How do I use Scopus Lists?
Last updated on June 02, 2025
You can create, save, and use a list from document search results; from document, author, or affiliation details; or from a source information page. You can open a saved list from the Scopus Lists page or through your account profile manager at the top right of the Scopus header. To save and use a list you must be signed in to Scopus.
You can save a maximum of 50 lists. If you have reached the maximum 50 lists, you must delete an existing list to allow for a new list.
If you are signed into Scopus, the Saved lists page displays all saved lists for your Scopus account. These lists are available any time you are signed in for a Scopus session, allowing you to modify them based upon your research needs.
Documents may be added throughout your signed-in session from a search results, or from document, author, or affiliation details pages, or from a source information page. For more information on Saved lists, see How do I manage my Saved lists?
- Select 'Lists' from the Scopus header to open the Saved lists page.
- Locate the saved document list.
- Select the list name to open the saved document list.
- Enter a term or phrase in the Search within results field.
- Select the search icon.
You can refine your document results list and limit the results to certain categories of documents.
- Tick the checkboxes for your desired parameters.
- Select 'Limit to' or 'Exclude'.
You can drag and drop the Refine results parameters to change the order of the parameters, enabling for faster refinement. Select 'Restore original settings' to restore the refine categories to their default order.
Select 'Export refine' export and download the refine search values to a CSV file.
Analyze search results function
Scopus provides an analysis of your search results.
The analysis shows you the documents in your search results by:
- Year
- Per year by source
- Author
- Affiliation
- Country/territory
- Document type
- Subject area
- Source type
- Funding sponsor
For detailed information about the Analyze search results function, see How do I use the Analyze search results function?
Export a saved document list to SciVal
- Select 'Export your list to SciVal' from the toolbar above the search results.
- Select 'Continue to SciVal' from the popup.
- Enter the name of your Publication Set and any additional tags as necessary, then select 'Save and finish'.
Select 'Show all abstracts' to display or hide the abstracts in your search results.
Search results are sorted by date, most recent first and appears as Date(Newest):
- Documents with unknown publication dates are treated as the oldest articles
- Sorting applies to the entire set of results, not just the 2,000 displayed at the time
- The sorting option you choose will remain selected for future, signed in sessions, until you change it
Select a sort parameter from the Sort on drop down:
Sort on | Description |
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Date (newest) | Results are sorted in descending order of publication date, most recent first |
Date (oldest) | Results are sorted in ascending order of publication date, oldest first |
Cited by (highest) | Results are sorted on the highest number of times cited by other articles |
Cited by (lowest) | Results are sorted on the lowest number of times cited by other articles |
Relevance |
Results are sorted according to the best match for your search terms. To determine relevance, Scopus uses a sophisticated model based on proven concepts from the science of Information Retrieval and experience with Web, data, and enterprise searching. For more information see What does Relevance mean in Scopus? |
First Author (A-Z) | Results are sorted by the first publishing author in alphabetical order |
First Author (Z-A) | Results are sorted by the first publishing author but descending alphabetical order |
Source Title (A-Z) | Results are sorted alphabetically A-Z on the journal name, book title, or other source in which the document was published. Documents that do not have a source title appear at the end of the list when sorted in ascending order or at the beginning of the list when sorted in descending order |
Source Title (Z-A) | Results are sorted alphabetically Z-A on the journal name, book title, or other source in which the document was published. Documents that do not have a source title appear at the end of the list when sorted in ascending order or at the beginning of the list when sorted in descending order |
- To select single or multiple search results items, select the corresponding checkbox next to a results list item.
- To select All search results items on a page, tick the 'All' checkbox. All search results items for a page are selected.
You can export selected items to a file or to a reference management tool such as Mendeley or RefWorks:
- Scopus results lists including all search results, My lists, and Saved Lists
- Documents
- Document references
To export your documents, select the documents from your search results and select ‘Export’ and follow the prompts. For more information about exporting documents, see How do I export documents from Scopus?
You can download documents using the Scopus Document Download Manager powered by QUOSA. If a PDF version of a document is not available, you can download an abstract instead in HTM format.
The download link is not available when viewing some Scopus references. If you are unable to download a full-text document, it may be due to your IP address and institutional elements. You must execute a download from your own environment so that your IP authentication grants you access to the full-text content your institution subscribes to across multiple publishers. For more information, see How do I download documents?
- On the Document search results page, tick the checkboxes to select one or more documents (up to 50 documents):
- Select individual check boxes.
- Check the 'All' box to select all documents shown in the list.
