This tutorial provides a beginner's guide on how to download data from Web of Science and analyze it using BibExcel. First, access Web of Science through your institution's library (for example, Wuhan University Library). Once in, you can add more search boxes or adjust time limits and other settings. For instance, to search for literature related to tumors, use 'cancer' or 'carcinoma' as your keywords with a date range starting from 2014. After clicking the search button, you'll see the total number of articles found in the upper left corner. If you're only interested in articles, click on 'Refine' on the left side where various refinement options are available; select accordingly.
The default display shows 10 results per page which is too few; change this to 50 results per page. Next, prepare to export data by selecting all relevant entries—let’s choose them all—and then click ‘Add to Marked List’ at the top right corner where you’ll see an updated count (e.g., 50). You can navigate through pages or directly mark additional entries until reaching a maximum of 500 since exporting supports only up to that limit.
Clicking on ‘Marked List’ will take you to another page where you can select needed items; note that different universities may have varying numbers of purchased items displayed here. From there, use the dropdown menu to save as another file format and choose ‘Plain Text’. Save this file and clear your marked list before returning for further exports.
Now you've obtained several TXT documents: open one up—it should look like this—and combine these TXT files into one by simply copying and pasting them together while removing any extraneous lines such as “FN Thomson Reuters Web of Science™” and “EF”, keeping just the beginning and end intact for consolidation.
Next step involves opening BibExcel for analysis but first convert formats: change TXT files into TX2 format followed by DOC format via specific steps outlined earlier.
You now have a DOC file ready for analysis—avoid opening it in Word as it might alter its settings making it incompatible with BibExcel analysis; during conversion ensure all prompts are answered affirmatively. I am merely sharing basic knowledge here hoping someone experienced could provide an advanced tutorial covering topics like co-word analysis or citation frequency statistics over specified periods.