In creating electronic files you will likely be asked to search for and download electronic publications. You may also be asked to judge the quality of the journals and conferences in which individuals are publishing. This page links to resources developed by UC Librarians to aid in this task.
General Library
Databases of online refereed journal pubs
- General: ISI Web of Science (AKA INSPEC) http://uclibs.org/PID/22771
This site can also provide analysis of individual scholar citations, including their h-index - Bioengineering: http://ucsd.libguides.com/beng?hs=a
- Chemical Engineering: http://ucsd.libguides.com/chemeng?hs=a
- Computer Science and Electrical Engineering: http://ucsd.libguides.com/csee?hs=a
- Materials Science: http://ucsd.libguides.com/matsci?hs=a
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering: http://ucsd.libguides.com/mae?hs=a
- Nanotechnology: http://ucsd.libguides.com/nano?hs=a
- Structural Engineering: http://ucsd.libguides.com/se?hs=a
See the complete list of library guides here: http://ucsd.libguides.com/
Journal Citation Reports
This is an excellent resource for Impact Factor data and comparison data to other journals in a given subject area. You can get here from IS Web of Science's main page as well:
Conference Rankings
Google metrics can provide rankings of some Engineering discipline professional meetings. You can get there simply by typing "Google Metrics" in Google's search bar or by clicking here:
Altmetrics
Altmetrics are mew metrics based on the social web for analyzing scholarship.