmental Sciences and Pollution Mgmt
Materials Business File
Sustainability Science Abstracts

Scholar Profiles

• Scholar Universe profiles include current contact information, educational background, Website, link to CV, research interests, and verified publication lists, as available.
• To see unverified publications for the selected scholar, you can click on the author name (as indicated above) to perform an author name search in your currently selected databases.
• Click on the Scholar Icon beside an author name in the results list or record view to access a full Scholar Universe profile.

Co-Scholars Tab

The Co-Scholars tab indicates that verified scholar profiles are available for co-authors of the selected scholar. Note: Some co-authors may not have a verified Scholar profile in the database and therefore do not appear as Co-Authors.

Community Tree

Your search strategy also automatically provokes a search in a cross-disciplinary collection of scholar profiles called the Community Tree. Disciplines include:

• Agriculture
• Allied Health
• Applied Science
• Architecture
• Arts
• Business
• Education
• Engineering
• Environmental Science
• Humanities
• Law
• Mass Communication
• Medicine
• Natural Science
• Social Sciences
• Theology

Click on the (+) plus sign next to the major disciplines to see further sub-categories.

The number in parentheses next to the discipline and/or sub-discipline indicates the number of scholar profiles available for that category. Click on a hyper-linked term to see the scholar profiles for that category.