You can search either for records or people in our repository.

How to search:

1. Searching by Title/abstract

Enter a search term to find records where the term appears in the title or abstract. This search will also provide a preview of specific authors related to records that contain the search term (Profile Preview).

2. Searching by Author

Enter the last name or full name of the author. Please note that first names may vary or be abbreviated. Author name should appear on the Profile Preview section.

For a more precise search of authors, click on the "Go to Profile Search" button.

3. Searching by Identifiers

By ORCID: Use the ORCID identifier for precise profile searches (only for profiles that have an ORCID associated).

By UUID Identifier: Use the UUID identifier for precise record searches (identifier can be found at the end of each record URL)

More on how to use the search bar

If you want to search for an exact phrase, please make sure to use double quotes. (e.g., "designing healthy blue spaces").
If you want to search for more than one word without necessarily making it an exact phrase, you must use Boolean logic as follows:

Logical Operators

When searching by title or abstract, you can use the local operators AND and OR to refine your search. For example:

water AND delft #will show results where both terms appear in the title or abstract.
water OR delft # will search for records containing either one of the terms.
delft AND (water OR fire) AND NOT sun
delft NEAR water # will bring back on top records where delft is NEAR word water

IMPORTANT: Rules automatically applied to search queries

- Single-character words are ignored.

- The most frequently used two-letter and three-letter English words, such as:

"the", "for", "are", "but", "you", "all", "any", "can", "had", "her", "was", "one", "our", "out", "day", "get", "has", "his", "of", "to", "in", "it", "is", "on", "by", "as", "at", "an", "if", "be", "do", "me", "my", "up", "no", "so", "us", "am", "go", "oh", "ok", "hi" are also ignored.

- The words OR, NEAR, AND, and AND NOT are treated as special commands when used outside of a phrase (when no double quotes are used).

- Using double quotes allows users to bypass these rules. For example, searching for "and", "and not", or "can you see me" ensures that and, not, and can are included in the results.

Please Note

Our database includes data from various sources over the years, and some records may not have been linked in the past to the current profile. As a result, you may find multiple profiles for the same person in the search. We are actively working on resolving this issue.

How to Search