Bioengineering: Databases
This is a guide for KAUST Bioengineering students and faculty
Biosensors and Bioelectronics Databases
- IEEE Xplore Digital Library This link opens in a new windowProvides full-image access to the publications of both the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE) includes all journals, magazines, standards and conference proceedings published since 1988.
- SPIE Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers Journals This link opens in a new windowPeer-reviewed articles on applied research in optics and photonics, including optical engineering, electronic imaging, biomedical optics, microlithography, remote sensing, and nanophotonics.
Bioinformatics and Machine Learning
- IEEE Xplore Digital Library This link opens in a new windowProvides full-image access to the publications of both the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE) includes all journals, magazines, standards and conference proceedings published since 1988.
- The Arabidopsis Information Resource - TAIR This link opens in a new windowThe Arabidopsis Information Resource (TAIR) contains database of genetic and molecular biology data for the model higher plant Arabidopsis thaliana, which includes the complete genome sequence along with gene structure, gene product information, gene expression, DNA and seed stocks, genome maps, genetic and physical markers, publications, etc.
Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering
- SpringerMaterials This link opens in a new windowSystematic comprehensive database of selected and critically assessed data in the physical sciences. Access to more than 250,000 substances and materials systems, 3,000 properties and more than 1.2 million literature references.
Synthetic Biology
Synthetic biology is covered in the interdisciplinary databases listed above. Particularly, Web of Science, PubMed, and BIOSIS.
Core Bioengineering Databases
Bioengineering is an interdisciplinary field, so it can be difficult to find one database or research tool that covers every subject area. The most interdisciplinary databases below are Web of Science and Scopus. However, many researchers will prefer to search in a Chemistry-specific database like SciFinder-n (or Reaxys), or do more of a medical-related search in PubMed. BIOSIS is an excellent subject database for all of the biology disciplines. If you are needing a more specialized sub-field resources, see the list the left side of the page or ask your BESE librarian for assistance.
- BIOSIS Previews This link opens in a new windowComprehensive life science database which includes Biological Abstracts and Reports, Reviews & Meetings going back to 1926.
- PubMed This link opens in a new windowPubMed is the web-based retrieval system (search engine) developed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM) for accessing the MEDLINE database. It covers the fields of biomedicine and health, life sciences, behavioral sciences, chemical sciences, and bioengineering.
- SciFinder-n This link opens in a new windowSciFinder is the most comprehensive database for coverage of chemistry & chemical engineering. It has the world's largest collection of organic and inorganic substance information. The web version of SciFinder provides integrated access to CAPlus, CAS Registry, CASREACT, CHEMLIST, and CHEMCATS which are produced by Chemical Abstracts Service, and to MEDLINE which is produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Sources covered in SciFinder include 10,000 journals, patents from 61 patent authorities, book chapters, conference proceedings, dissertations, evaluated reference works, technical reports, as well as book reviews and biographical information.
For first time users, please note: CAS requires that you register before using their database. In order to register, please cut and paste the link below into your browser:
https://scifinder.cas.org/registration/index.html?corpKey=B2CC193CX86F35040X349A58EB102BD44E9D - Web of Science This link opens in a new windowWeb of Science is an online scientific citation database which allows researchers to search authoritative, multidisciplinary journal coverage across multiple disciplines dating back to 1900.
- Scopus This link opens in a new windowScopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature and web sources from Elsevier with tools to track, analyze and visualize research. Content coverage includes scientific, technical, medical and social sciences literature.
Faculty Opinions: A Place for Starting Research
Faculty Opinions is a selective database of articles in the Biosciences. Faculty Opinions is not intended to be comprehensive, but is designed to feature the "important, groundbreaking and essential for scientists." The best use of Faculty Opinions may be to get a quick overview of the "most important" papers in a life sciences subject.
- Faculty OpinionsFaculty Opinions is an article recommendation service that helps you find studies that matter.
Powered by a faculty of around 8,000 leading researchers in biology and
medicine, these Faculty Members provide expert commentary and opinion on the most
important articles published in thousands of journals worldwide.
Related Guides
Patent Research
- Patent information This link opens in a new windowLibguide on patents. Information in this guide is not intended to be legal advice. For laws and legislations, contact the appropiate patent and trademark office.
- Derwent Innovations Index This link opens in a new windowDerwent Innovations Index combines the Derwent World Patents Index with the patent citation information from Patent Citation Index allowing researchers to conduct precise search of over 14 million patents from 40 issuing agencies worldwide by topic, title, patent numbers, classification codes, inventor, assignee and compound in the areas of chemical, electrical, electronic, and mechanical engineering.
- PatBase Express This link opens in a new windowPatBase Express is an ideal tool for engineers and research and development departments. It facilitates running quick searches and results can be scanned through to rapidly identify those of interest.