- Select the All drop down and select 'Select page' to select all the documents on the current page.
- Select a checked check box to remove that document from the selection.
- Select 'Download'. The Document Download Manager opens.
- Select 'Download' and PDF documents will be saved to your default browser download folder.
You can track how often articles (such as from an author or journal) have been cited using the Citation Overview.
Select the documents you want to include and then select 'View citation overview'.
Select 'Back' to go back to your results.
Note: You can include up to 5,000 documents in a Citation Tracker. If you select more than 5,000 documents only the first 5,000 are included.
Select to view more information on creating citation overviews.
To view a list of documents that have cited selected documents from your search results:
- Select the document(s) for which you want to see citing documents.
- Select 'View cited by'. A result listing of documents which site the selected documents opens.
Tip: The Cited by column shows the number of times a document has been cited by other documents in Scopus. Select the number to view the documents.
- If you are not signed into Scopus, you have the option to add selected documents from your results list to a temporary session-based list.
- If you are signed into Scopus, you have the option to save documents to a list which may be accessed anytime you are signed into Scopus.
For more information about adding a document to a list, see How do I add a document to a list?
You can view the references cited by the documents in your search results list. From the References list, you can output the references, view them on Scopus (if available), and view how many times they have been cited on Scopus.
- Select the document(s) (up to 2,000) whose references you want to view.
- Select '...'
- Select 'View references'. A results list opens listing the documents references.
You can create a bibliography of your selected documents using QuikBib. QuikBib for Scopus was developed in conjunction with RefWorks. For more information about RefWorks, see How is RefWorks used in Scopus?
- Select the document(s) (up to 2,000) whose references you want to view.
- Select '...'
- Select 'Create bibliography'. The Print, email, save as PDF or create a bibliography page opens.
- Select 'HTML' or 'Text' for the desired format.
- From the Style drop down, select the desired bibliographic style.
- Select 'Create bibliography'. QuikBib opens in a new window or tab, displaying the new bibliography for the document(s).
The Document information section provides information about the documents list.
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Document title | This is the title of the document. Select a document title to open the Document details page. For more information about the Document details page, see What can I do on a Document details page? |
Authors | This is the author or authors who wrote the document. Select an author name to open the Author details page. For more information about the Author details page, see What can I do on an author details page? |
Year | This is the date the document was published. |
Source | This is the title of the journal, book series, book chapter, or other source in which the document was published, as well as the volume, issue, article number, and page information. Select a source title to open the Source details page. For more information about the Source details page, see What can I do on a Source details page? |
Cited by | The number of times the document has been cited by other documents. Select the Cited by number to view a list of documents which refer to the original. |
Open Access | Scopus has a number of journals labelled as Open Access (OA). Open Access refers to content in which all peer reviewed, scholarly articles are online and available without any restrictions. For more information about Open Access, see How do I find Open Access documents and journals in Scopus? |
View abstract | Select to show the abstract for a document. |
Full Text |
Links to full text and other library services are customizable and depend on how Scopus has been setup for your institution. Select this link to view the full text of the article. The link appears only if you are entitled to the full text of this article. If not entitled, your librarian may arrange to use this link to display an alternate page. |
View at Publisher | This option allows you to view the document at the publisher website in a new browser window. |
Related documents | Select to view a results list of related documents. |
If you are signed into Scopus, the Saved lists page displays all saved lists for your Scopus account. These lists are available any time you are signed in for a Scopus session, allowing you to modify them based upon your research needs.
- Select 'Lists' from the Scopus header to open the Saved lists page.
- Select the Authors tab.
- Locate the saved document list.
- Select the list name to open the saved author list.
You can refine your author results list and limit the results to certain categories.
- Tick the checkboxes for your desired parameters.
- Select 'Limit to' or 'Exclude'.
Author search results are sorted by the number of documents, highest number of documents first. To sort them by different criteria, select 'Sort on' to select an option from the drop down list at the top of the results page.
- Sorting applies to the entire set of results.
- The sorting option you choose remains selected for future, signed in sessions, until you change it.
Document count
- Document count (high-low) - Results are sorted in descending order of the highest document publication count first.
- Document count (low-high) - Results are sorted in descending order of the lowest document publication count first.
Author
- Author (A-Z) - Results are sorted by author name in alphabetical order from A-Z.
- Author (Z-A) - Results are sorted by author name in alphabetical order from Z-A.
Affiliation
- Affiliation (A-Z) - Results are sorted by Affiliation name in alphabetical order from A-Z.
