“The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.” -- Winston Churchill (British Orator,
Author and Prime Minister during World War II. 1874-1965)
The literature search process involves three basic steps …
- Key word searching
- Backward reference searching
- Forward reference and author searching
Today’s tip covers forward reference searches.
Yair Levy and Timothy J. Ellis define and describe the concept so well in their
article “A
Systems Approach to Conduct an Effective Literature Review in Support of
Information Systems Research,” that I can do no better than to offer
a direct quote …
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“The third step in the process of exploring
the knowledge base for references about the phenomenon deals with forward
literature search. Similar to the process of the backward literature search,
the forward search can be divided into two specific sub-steps: forward
references search, and forward authors search.
“Forward references
search refers to reviewing additional articles that have cited the article. For
example, a forward reference search for Compeau and Higgins’s (1995) article
can be accomplished by conducting an electronic library database search for all
articles that include either “Compeau” or “Higgins” in their citations. Doing
so will enable to researcher to extend their knowledge even further by locating
follow-up studies or newer developments related to the phenomenon under study.
“Forward authors
search refers to reviewing what the authors have published following the
article. For example, a forward authors search for Compeau and Higgins’s (1995)
article can be accomplished by conducting an electronic library database search
for all articles that include either “Compeau” or “Higgins” as the author.
Doing so will enable the researcher to extend even more their knowledge about
the authors by identifying improvements or new findings related to the
phenomenon under study.”
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As with the backward search, this step is both straight forward and labor
intensive. You will want your research assistant to help with this … unless you
are the research assistant, in which case, never mind.
In the forward reference search sub-step, you simply review additional articles
that have cited your primary target article(s).
Let’s continue using the article we have selected as an example …
Mohebali, G., & Ball, A. S. (2008).
Biocatalytic desulfurization (BDS) of petrodiesel fuels. Microbiology (Reading,
England), 154(Pt 8), 2169–2183. doi:10.1099/mic.0.2008/017608-0phene; 4,
cis-4-[2-(3 ... Rhodococcus sp ...
Cited by 46
Free Full Text Source: http://mic.sgmjournals.org/content/154/8/2169.short
Google® Scholar reports that the article has been cited 47 times. Clicking the Cited
47 Times hyperlink results in a list of articles whose authors have
cited the target article. The first five on that list are …
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Recent advances
in petroleum microbiology
JD Van Hamme, A Singh, OP Ward - Microbiology and molecular …, 2003 - Am
Soc Microbiol
SUMMARY Recent advances in molecular biology have extended our understanding of
the metabolic processes related to microbial transformation of petroleum
hydrocarbons. The physiological responses of microorganisms to the presence of
hydrocarbons, including ...
Cited by 827
Recent advances in the science and technology of ultra
low sulfur diesel (ULSD) production
A Stanislaus, A Marafi, MS Rana - Catalysis Today, 2010 - Elsevier
Sulfur content of diesel fuel has been cut down to ultra low levels by
environmental regulation in many countries with the aim of reducing diesel
engine's harmful emissions and improving air quality. As a result, research on
the production of ultra low sulfur diesel ( ...
Cited by 266
Oxidative processes of desulfurization of liquid fuels
JM Campos
‐Martin, MC Capel‐Sanchez… - Journal of chemical …, 2010 - Wiley
Online LibraryAbstract Environmental concerns have introduced a need to remove sulfur-containing compounds from light oil. As oxidative desulfurization is conducted under very mild reaction conditions, much attention has recently been devoted to this process. In this contribution, ...
Cited by 89
Retracted article: Towards near zero-sulfur liquid fuels: a perspective review
B Pawelec, RM Navarro, JM Campos-Martin… - Catalysis Science & …, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
This perspective review discuses the fundamentals and factors influencing the removal of the least reactive sterically hindered S-containing compounds present in transportation fuels, and more specifically in the diesel fraction. The challenge for deep desulfurisation of ...
Cited by 84
Prokaryotic hydrocarbon degraders
RC Prince, A Gramain, TJ McGenity - Handbook of hydrocarbon and lipid …, 2010 - Springer
Abstract: Hydrocarbons have been part of the biosphere for millions of years, and a diverse group of prokaryotes has evolved to use them as a source of carbon and energy. To date, all the formally defined genera are eubacterial, in 7 of the 24 major phyla currently ...
Cited by 26
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So what have we gained? To repeat Levy and Ellis …
“Doing so will enable the researcher to extend their knowledge even further by locating follow-up studies or newer developments related to the phenomenon under study.”
The next post will cover forward author searches.
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