Web of Science APIs

The Web of Science APIs provide programmatic access to Clarivate's Web of Science databases, the world's leading citation index covering over 21,000 peer-reviewed journals across the sciences, social sciences, and humanities. The API suite includes the Starter API for basic bibliographic metadata and journal discovery, and the Expanded API for advanced search, citation tracking, related records, and bibliometric reporting with h-index and year-by-year citation analysis.

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APIs

Web of Science Starter API

The Web of Science Starter API provides basic bibliographic metadata search and retrieval for Web of Science documents and journals. It supports document search using advanced q...

Web of Science API Expanded

The Web of Science API Expanded provides rich bibliographic searching, citation tracking (citing articles and references), related records discovery, and citation reporting with...

Collections

Web of Science API Expanded

OPEN

Web of Science Starter API

OPEN

Pricing Plans

Web Of Science Apis Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits

Web Of Science Apis Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps

Web Of Science Apis Finops

FINOPS

Features

Advanced Document Search

Search over 100 million records using Web of Science Advanced Query Syntax with 16 searchable field tags including topic, author, DOI, organization, and funding agency.

Citation Tracking

Track forward citations (articles citing a paper) and backward citations (reference list) to understand the full citation network of any paper.

Bibliometric Reporting

Generate citation reports with h-index, total citations, average citations per item, and year-by-year citation and publication counts.

Related Records Discovery

Find research papers related to a given article by identifying records that share cited references.

Journal Metadata

Retrieve journal information including ISSN, publisher, subject categories, and Journal Citation Reports profile URL.

Multi-Database Search

Search across 12 Web of Science databases including Core Collection, MEDLINE, BIOSIS, and Zoological Record.

Times-Cited Counts

Access real-time times-cited counts for documents across Web of Science databases for impact assessment.

Use Cases

Literature Review Automation

Automate systematic literature review by programmatically searching and retrieving bibliographic metadata from Web of Science.

Research Impact Analysis

Analyze the impact of publications or researchers using citation counts, h-index, and bibliometric reports.

Citation Network Analysis

Build citation networks by tracing forward and backward citations to map the intellectual lineage of research topics.

Journal Selection

Identify appropriate journals for manuscript submission by searching journal metadata and impact metrics.

Semantic Vocabularies

Web Of Science Context

0 classes · 113 properties

JSON-LD

API Governance Rules

Web of Science APIs API Rules

22 rules · 8 errors 7 warnings 7 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Structure

Web Of Science Author Structure

3 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Web Of Science Category Context Structure

1 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Web Of Science Category Count Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Web Of Science Citation Count Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Web Of Science Citation Report Structure

6 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Web Of Science Document Identifiers Structure

4 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Web Of Science Document Keywords Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Web Of Science Document Links Structure

3 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Web Of Science Document Names Structure

1 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Web Of Science Document Pages Structure

4 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Web Of Science Document Source Structure

8 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Web Of Science Document Structure

10 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Web Of Science Documents Search Response Structure

4 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Web Of Science Dynamic Data Structure

1 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Web Of Science Error Response Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Web Of Science Full Record Metadata Structure

4 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Web Of Science Journal Structure

10 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Web Of Science Journals Search Response Structure

4 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Web Of Science Pub Info Structure

5 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Web Of Science Query Result Structure

3 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Web Of Science Record Ids Response Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Web Of Science Record Summary Structure

5 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Web Of Science Records Structure

1 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Web Of Science Search Request Structure

7 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Web Of Science Search Response Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Web Of Science Static Data Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Web Of Science Time Span Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Web Of Science Wos Record Structure

3 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Web Of Science Year Count Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Example Payloads

Web Of Science Author Example

3 fields

EXAMPLE

Web Of Science Category Context Example

1 fields

EXAMPLE

Web Of Science Category Count Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Web Of Science Citation Count Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Web Of Science Citation Report Example

6 fields

EXAMPLE

Web Of Science Document Example

10 fields

EXAMPLE

Web Of Science Document Identifiers Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Web Of Science Document Keywords Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Web Of Science Document Links Example