City
- City (A-Z) - Results are sorted by City name in alphabetical order from A-Z.
Country/Territory
- Country/Territory (A-Z) - Results are sorted by Country/Territory name in alphabetical order from A-Z.
Use ‘Show documents’ to display a results list for a selected author or authors.
- Select an author or multiple authors.
- Select 'Show documents'. A results list opens listing all documents published for the selected author or authors.
You can track how often articles (such as from a particular author or journal) have been cited using the Citation Overview.
Select up to 15 authors whose document citations you want to view, then select 'View citation overview'. The Citation overview page opens.
Select 'Back to author results' to go back to your results page.
For more information, see How do I create a citation overview?
- Select the desired authors.
- Select 'Save to author list'.
- From the Save to list popup:
- If creating a new list, enter a name for the new list.
- If adding a document to an existing Saved list, use the drop-down menu to select the list to add the document(s).
- Select 'Save list'.
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Author name |
Select on an author name to open the Author details page. Note: Authors with only 1 document indexed in Scopus are not hyperlinked to their Author details page. To view the Author details page of an author with only 1 indexed document, select the indexed document number for that author (1), then select the author's name from the document page. |
View last title | Select to view information regarding the last title that the author has published. |
Document count | This is the number of documents that an author has published. Select the document number to view a result list of documents published by the author. |
h-index | The h-index is based on the highest number of papers included that have had at least the same number of citations. |
Affiliation name | This is the current affiliation that the author is associated. |
City | This is the city of the author's current affiliation. |
Country/Territory | This is the country or territory of the author's current affiliation. |
If you are signed into Scopus, the Saved lists page displays all saved lists for your Scopus account. These lists are available any time you are signed in for a Scopus session, allowing you to modify them based upon your research needs.
- Select 'Lists' from the Scopus header to open the Saved lists page.
- Select the Sources tab.
- Locate the saved sources list.
- Select the list name to open the saved sources list.
- Select 'Download Scopus Source List'.
- From the Scopus source list download options dropdown menu, select:
- 'Download source titles and metrics' to save the entire Scopus source list and associated metrics as a Microsoft Excel file.
- 'Download source titles only' to save the entire Scopus source list as a Microsoft Excel file.
- Navigate to the file folder or directory location to save the file.
- Select 'Save'. Your list of sources are saved as a spreadsheet.
- Select the sources to download.
- Select 'Export to Excel'.
- Select 'Download Scopus Source List'. The Scopus source list download options popup opens.
- Navigate to the file folder or directory location to save the file.
- Select 'Save'. Your list of sources are saved as an Excel spreadsheet.
- From the Sources list, select the sources you would like to delete.
- Select 'Delete'.
- Select 'OK' from the popup to delete the selected source.
Select a year from the View metrics for year dropdown to display Scopus content coverage for the desired year.
You can sort listed sources according to the column features, such as listing source titles based on alphabetical order, or by using one of the other list indicators.
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Source title |
Select a source title to view the associated Source details page. Some sources have external links available. Select an external link to open the source material from their website. |
CiteScore |
CiteScore is a simple way of measuring the citation impact of serial titles, such as journals. Serial titles are defined as titles which publish on a regular basis. Calculating CiteScore is simple and is based on the average citations received per document. CiteScore is the number of citations received by a journal in one year to documents published in the three previous years, divided by the number of documents indexed in Scopus published in those same three years. For more information, see How are CiteScore metrics used in Scopus? |
Highest Percentile |
CiteScore Percentile indicates the relative standing of a serial title in its subject field. The percentile and ranking are relative to a specific subject Area. The Source table only displays the subject area where the source performs the best. For more information, see How is CiteScore Percentile calculated? |
Citations | This is the number of citations received in one year for the documents published in the previous 3 years. |
Documents | This is the sum of documents published in the serial title in the 3 years prior to the year for the metric. |
% Cited | This is the proportion of documents that have received at least 1 citation. |
SNIP |
Compare the citation impact of sources in different subject fields. SNIP is the ratio of a source's average citation count per paper, and the 'citation potential' of its subject field. For more information, see How is SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper) used in Scopus? |
SJR |
Compare the scientific prestige of sources, based on the value of weighted citations per document. A source transfers its own prestige, or status, to another source through the act of citing it. A citation from a source with a relatively high SJR is worth more than a citation from a source with a lower SJR. For more information, see How is SJR (SCImago Journal Rank) used in Scopus? |
Publisher | This is the source publisher. |
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