Tips & Tricks for Searching IEEE Xplore

Jalyn KelleyClient Services Manager

March 2009

Tips & Tricks for Searching IEEE Xplore

You can check all the searches done during the session and conduct more complex searches

Search Operators

x <and> y Match both expressions x and yx <or> y Match either expression x or y or both <not> x Do not match expression x  x <not> y Match expression x but not yx <in> y Match expression x in field y.x <paragraph> y Match expressions x and y in same paragraphx <sentence> y Match expressions x and y in same sentence.x <phrase> y Match expressions x and y in same phrase.x <near/y> z Match expression x within y words of expression z.<many> x Match expression x, with results listed in score order based on density of x.<order> x Match order of terms in expression x.<thesaurus> x Match synonyms of x as well as x itself.<stem> x Match stem variations of x; don't score results.<word> x Match x exactly.

Field Codes

Abstract abAffiliation csAll fields metadataAuthor(s) auCatalog number caCODEN cnConference date cyDocument title tiEditor(s) auFull text pdfdataIndex term de

ISSN/ISBN inIssue number isIssue part number ptMeeting date cyPart number ptPublication name jnPublication year pyrSubject term deTitle tiVolume vo

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