Annual Reviews
offer "comprehensive, timely collections of critical reviews written by leading scientists" in a variety of disciplines, including:
Or find literature reviews here:
Part of Web of Knowledge/Web of Science. Daily updates make it a good source for recent information. Gives the number of times each article has been cited. Use Journal Citation Reports (JCR) to find impact factors for journals in science, social sciences, and technology.
Provides authoritative medical information from 1400+ full-text journals to support research in medicine, nursing, dentistry, and more.
To find research articles, start by reading review articles.
Review articles provide:
After you have read some review articles, you are ready to move onto finding Research Articles.
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Some search terms to start.
Force and energy
Matter
Motion
Music--acoustics and physics
Nuclear physics
Optics
Physics
Quantum theory
Sound
Thermodynamics
NOTE: This is just a short list of terms to get you started.
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