Where you search is what you get: literature mining – Google Scholar versus Web of Science using a data set from a literature search in vegetation science

摘要: Question Is Google Scholar superior in literature search compared to the Web of Science? Location The Internet. Methods The maximum number papers dealing with specific subjects was derived from a published review and Science results using GLM post-hoc test. Results Search acquired through were not significantly different found by manual search, while delivered less. Conclusion Researchers should give more prominent recognition as tool, especially when conducting quantative reviews meta-analysis.