ScopusScopus is a database of peer-reviewed literature in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities, with substantial international coverage. With coverage extending back to the mid-1800s, Scopus currently includes more than 29,500 peer-reviewed journals from more than 5,000 publishers (including open access journals), as well as conference proceedings, trade publications, book series, and patent records from 5 patent offices: US Patent & Trademark Office, European Patent Office, Japan Patent Office, World Intellectual Property Organization and the UK Intellectual Property Office. Includes cited reference searching from 1996 to the present and smart tools to track, analyze and visualize research.