3 fields

EXAMPLE

Web Of Science Document Names Example

1 fields

EXAMPLE

Web Of Science Document Pages Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Web Of Science Document Source Example

8 fields

EXAMPLE

Web Of Science Documents Search Response Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Web Of Science Dynamic Data Example

1 fields

EXAMPLE

Web Of Science Error Response Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Web Of Science Full Record Metadata Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Web Of Science Journal Example

10 fields

EXAMPLE

Web Of Science Journals Search Response Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Web Of Science Pub Info Example

5 fields

EXAMPLE

Web Of Science Query Result Example

3 fields

EXAMPLE

Web Of Science Record Ids Response Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Web Of Science Record Summary Example

5 fields

EXAMPLE

Web Of Science Records Example

1 fields

EXAMPLE

Web Of Science Search Request Example

7 fields

EXAMPLE

Web Of Science Search Response Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Web Of Science Static Data Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Web Of Science Time Span Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Web Of Science Wos Record Example

3 fields

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Web Of Science Year Count Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Resources

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opencollection: 1.0.0
info:
  name: Web of Science Starter API
  version: 1.0.0
request:
  auth:
    type: apikey
    key: X-ApiKey
    value: '{{X-ApiKey}}'
    placement: header
items:
- info:
    name: documents
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: Web of Science Starter Search Documents
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.clarivate.com/apis/wos-starter/v1/documents
      params:
      - name: q
        value: ''
        type: query
        description: Advanced query syntax string. Supports field tags such as TS (topic), AU (author), SO (source), DO (DOI),
          and others.
      - name: db
        value: ''
        type: query
        description: Database to search. Options include WOS, BIOABS, MEDLINE, etc. Defaults to WOS (Web of Science Core Collection).
      - name: limit
        value: ''
        type: query
        description: Number of records to return per page (1-50).
      - name: page
        value: ''
        type: query
        description: Page number for pagination.
      - name: sortField
        value: ''
        type: query
        description: Field to sort results by.
      - name: publishTimeSpan
        value: ''
        type: query
        description: Time span for publication date filter in format YYYY-MM-DD+YYYY-MM-DD.
      - name: modifiedTimeSpan
        value: ''
        type: query
        description: Time span for last modified date filter in format YYYY-MM-DD+YYYY-MM-DD.
    docs: Search Web of Science documents using the advanced query syntax. Returns bibliographic metadata including titles,
      authors, sources, DOIs, and times-cited counts. Supports pagination, sorting, and filtering by database and time span.
  - info:
      name: Web of Science Starter Get Document by UID
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.clarivate.com/apis/wos-starter/v1/documents/:uid
      params:
      - name: uid
        value: ''
        type: path
        description: Web of Science unique identifier (e.g., WOS:000000000000001).
    docs: Retrieve a specific Web of Science document by its unique identifier (UID). Returns full bibliographic metadata
      including title, authors, source, abstract, keywords, DOI, and times-cited count.
- info:
    name: journals
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: Web of Science Starter Search Journals by ISSN
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.clarivate.com/apis/wos-starter/v1/journals
      params:
      - name: issn
        value: ''
        type: query
        description: ISSN (print or electronic) of the journal to retrieve.
      - name: q
        value: ''
        type: query
        description: Free-text query to search journals by name or related terms.
      - name: limit
        value: ''
        type: query
        description: Number of journals to return.
      - name: page
        value: ''
        type: query
        description: Page number for pagination.
    docs: Search and retrieve journal information from the Web of Science Journal Citation Reports. Query journals by ISSN
      to get metadata including impact factor, category, and JCR profile URL.
  - info:
      name: Web of Science Starter Get Journal by ID
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.clarivate.com/apis/wos-starter/v1/journals/:id
      params:
      - name: id
        value: ''
        type: path
        description: Web of Science journal identifier.
    docs: Retrieve detailed information about a specific journal using its Web of Science journal identifier. Returns journal
      title, ISSN, publisher, categories, impact metrics, and JCR profile URL.
bundled: true