With the right combination of keywords and filters, Google Scholar can find articles and patents on most topics.
However, not all articles allow you to read the full text. The full text of the documents usually comes from institutional repositories, personal pages of scientists, open access journals, the public domain etc. The more recent materials (not in the public domain) are made available with the agreement of the authors for free access. Today there is a range of access permissions that you should know in order to make the best use of the articles without infringing the author's rights.
Nazarbayev University Institutional Repository (NUR) is an example of an open-access resource indexed in Scholar.
Use the tabs below to find more information to make the most of searching with Google Scholar.
On the right of the results list you can see if the article is available. You might see an option for [pdf] or full text through the Library. You should also click on the title link because the article might be available in open access through the publisher.
Click on the arrow in the basic search box to open Advanced Search to help you search more efficiently.
You can also create alerts for new articles entering the database on subjects you are interested in or are new
From the main page of Scholar click on the upper left link "My library" to create your personal library of saved articles which you can access from anywhere and any device.
You can organize your library with labels. Create a new label on the left side menu "Manage my labels". Return to your library, tick the box(es) next to the article(s) you want to attach the label to. Select the appropriate label from the "Label" icon above the results and click apply.
Click on the labels later to retrieve the articles by subject/keyword.
When you browse the web on a topic you can click this button and relevant articles from Google Scholar will be listed. Go to Scholar "Settings > Button" to install it on your browser.
With Google Scholar you can get information about the impact of an article or author.
Search Google Scholar by author. Researchers with author profiles have a list of all their publications on the right of their profile.
If no profile is available, search individual articles to view the citation count.
Alternatively you can browse lists of journals with their impact metrics according to discipline. From the menu on the left of the page click on Metrics. A language option is available as well for publications other than in English.