Physics: Databases & Journals

Resources for physics research and education

Last Updated: Dec 30, 2024 2:59 PM

Databases & Journals

Use databases to find journals, preprint articles, published articles, conference proceedings, patents, technical reports and other e-publications.

The most frequently used physics databases are listed below.

AccessScience This link opens in a new window
AccessScience provides access to written reference material that covers all major scientific disciplines.More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
Annual Reviews This link opens in a new window
Critical reviews of current research in biomedical, life, physical, and social sciences disciplines. More Info
Partial Full-Text UB ONLY
arXiv This link opens in a new window
Open-access archive of scholarly articles in physics and related fields. More Info
Full-Text PUBLIC
Astrophysics Data System (ADS) This link opens in a new window
Digital Library portal for researchers in astronomy and physics. More Info
Full-Text PUBLIC
INSPEC This link opens in a new window
Citations to articles in the fields of physics, astronomy, ergonomics, communications, computers & computing,control engineering, electrical engineering, electronics & information technology. More Info
Partial Full-Text UB ONLY
INSPIRE This link opens in a new window
High-energy physics literature database. More Info
Partial Full-Text PUBLIC
Optica Publishing Group This link opens in a new window
Full text of selected Optica (formerly OSA) publications.More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
ScienceDirect (Elsevier) This link opens in a new window
Partial Full-Text of all Elsevier published journals. More Info
Partial Full-Text UB ONLY
SciFinder-n This link opens in a new window
Core scientific database encompassing the literature, substances and reactions of chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering and related fields. More Info
Partial Full-Text UB ONLY
Springer Journals Online This link opens in a new window
Full-text of selected journals published by Springer. More Info
Partial Full-Text UB ONLY
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
One-pass searching of Web of Science citation indexes, BIOSIS Citation Index, Derwent Innovations Index, MEDLINE and more. More Info
Partial Full-Text UB ONLY

Publications from Professional Organizations

AIP Publishing This link opens in a new window
Searches American Institute of Physics journals and other publications. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
APS Journals (American Physical Society) This link opens in a new window
Full-text of all American Physical Society journals back to 1893. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
IOP Science This link opens in a new window
Full-text of selected Institute of Physics publications. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
AMS Journals This link opens in a new window
Full-text journals published by the American Mathematical Society More Info
Partial Full-Text UB ONLY
IEEE Xplore This link opens in a new window
Provides full text access to IEEE and IET publications. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
SPIE Digital Library This link opens in a new window
Extensive research database on optics and photonics research. More Info
Partial Full-Text UB ONLY
Optica Publishing Group This link opens in a new window
Full text of selected Optica (formerly OSA) publications.More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY

Additional Resources

Google Scholar

Set up a profile! In your account options, select "library links" to double-check that you are connected to UB (choose: University at Buffalo Libraries - View it @ UB) You may also create an alert in Scholar. Click the envelope icon near "create alert."
If you run across a journal title that isn't familiar...make sure to check the title to confirm that it is a trusted peer-reviewed journal (and not a predatory journal). Use Ulrichsweb: Global Serials Directory

UB on INSPIRE

View articles, theses, conference papers, etc. indexed to UB authors

Online Books

Books in Particle Physics and neighboring fields

This is a collection of key textbooks and monographs in particle physics and neighboring fields which have been converted to Open Access (free and available in full text online) through partnership with leading scientific publishers and the supporters of SCOAP3 for Books (UB is a funding member).

Examples of books in this collection: