Abstract Sifter: a comprehensive front-end system to PubMed [version 1; referees: 2 approved]

The Abstract Sifter is a Microsoft Excel based application that enhances existing search capabilities of PubMed. The Abstract Sifter assists researchers to search effectively, triage results, and keep track of articles of interest. The tool implements an innovative “sifter” functionality for relevan...

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Main Authors: Nancy Baker, Thomas Knudsen, Antony Williams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2017-12-01
Series:F1000Research
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Online Access:https://f1000research.com/articles/6-2164/v1
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Summary:The Abstract Sifter is a Microsoft Excel based application that enhances existing search capabilities of PubMed. The Abstract Sifter assists researchers to search effectively, triage results, and keep track of articles of interest. The tool implements an innovative “sifter” functionality for relevance ranking, giving the researcher a way to find articles of interest quickly. The tool also gives researchers a view of the literature landscape for a set of entities such as chemicals or genes. The Abstract Sifter is available as a Microsoft Excel macro-enabled workbook application.
ISSN:2046-1402