For Literature searching

• Keywords
  • Boolean operators
    • AND (for combining different concepts, finds fewer results)
    • OR (for combining synonyms, finds more results)
    • NOT (for removing irrelevant results that use the same term)
  • Phrase searching (“gene editing”)
  • Truncation (multi*)
  • Example:
    • nanomaterial* AND ("artificial enzyme" OR "enzyme-like" OR "enzyme mimic")
• Synonyms (CRISPR, Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats)
• Author search
• Author keyword search
• Controlled vocabulary
• Similar/Related articles
• Citing/Reference tracking
• Review articles
• Citation Counts
• Search History

For Drug identification

• CAS registry number
• Pubchem ID
• Substances (Pubmed)

For Patent information

• WO Patent number (WIPO)
• US Patent number (USPTO)