Measuring Research Impact in Law

To find articles in Westlaw that cite your work, select "Articles and Newsletters" from the WestlawNext Canada homepage and search your name. You'll have to go through your results list manually to determine which results cite your work. Depending on the nature of your scholarship, you may also want to search additional Westlaw databases (such as US or other international journals).

Note: search all variations of your name or use search connectors that will retrieve variations. For example, firstname /3 lastname is a search that will capture instances where your middle name(s) or initial(s) are included.

To find articles in Lexis that cite your work, select "Law Reviews & Journals" from the homepage and search your name. You'll have to go through your results list manually to determine which results cite your work. Depending on the nature of your scholarship, you may also want to search additional Lexis databases (such as US or other international journals).

Note: search all variations of your name or use search connectors that will retrieve variations. For example, firstname /3 lastname is a search that will capture instances where your middle name(s) or initial(s) are included.

Google Scholar's citation metrics cover a wide variety of sources in law and other disciplines. Search for your article or book and find the "Cited by" field. You can also view more advanced metrics when you create a Google Scholar profile.

A free software program that retrieves and analyzes academic citations using Google Scholar and Microsoft Academic Search. For more information on how to use this software, check out their online tutorial.