Web of Science vs zbMATH Open
Web of Science
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| Figure | Web of Science | zbMATH Open |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 7 | 1 |
| Spec score · Academic Research Databases | 8.1 (#11) | 7.2 (#27) |
| Audience | Clarivate describes Web of Science as serving researchers, universities and research institutions, governments, funders, publishers and research-intensive corporations. | The service is designed for mathematicians in research and teaching. |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom | Karlsruhe, Germany |
| Purpose | Web of Science is a research discovery platform built around scholarly literature and citation links. | zbMATH Open is an information service for mathematics linking information on mathematical topics, authors, publications, references, and software. |
| Support | Clarivate provides Web of Science product and technical support through its Support Center. | FIZ Karlsruhe lists a customer service contact by telephone and email for questions about its offerings. |
Plans
Web of Science
- Web of Science My Research Assistant free versionFree
- Web of Science API Expanded — AdvancedPriced on request
- Web of Science API Expanded — BasicPriced on request
- Web of Science API Expanded — IntermediatePriced on request
- Web of Science API Expanded — PremiumPriced on request
- Web of Science institutional subscriptionPriced on request
- Web of Science platformPriced on request
In their own words
Web of Science
Web of Science is a paid research discovery platform built around scholarly literature and citation links. Its stated coverage includes more than 34,000 journals, 288 million metadata records, and 3.4 billion citation links. One search can span journal content, conference papers, grants, preprints, dissertations, books, datasets, and patents. The platform supports finding new research, potential partners, trending topics, and commercial opportunities. It offers multidisciplinary coverage, advanced search, full-text access, conference proceedings, and theses and dissertations. The Web of Science Research Assistant adds multilingual natural-language search, concise overviews, task guidance, and visualizations, with institutional subscription access required. Registered users can export records to EndNote, and researcher profiles can sync publications with ORCID. API Expanded provides REST access with JSON or XML output through a paid licence and registered application. Listed API plans allow 50,000 to 3,000,000 full records yearly, with request rates of two to five per second.
zbMATH Open
zbMATH Open has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.