Master Using Google Scholar

Tips on How to Use Goole Sholar to Find Exactly What You Want

Sara A. Metwalli
7 min readJul 5, 2020
https://scholar.google.com/

Change the questions you ask, the way you view the issue will be transformed and innovation will start! ― Isaac You

Google Scholar is one of the most powerful search engines for everything academic, from journal articles to conference papers to full books or even specific chapters. Just like any other tool, the better you learn to use it, the faster you will get the results you desire.

So, how can you use Google Scholar to get precisely what you want?

First, let’s talk about what you can’t get from Google Scholar. Google Scholar is great if you’re looking for a specific article or articles written by a particular author/s or even ones published during a specific period. However, it is not designed to give you a general overview of a specific topic, such as if you’re writing a literature review for your paper or thesis. Nevertheless, you can still use the tips mentioned in this article to optimize your search and get the most of Google Scholar.

Let’s jump right into it!

General Search Tips

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Sara A. Metwalli

Ph.D. candidate working on Quantum Computing. Traveler, writing lover, science enthusiast, and CS instructor. Get in touch with me bit.ly/2CvFAw6