Author Search Example (advanced)

Suppose you want to find a presentation made by Berger about language modeling using Advanced Search. However, you do not know the exact title of the presentation or the conference. You might construct a search query that looks similar to this:

Example: (Berger <in> au) <and> language modeling

Searching for Variations of a Name:

You can use wildcard characters to search for variations of a name if you are unsure of the spelling. For example, you could search for Berger or Burger by using the ? character.

Example: (B?rger <in> au) <and> language modeling

See Searching for Spelling Variations with Wildcard Characters for more information.

Searching for Multiple Authors:

You can search for author combinations by using the <and> operator.

Example: ((Berger <and> Miller) <in> au) <and> language modeling

You can search for alternate authors by using the <or> operator.

Example: ((Berger <or> Miller) <in> au) <and> language modeling

See Specifying Multiple Criteria and Logical Operators for more information about using the <and> and <or> operators.

Excluding Word Stem Variations:

You can use quotation marks around your search text to indicate that you want IEEE Xplore® to look for that exact search string with no word stem variations. See Searching for an Exact Word or Phrase for more information. If you want to look for specific variations, see Searching for a Root Word and Words Derived from It.

Searching Specific Fields:

The <in> operator indicates that you want IEEE Xplore® to search for the phrase in a specific field of the citation record, such as the author (au) field. See Field Codes and Definitions for more information.

Note: If you do not use the <in> operator, IEEE Xplore® searches all fields.

Limiting Records Searched:

To focus the search further, deselect the publication types that do not pertain to your search under "Select publication types" in the Search Options box. Also, you can narrow the search to a specific date range by using "Select Years to Search." See Using Search Options for more information.

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